WGU C365 Language Arts Instruction and Intervention Questions and Answers Graded A

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WGU C365 Language Arts Instruction and Intervention Questions and Answers Graded A Word Sorts ✔✔a vocabulary-development and word-study activity in which words on cards are grouped according t... o designated categories, as by spelling patterns, vowel sounds, shared meanings, etc. Cloze Activities ✔✔Cloze is a procedure in which the reader demonstrates comprehension by supplying missing words. Cloze is short for "closure," which is the tendency to fill in missing or incomplete information. mnemonic devices ✔✔Mnemonic devices are techniques a person can use to help them improve their ability to remember something. In other words, it's a memory technique to help your brain better encode and recall important information High-frequency word memorization ✔✔High-frequency words are words such as the, of, and them that appear in printed material with a high rate of occurrence. Sight Words ✔✔A sight word is one that is recognized immediately. Many sight words occur with high frequency, and some are learned through visual memorization. However, the vast majority of words are learned through phonics. emergent literacy skills ✔✔early skills developed in the preschool years that precede or are presumed prerequisites for later-developing reading and writing skills Basal Readers ✔✔The Basal Reading Approach is a technique used to teach children reading skills. ... Commonly called "reading books" or "readers," basal readers are short stories, including individual books for learners, a teacher's edition, workbooks, assessments and activities for a specific reading level. SQ3R ✔✔a study method incorporating five steps: Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review CVCe ✔✔Words with the following sequence of letters: consonant, vowel, consonant, and then followed by a silent E at the end. Example tape, bite, take, dive, life Co-shaping ✔✔provide prompts that help students shape responses that can be used in language KWL charts ✔✔A technique that students can use before, during, and after reading that provides brainstorming, categorizing, and summarizing Graphic Organizers (text comprehension classroom activity) ✔✔A reading and writing activity where students use a diagram to show relationships among words or ideas Rubistar ✔✔s a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch. Wordle ✔✔an online website used to create a word cloud ePALS ✔✔A project designed to enable digital students to develop an understanding of different cultures through student exchanges using many of the Internet-based tools discussed in this chapter Running Record ✔✔a tool for scoring and analyzing a student's reading ability. Informal Reading Inventory ✔✔Series of increasingly difficult reading passages followed by comprehension checks/ questions. Formative assessments used to determine reading levels (independent, instructional, frustration). Degrees of Reading Power ✔✔(DRP)- Assesses overall reading ability by having students choose from among five options the one that best completes a portion of the passage from which words have been omitted. Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) ✔✔The Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) is a criterionreferenced test intended to measure reading comprehension and match students to text so they can read with confidence and control. Results from SRI are reported as scale scores Holistic Scoring Rubric ✔✔Meant to assess students work as a whole, overall structure/quality of the work. The teacher can spend less time evaluating mechanics or style. It is less timeconsuming to complete than other scoring rubrics. Analytical Scoring Scale ✔✔involves analyzing pieces and noting specific strengths and weaknesses. It requires the teacher to create a set of specific scoring criteria. It provides students with necessary direction for improving their work. The teacher can note specific strengths and weaknesses. Why is it important to integrate reading, writing, and speaking across the curriculum? ✔✔Assigning students to read and write content-related materials builds reading, writing, and speaking skills. Monitoring Strategies ✔✔-knowing where and how to use strategies (metacognition) -knowing oneself as a learner -regulating -checking -repairing -click and clunk technique Thematic-unit instruction ✔✔Way to organize curriculum around large themes. Integrated across several content areas. Core Literature (Literature-based approach) ✔✔literature selected to be read and analyzed by a group or an entire class. In a core literature approach, students read the same book. Text sets ✔✔are groups of related books. Because the books are related, reading and comparing them deepen readers' understanding of the unifying theme or topic. Reading Workshop ✔✔A form of individualized reading in which students choose their own books and have individual or group conferences but may meet in groups to discuss books or work on projects. [Show More]

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