As students begin to read, the ability to blend phonemes orally contributes to their reading development primarily because it helps students:
A. recognize and understand sight words in a text
B. use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode words
C. guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from their context
D. divide written words into onsets and rimes
Answer: B. use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode words
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What position do the professional science education organizations take about including reading and writing in science programs?
a. During science classes, students should focus on doing science, and reading and writing should not be included. b. Reading and writing are more important than science and so should be prominent in all science classes. c. Students can learn science without having to read or write, and therefore reading and writing should not be included in the science program. d. Reading and writing should be included in the science program. e. All of the above f. None of the above
A student received a score of 83% on a science test. His z-score for the test was +1.5. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the student's score?
a) The score was higher relative to his classmates. b) The score was lower relative to his classmates. c) The score was average relative to his classmates. d) Not enough information is provided to determine the relationship between his score and the scores of his classmates.
The ultimate goal of No Child Left Behind is _____
A) to identify poorly performing schools. B) that all teachers will be licensed by 2014. C) to reduce funding to poorly performing schools. D) that all children will be proficient in reading and math by 2014.
Plagiarism is known as
A. reflecting on your work. B. taking credit for someone else's work. C. summarizing what you read. D. communicating on behalf of someone else.