MTLE Reading and Literacy Instruction 3

Question 1

A teacher wants to assess whether students can independently apply a comprehension strategy taught during guided reading. Which assessment approach is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Observation of students applying the strategy independently during silent reading with a checklist

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A standardized reading test administered by the school district

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Re-teaching the strategy to the whole class and assessing participation

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Reviewing running records from the previous month

Question 2

Which of the following word knowledge levels should be the primary focus of vocabulary instruction for improving reading comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Tier 2 words (academic vocabulary like 'analyze,' 'significant,' 'contrast')

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Tier 1 words (basic conversational words like 'happy' or 'run')

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Tier 3 words (domain-specific terms like 'photosynthesis' or 'legislature')

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Sight words from Dolch or Fry word lists

Question 3

A teacher reads aloud to students while thinking aloud about her reasoning process. This strategy is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Think-aloud modeling

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Shared reading

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Guided reading

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Read-aloud with text-dependent questions

Question 4

According to research on writing-reading connections, which writing activity most strongly supports reading comprehension development?

Accepted Answer

Writing summaries or responses that require students to analyze and synthesize text

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Copying sentences from the board to practice handwriting

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Writing spelling words multiple times for memorization

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Completing fill-in-the-blank worksheets about a passage

Question 5

A Minnesota teacher is required to screen all kindergarten students for reading difficulties by the end of which quarter?

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End of first quarter (October)

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End of second quarter (January)

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End of third quarter (March)

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End of the school year (June)

Question 6

Which of the following best describes morphemic analysis as a reading strategy?

Accepted Answer

Analyzing prefixes, suffixes, and root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words

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Breaking words into syllables to aid pronunciation

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Using context clues from surrounding sentences to determine word meaning

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Applying phonics rules to decode unknown words sound by sound

Question 7

A student with strong oral language skills but poor word recognition is BEST supported by instruction that targets:

Accepted Answer

Explicit phonics and word recognition skills

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Reading comprehension strategies and text structure

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Vocabulary development and background knowledge building

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Fluency practice through wide independent reading