Exam 8: Reading Comprehension

A teacher can model all the effective comprehension strategies a proficient reader uses to repair breaks in meaning through the use of an activity known as a __________.

The ultimate goal of exemplary, balanced reading instruction is for students to be able to __________.

To develop positive attitudes about people of all cultures within and outside of the United States, students need many opportunities to read and listen to quality __________that presents accurate and respectful images from a variety of cultures.

The experience-text relationship is an effective activity to use with students when the teacher wants to do which of the following?

Which of the following is an important strategy for teachers to use to improve the comprehension of English learners?

Why are programs such as "Drop Everything and Read" (DEAR) so important in a comprehensive literacy program?

The Directed Reading-Thinking Activity can improve comprehension by having children do which of the following?

List the comprehension strategies you might select for use in a second-grade classroom with students from three different language groups. What are the reasons for your selections? Choose one of these and create a lesson you might present for your students.

If a student fails to comprehend a text, which of the following should first be assumed?

Students can be shown how to understand a question's relationship to the text at hand through a strategy known as __________.

Why is it important that readers monitor their understanding of a text?

Which of the following is the best definition of comprehension?

Which of the following are true about prediction strategies, according to the text?

Paired oral reading that also emphasizes summarizing and questioning is called __________.

Which of the following is an important factor in establishing an ideal classroom climate for critical thinking?

Comprehension of text concerns primarily which of the following?

Of the components for a successful comprehension program outlined in your text, which do you consider to be the most critical? Why?

The mother of one of your students visits your third-grade classroom. She expects to see lots of silent reading and filling-in of workbook pages, which she remembers from when she was in school. Prepare an argument that you might give to this parent to explain why you are instead allowing students to read self-selected material from a variety of genres and to then discuss their reading in small groups.

Background knowledge for the topic being considered is called a __________.

Reciprocal teaching fosters comprehension by helping students monitor their thinking through reading, summarizing, questioning, predicting, and __________.