Reading Flashcards

A Georgia reading teacher is using the 'gradual release of responsibility' model. Which sequence correctly represents this model?

Answer: Modeled → Shared → Guided → Independent

The gradual release model moves from 'I do' (modeled), to 'we do' (shared/guided), to 'you do' (independent), progressively transferring responsibility to students.

According to GACE Reading content, what is the 'alphabetic principle'?

Answer: The understanding that letters and letter combinations represent the sounds of spoken language

The alphabetic principle is the foundational understanding that written letters systematically represent spoken sounds, enabling decoding.

A Georgia 3rd-grade student reads accurately but very slowly and without expression. Which aspect of reading needs the most attention?

Answer: Fluency

Reading slowly and without expression indicates a fluency deficit — the student has decoding skills but lacks automatic, prosodic reading.

Which vocabulary instruction strategy is considered MOST effective for long-term word learning according to GACE Reading standards?

Answer: Rich, repeated exposure to words in meaningful contexts with discussion

Rich, repeated exposure in meaningful contexts with discussion builds deep, durable word knowledge far better than definition-copying.

In Georgia reading instruction, which text feature is an example of a 'structural feature' in nonfiction?

Answer: A heading that organizes sections of the text

Headings are organizational structural features that signal the topic of each section and help readers navigate nonfiction text.

A Georgia reading teacher uses 'reciprocal teaching.' Which four strategies are central to this approach?

Answer: Predicting, Questioning, Clarifying, Summarizing

Reciprocal teaching, developed by Palincsar and Brown, rotates four strategies — predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing — among student-led groups.