Technology has become an important part of teaching reading today. Explain how technology can be used to promote and assess fluency
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should include information from Box 8.3, such as online poetry or websites that have stories read by fluent readers. To address assessment of fluency, responses should include scales and norms located on the web. Also, DIBELS and other standardized passages are useful.
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According to DAP guidelines, assessment of children should
A) not be a regular part of classroom activities B) be used to guide future teaching C) be based on comparison with clear performance standards D) all of the above are true
What is the best way to give the students instructions on the activities at the learning centers?
a. Use activity cards with simple instructions, providing that the students can read b. Before center time, tell the students the instructions for each center c. Allow the students to figure out what they are supposed to do, based o the materials given d. Type up an instructions sheet for each student and pass them out before center time
According to the text, what is the first step in referring a student for special education?
a. Make a thorough check of all the student's school records. b. Talk with other teachers who have worked with the child. c. Document strategies you have used with the student. d. Contact the student's parent(s) or guardian(s).
What steps might be taken to develop content area reading when the texts typically used are too difficult for students?
What will be an ideal response?