NYSESLAT Reading Skills Flashcards

What does the term 'academic language' refer to in the context of NYSESLAT reading tasks?

Answer: Specialized vocabulary and sentence structures used in school subjects

Academic language includes discipline-specific vocabulary and complex grammatical structures found in school texts.

When a NYSESLAT reading question asks for a text-to-text connection, what is the student expected to do?

Answer: Relate ideas in the passage to another text they have read

Text-to-text connections involve linking ideas, themes, or information in the passage to another text.

What skill do NYSESLAT reading questions test when they ask students to distinguish between fact and opinion?

Answer: Critical reading and evaluative comprehension

Distinguishing fact from opinion is a critical reading skill requiring evaluation of whether claims can be verified.

How does scaffolding in NYSESLAT reading tasks support lower-proficiency students?

Answer: By including visual supports, glossaries, and simplified syntax

Scaffolds like visuals, glossed words, and simpler sentence structures help lower-proficiency students access text meaning.

What does an inference question on the NYSESLAT reading section require beyond literal comprehension?

Answer: Drawing a conclusion from implied rather than stated information

Inference requires readers to use text clues plus prior knowledge to understand what the author suggests but does not state.

Which graphic organizer concept is most associated with the compare/contrast text structure in NYSESLAT reading?

Answer: Venn diagrams

Venn diagrams visually represent similarities and differences, making them ideal for compare/contrast text structures.