Deck 1: The Reading Act

Question 1

All of the following are affective aspects of the reading process except

A)attitude.
B)hearing.
C)self-concept.
D)interest.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Reading is a skill needed when using _________ _________ websites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Answer 2

social networking,social media

Question 3

The communication of thoughts and emotions by a writer to a reader is the _________ of the reading act.

Answer 3

product

Question 4

Children are likely to develop positive attitudes toward reading:

A)when their peers view reading in a positive way.
B)when parents read in the home.
C)when parents provide them with reading materials.
D)in all of these situations.

Question 5

The reading act is composed of which two main parts?

A)visual and tactile aspects
B)visual and auditory aspects
C)the reading process and the reading product
D)auditory and tactile aspects

Question 6

Children who have had fewer opportunities for experiential development _______________.

A)are not necessarily less able than other students
B)have not had as many direct experiences with places, things, and processes that make understanding of their reading more likely
C)will benefit from teachers who try to help these students reach their full potential
D)All of these.

Question 7

When should a person's refinement of reading skills end?

A)after high school
B)after sixth grade
C)after third grade
D)never

Question 8

Listening, viewing, and reading are ____________.

A)expressive phases of language
B)receptive phases of language
C)completely unrelated
D)None of these.

Question 9

Personal interests are part of the _________ domain.

Question 10

Strategies for teaching ELLs include all of the following except

A)using show-and-tell activities to develop oral proficiency.
B)providing translations alongside English texts.
C)maintaining an English-only reading environment.
D)learning, as a class, special words in several languages spoken by classmates.

Question 11

What is the term for reader-based processing of print?

A)interactive
B)top down
C)bottom up
D)None of these.

Question 12

English-language learners (ELLs)and students from other cultures ______________.

A)comprehend and remember best texts that are culturally familiar
B)always do better when they learn to speak English before reading it
C)learn reading faster when asked to read aloud in class
D)are naturally better students if they come from bilingual families

Question 13

The interactive processing of print means:

A)that a reader brings his or her own background knowledge to the reading experience to interpret the material.
B)that the reader gains information from examination of the text.
C)that the reader uses both background knowledge and information from the text to interpret the material.
D)None of these.

Question 14

Vicarious experiences are _________.

Question 15

_________ _________ is the ability to see likenesses and differences in forms.

Question 16

What is the term for preexisting clusters of information that people develop about things?

A)sensations
B)memory traces
C)schemata
D)transaction

Question 17

_________ are printed symbols such as letters or letter combinations.

Question 18

Reading for enjoyment can provide all of these except

A)vicarious experiences.
B)relaxation.
C)aesthetic pleasure.
D)improved auditory discrimination.

Question 19

Speaking, visually presenting, and writing are:

A)receptive processes.
B)expressive processes.
C)constructive processes.
D)not alike in any way.

Question 20

What aspects are included in the reading process?

A)auditory, visual, and tactile
B)phonetic, comprehensive, and emergent
C)tactile, kinesthetic, and physical
D)associational, perceptual, and sensory

Question 21

In what way is reading a constructive process?

Question 22

Discuss the possible effects of a rich experiential background on the process of reading.

Question 23

Case Analysis: Ms. Grant, a sixth-grade teacher, assigned her students a written report about the topic being studied in science class. When Perry asked her how to takes notes on his findings so that he could tell what he needed for his paper when he finished, Ms. Grant said, "I can't give you a lesson on note-taking now. This is a science class. We are scheduled to cover note-taking in reading class later this month." What is your reaction to Ms. Grant's reply? What would you have done? Why?

Question 24

Asking students to learn to read from materials that are too difficult for them is ensuring _________ for many of them.

Question 25

_________ strategies include self-questioning, rereading, predicting, and purpose setting.

Question 26

Describe how two students' reading processes might differ.

Question 27

Reading activities for today's students often involve use of the Internet: research, game instructions, shopping, texting, social media, and e-mail. Discuss how you might demonstrate the value of reading to engage your students, using examples of these six Internet venues.

Question 28

Do senses other than vision and hearing affect the reading process? If so, how? If not, why not?

Question 29

Rosenblatt says that the meaning of the text comes into being during the _________ between the reader and text.

Question 30

Kenneth Goodman describes reading as a(n)_________ guessing game.

Question 31

Discuss the merits of a balanced approach to reading instruction.