Reading Comprehension & Literacy Development Flashcards
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A teacher reads aloud and pauses to say, "I'm wondering why the character hid the letter. Maybe she's afraid of getting caught." Which strategy is the teacher modeling?
Answer: Think-aloud for making inferences
A think-aloud makes the teacher's inferential thinking visible so students can copy the process.
Which group of words is most appropriate for robust explicit vocabulary instruction according to the three-tier model?
Answer: analyze, reluctant, consequence
Tier Two words are high-utility academic words used across many contexts, making them the best targets for explicit instruction.
A student reads a grade-level passage accurately and fluently but cannot answer questions about it. Which component of the Simple View of Reading is the most likely area of need?
Answer: Language comprehension
Under the Simple View, reading comprehension = decoding × language comprehension, so strong decoding with weak comprehension points to language comprehension.
In reciprocal teaching, which four strategies do students take turns leading?
Answer: Predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing
Reciprocal teaching (Palincsar & Brown) centers on predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing in a dialogue.
A second grader reads "The boy rode his horse" as "The boy rode his house." What does this miscue suggest?
Answer: The student uses visual cues but is not monitoring for meaning
"House" looks similar to "horse" but does not make sense, indicating visual attention without self-monitoring for meaning.
Which activity best builds students' background knowledge before reading an informational text about the Great Lakes?
Answer: A short video and discussion of Great Lakes geography
Brief multimedia and discussion activate and build the prior knowledge needed to comprehend the text.
A teacher asks students to identify the author's purpose in a text that lists steps for planting a seed. Which purpose is most accurate?
Answer: To inform or explain a procedure
A procedural text's purpose is to inform readers how to complete a task.
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