Deck 7: Writing and Spelling Development Part Iii: Interacting Creatively With Literacy

Question 1

Considering what an artist is trying to communicate in a painting is an example of which stage of the art criticism model?

A) description
B) analysis
C) interpretation
D) evaluation

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following best describes metacognition ?

A) monitoring and controlling one's own thought process
B) evaluating, comparing, and critically analyzing ideas
C) making inferences about the emotions and decisions of others
D) recalling dates, names, characters, and other events

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In ascending order, name the five stages of spelling development.

Answer 3

emergent, letter-name, within-word pattern, syllables and affixes, derivational relations

Question 4

When analyzing a child's writing, you notice that the child is mostly using squiggles, capital letters, and drawings to communicate. This child is best described by which stage of spelling development?

A) within-word pattern
B) letter-name
C) emergent
D) syllables and affixes

Question 5

Three central types of writing that young children must develop are:

A) persuasive, informational, narrative.
B) persuasive, narrative, evaluative.
C) narrative, evaluative, informational.
D) persuasive, evaluative, informational.

Question 6

When analyzing a child's writing, you notice that the child is mostly using letter consonants to communicate, although the writing does include some attempts at spelling with vowels. This child is best described by which stage of spelling development?

A) emergent
B) letter-name
C) within-word pattern
D) syllables and affixes

Question 7

What is the purpose of teaching with picture and word sorts?

Question 8

The stages of the writing process are prewriting, drafting, revising, and publishing.

Question 9

What are the four levels of thinking?

Question 10

In ascending order, the levels of thinking include:

A) literal, inferential, metacognitive, higher order.
B) literal, metacognitive, inferential, higher order.
C) metacognitive, literal, inferential, higher order.
D) literal, inferential, higher order, metacognitive.

Question 11

The publishing stage of writing could include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) taking a turn in the author's chair.
B) turning a piece of writing into a book for the classroom library.
C) adding a piece of writing to the class newsletter.
D) sharing a piece of writing in order to find mechanical errors.

Question 12

Metacognitive awareness, reading comprehension, writing, speaking, and listening develop together for young children.

Question 13

Writing is encoding and reading is decoding.

Question 14

The reason it is important to support students to prewrite is:

A) children like to brainstorm, so it helps build enthusiasm.
B) writing should be purposeful, so it helps children establish purpose.
C) brainstorming is the easiest stage of writing, so it helps build confidence.
D) children's literature authors brainstorm, so it helps model good routines.

Question 15

Both reading and writing are meaning-making processes.

Question 16

Letter-name spelling is the first stage of spelling development.

Question 17

In ascending order, the stages of the writing process are:

A) prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.
B) prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, publishing.
C) prewriting, revising, drafting, editing, publishing.
D) prewriting, editing, revising, drafting, publishing.

Question 18

In order, the four components of writing mini-lessons are:

A) connecting to prior learning, modeling a strategy, facilitating guided practice, providing a hook that reminds students to use the strategy.
B) providing a hook that reminds students to use the strategy, connecting to prior learning, modeling a strategy, facilitating guided practice.
C) modeling a strategy, facilitating guided practice, connecting to prior learning, providing a hook that reminds students to use the strategy.
D) modeling a strategy, facilitating guided practice, providing a hook that reminds students to use the strategy, connecting to prior learning.

Question 19

The prewriting stage of writing could include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) talking with a partner about possible topics.
B) making an outline.
C) freewriting about a favorite memory.
D) reading work aloud to check for clarity.

Question 20

When analyzing a child's writing, you notice that the child is mostly using one-syllable words to communicate, and most if not all of the sounds in words are represented in the child's spelling. This child is best described by which stage of spelling development?

A) emergent
B) letter-name
C) syllables and affixes
D) within-word pattern

Question 21

Describe the four levels of thinking, including specific characteristics of each.  Explain how you can promote students' development of the four levels of thinking, with an emphasis on the most advanced level. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.

Question 22

Explain the relationship between the model of art criticism and the writing process. Describe how you can incorporate the interpretation and evaluation of art into your writing instruction and the benefits of doing so. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.