Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms

Pamela Farris, Northern Illinois University
Carol Fuhler, Iowa State University
Maria Walther

Narrative and Poetry

True or False


1	Metaphor compares one thing to another using the words like or as.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


2	Reading and writing workshops are totally student-directed.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


3	When students read and reread favorite poems aloud during choral reading, this will likely increase their reading fluency.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


4	Teachers implementing Readers' Theater should encourage students to write their own scripts before they see any pre-prepared scripts.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


5	Thematic units are appropriate for students of many levels of ability because teachers may provide different levels of books on the same topic.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


6	Reading--any reading--contributes to the development of accuracy and fluency in reading.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


7	It is important that your classroom library be made up only of books that are at the grade level of the class.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


8	It is cause for concern when good readers revert to rereading simpler books.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


9	Narrative, like expository text, has signal words that can aid readers in comprehension.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


10	English language learners benefit from the use of many pictures, graphic organizers, and other enrichment tools when they read in English.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.

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