Question 1

The organization of a class for reading should be based on:

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patterns that are functional and comfortable for the teacher and the children.

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findings that classes generally consist of three groups, each containing children with identical problems.

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recognition of an individual’s need to compete with others in order to benefit from the learning situation.

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achievement test scores.

Question 2

In order to determine how well the students in a class are reading as compared to other students in the nation, a teacher should select which of the following kinds of tests?

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A norm-referenced reading test.

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A criterion-referenced reading test

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An aptitude test

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An informal reading inventory

Question 3

In a second-grade class of 27 students, a teacher could best provide for the range of individual differences in reading by doing which of the following?

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Diagnosing individual skill needs and then preparing objectives and structuring activities related to these needs

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Having each child read independently for one-half hour every day

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Grouping the class into three reading levels, stipulating objectives at each level, and using three different basal series to achieve the objectives

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Working daily with each child individually, giving each as much time as is needed

Question 4

Of the following, which is the best way for teachers to help students think more critically about what they are reading?

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Asking questions that lead them to interpret the ideas presented in the story

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Having them outline a story they have read

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b.	Encouraging them to read more slowly

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Encouraging them to reread the selection to gain more understanding

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT associated with cognitive development and learning theories?

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Mager

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Erikson

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Vygotsky

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Piaget

Question 6

Reading readiness tests are designed primarily to:

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assess a child’s current ability to profit from formal instruction in reading.

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predict which children will be unable to learn to read.

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indicate to parents what has been accomplished by classroom activities related to reading.

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give the teacher an indication of how well he or she has conducted the class.

Question 7

When a student has an adequate sight vocabulary, but cannot read new words in a vocabulary list, the problem is most likely due to a weakness in:

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structural and phonic skills.

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ability to use context clues.

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auditory memory.

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visual discrimination ability.

Question 8

Which of the following best characterizes an informal reading inventory?

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It often uses three reading levels for pupil placement: independent, instructional, and frustration.

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It makes use of national norms as a reference for judging a child’s reading abilities.

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It is an instrument that may be given to a number of children at the same time.

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It is a standardized achievement test used by many schools.

Question 9

Which of the following would most help to enrich the reading skills of a gifted reader in an upper elementary grade?

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Doing in-depth reading on a variety of topics covered in subject-matter areas.

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Reading textbooks in required high-school subjects.

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Helping classmates with their reading assignments.

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Reading selections from a variety of basal reading series.

Question 10

Research studies have indicated that which of the following is most important to successful reading instruction?

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The teacher who is conducting the program

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A class that is homogeneous in verbal ability

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The consistency of the methods and the materials used

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A schedule in which reading is taught at the same time each day

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