FTCE Reading Instruction 4

Question 1

Which instructional practice BEST supports English Language Learners in developing academic reading vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

Using cognate instruction to connect Spanish and English words

Answer

Cognate instruction explicitly connects Spanish-English word pairs (e.g., 'animal/animal'), leveraging students' L1 knowledge to accelerate academic vocabulary acquisition.

Question 2

A fourth-grade student reads fluently but cannot identify the main idea of passages. The MOST targeted intervention would address:

Accepted Answer

Text structure and topic sentence identification

Answer

When fluency is strong but main idea identification fails, explicit instruction in text structure and how topic sentences signal main ideas is the appropriate focus.

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DR-TA)?

Accepted Answer

To teach students to predict, read, and confirm or revise predictions

Answer

DR-TA engages students in an active predict-read-prove cycle, developing critical thinking and metacognitive comprehension skills.

Question 4

Orthographic mapping refers to the process by which readers:

Accepted Answer

Bond phonemes to graphemes to store words in long-term memory as sight words

Answer

Orthographic mapping is the cognitive process of connecting a word's phonemes to its letters, allowing it to be permanently stored as a known sight word.

Question 5

Which data source would MOST directly inform small-group flexible grouping decisions for reading instruction?

Accepted Answer

Curriculum-based reading assessments and running records

Answer

Current curriculum-based assessments and running records reflect students' present instructional level, making them the most actionable data for forming flexible groups.

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FTCE Reading Instruction 4