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In which approach would a teacher be likely to focus on the whole meaning, students' interests, and students' background knowledge? |
| | A) | literature-based approach |
| | B) | interactive approach |
| | C) | top-down approach |
| | D) | bottom-up approach |
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Which type of cues aids readers in making meaning based upon the context of the passage? |
| | A) | graphophonic cues |
| | B) | semantic cues |
| | C) | syntactic cues |
| | D) | phonemic cues |
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Which of the following statements reflects the philosophies of Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde (1998) regarding how to teach reading? |
| | A) | Students should be exposed to a wide and rich range of literature. |
| | B) | Teachers should select all reading materials for individuals and groups. |
| | C) | Reading should be taught as a single, one-step act. |
| | D) | The success of a reading program is measured by its test scores. |
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As the U.S. population changes with an increase in minority cultures and races, which of the following ethnic populations are increasing the most rapidly? |
| | A) | Asians and Hispanics |
| | B) | Pacific Islanders and African Americans |
| | C) | African Americans and Native Americans |
| | D) | Asians and Africans |
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Pearson and Tierney (1984) describe which of the following connections? |
| | A) | the reading and speaking connection |
| | B) | the reading and writing connection |
| | C) | the writing and speaking connection |
| | D) | the speaking and listening connection |
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The goal of literacy education is |
| | A) | to have every student read at grade level. |
| | B) | to improve scores on standardized tests. |
| | C) | to help students develop critical literacy. |
| | D) | to give students the skills they need to succeed in the workplace. |
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The International Reading Association's (2002) position paper "Integrating Literacy and Technology in the Curriculum" advocates teachers |
| | A) | giving students safe opportunities to use and explore technology in the classroom. |
| | B) | using Internet sites to explore literacy-related ideas and strategies developed by fellow teachers. |
| | C) | building literacy-related technology skills through professional development opportunities. |
| | D) | ensuring students become critical consumers of information on the Internet by thoughtfully integrating technology into the literacy curriculum. |
| | E) | All of the above. |
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Which is the most enduring approach to teaching reading? |
| | A) | literature-based instruction |
| | B) | skills-based instruction |
| | C) | basal reading series |
| | D) | balanced instructional approach |
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In a balanced approach to literacy instruction |
| | A) | the teacher supplements a basal reading series with outside reading. |
| | B) | a curriculum is developed from the top-down and bottom-up approaches. |
| | C) | a variety of reading materials provide a balanced approach. |
| | D) | the goals of the program determine how the teacher helps students acquire a variety of reading knowledge. |
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The number of children affected by poverty |
| | A) | has dropped dramatically to under 20%. |
| | B) | has increased to 30% in the last decade. |
| | C) | has remained at 20% for over a decade. |
| | D) | is not a factor in the classroom. |
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According to Graves, Juel, and Graves (2001), which of the following skills requires attaining a deep understanding of what is read, remembering important information, and linking newly learned information to existing schemata? |
| | A) | critical literacy |
| | B) | phonemic awareness |
| | C) | comprehension |
| | D) | decoding |
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In the bottom-up approach to teaching reading, which of the following is of prime importance? |
| | A) | the teacher |
| | B) | the text |
| | C) | the reader |
| | D) | the schedule |
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Which approach is considered to be "holistic"? |
| | A) | interactive |
| | B) | bottom-up |
| | C) | top-down |
| | D) | literature-based |
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Which approach is considered to reflect the tenets of balanced literacy instruction? |
| | A) | interactive |
| | B) | bottom-up |
| | C) | top-down |
| | D) | literature-based |
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Which of the following is NOT considered to be one of the three important cueing systems in the interactive approach? |
| | A) | semantic |
| | B) | syntactic |
| | C) | graphophonemic |
| | D) | phonemic |
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2004 McGraw-Hill Higher Education