Deck 11: Large- and Small-Group Reading Strategies

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a purpose for shared reading?

A) To develop concepts about print
B) To explore language
C) To develop oral fluency
D) To improve comprehension skills through listening

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is the primary reason a teacher would use a picture walk with students?

A) To revisit the story for the purpose of retelling
B) To encourage students to think about what is going to happen, thus aiding comprehension
C) To allow English learners to create their own text
D) To focus attention on the contribution of children's illustrators

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following would be a good reason to have students revisit a story?

A) To tell a classmate about a favorite part
B) To draw or write about a favorite character
C) To prepare a skit of their favorite scene
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Why might you use a literary sociogram in your classroom?

A) To find the level of popularity of certain story characters
B) To help students better understand expository structure
C) To compare and contrast literary characters
D) To provide students with better insight into the relationships between characters in a story

Question 5

How does guided reading differ from shared reading?

A) Students usually complete a guided reading activity independently, whereas the teacher usually reads the text in shared reading.
B) Guided reading is usually oral; shared reading is usually silent.
C) Guided reading is usually conducted in large groups; shared reading is conducted in small groups.
D) Informational text is used for guided reading; narrative text is used for shared reading.

Question 6

Why would a teacher allow students to use their finger to track text?

A) In this way, students can demonstrate their understanding of the one-to-one correspondence between spoken and written words.
B) Tracking helps students with underdeveloped fine motor skills to keep their place.
C) In this way, the teacher can immediately tell if all students are paying attention.
D) Tracking makes reading more concrete for English learners.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the place of questioning in guided reading?

A) Questions should be included that go beyond asking students to restate what they have just read.
B) Questions should always be able to be answered with a simple "yes" or "no."
C) Questions asked after reading should be designed to help students internalize the text and identify with the main character.
D) A and C

Question 8

Which of the following flexible grouping systems has/have a place in a comprehensive literacy program?

A) Skill groups
B) Cooperative groups
C) Interest groups
D) All of the above

Question 9

When would a teacher use masking in mediated reading?

A) When the teacher wants to put on a reader's theater performance
B) When the teacher wishes to heighten suspense in a narrative piece
C) When the teacher wants students to focus on a particular word or word part
D) When the teacher wants students to appreciate a particular word choice or the author's use of imagery

Question 10

Which of the following is an ideal way to make difficult text accessible to ALL learners?

A) Engaging in echo reading, in which the teacher reads the words and the students repeat them
B) Using videos instead of text
C) Having struggling readers record the text
D) Pairing less able readers together

Question 11

The mediated reading activity known as __________ was developed as a means of introducing early readers to the use of favorite books, raps, chants, rhymes, and poems in a highly motivational way.

Question 12

__________ are questions that encourage students to think about what is going to happen, thus constructing text.

Question 13

When teachers deliberately omit words in a story and then pause to allow the students to supply these words, they are using an activity known as __________.

Question 14

Adjusting the level of modeling needed for understanding text according to students' needs is called __________.

Question 15

The teacher helps the students internalize and appreciate what they have just read through a __________.

Question 16

A favorite story can be turned into an impromptu play using the dialogue of the characters through the use of __________.

Question 17

A book may be difficult for a student simply because he or she has limited __________of or __________with the topic.

Question 18

Use the shared reading activity discussed in Chapter 11 [on The Three Billy Goats Gruff] as an example of how you would teach a well-known fairy tale to a group of first-grade students. Include predictive questions that would help students think about what is going to happen in the text, the concepts about print you might develop during the reading, and activities you would use to reread and revisit the text for different purposes.

Question 19

Explain how you would use reader's theater, pocket charts, music, word walls, or cloze activities to keep mediated reading practices fresh and exciting for both you and your learners.

Question 20

Using the characters in a narrative text you have recently read, diagram the relationships among the main characters using a literary sociogram. Explain how and why you might use such a device in an early literacy program.