Deck 9: Content Areas: Strategies and Techniques

Question 1

A significant change in how content or material is presented to a student or how the student participates in the lesson is called a(n) ____________________.

Answer 1

modification

Question 2

When information is presented to students not too slowly or too quickly, the teacher is said to have good instructional ____________________.

Answer 2

pacing

Question 3

Providing a student with a mild disability additional time to complete homework assignments is an example of a:

A) presentation accommodation.
B) response accommodation.
C) setting accommodation.
D) timing and scheduling accommodation.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Depending upon who controls it, the same instructional approach can be used as either a teaching routine or a learning ____________________.

Question 5

Having students thumb through content-area reading to examine its length, headings, graphics and vocabulary is an example of:

A) a pre-reading activity.
B) a partner reading activity.
C) a reading motivation activity .
D) an alternative reading assignment.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a feature designed into content enhancement routines?

A) Instruction is carried out in partnership with students.
B) Critical features of content are transformed in a way to promote learning.
C) Content is reduced and simplified to promote storage and recall.
D) Group and individual needs are valued and met.

Question 7

Orienting is the first step in effective lecturing. Which of the following is NOT a component of orienting?

A) grabber
B) advance organizer
C) key questions
D) post organizer

Question 8

Providing a student with a mild disability the opportunity to take a test in a another classroom that is less distracting is an example of a:

A) presentation accommodation.
B) response accommodation.
C) setting accommodation.
D) timing and scheduling accommodation.

Question 9

Having the ____________________ attend the IEP and be involved in the selection of accommodations helps them to exercise control over learning.

Question 10

The ____________________ should inform all concerned parties as to which accommodations are appropriate for an individual student.

Question 11

A minor change in how content or material is presented to a student or how the student participates in the lesson is called:

A) an accommodation.
B) an adaptation.
C) an alteration.
D) a modification.

Question 12

A minor change in how content or material is presented to a student or how the student participates in the lesson is called a(n) ____________________.

Question 13

When a teacher summarizes key points of a lecture, reminds students of how the lesson relates to what they already know, and predicts future uses of the lesson information, the teacher is providing:

A) an advance organizer.
B) a post organizer.
C) informative feedback.
D) the pause procedure.

Question 14

A learning strategy is:

A) a process that cues students to independently perform specific cognitive activities.
B) an activity led by a teacher to enhance understanding of content.
C) a process that cues teachers to perform specific instruction activities.
D) an approach to teaching basic skills.

Question 15

Special education policy requires that students with mild disabilities be provided access to the regular education curriculum and are held to the same ____________________ as students without disabilities.

Question 16

A teaching routine is:

A) a process that cues students to independently perform specific cognitive activities.
B) an activity led by a teacher to enhance understanding of content.
C) a process that cues teachers to perform specific instruction activities.
D) is an approach to teaching basic skills.

Question 17

Rather than engaging in ____________________ reading, in which all students in the class take turns reading a portion of a text aloud, have students engage in partner reading.

Question 18

Teachers often provide students advance organizers to a lesson; however, they often neglect to extend similar support to students at the end of a lecture by providing ____________________.

Question 19

In a semantic map, the level that contains vocabulary terms and concepts is called:

A) the superordinate level.
B) the ordinate level.
C) the coordinate level.
D) the subordinate level.

Question 20

The skill that the most students with mild disabilities have difficulty with is ____________________.

Question 21

Organize the following accommodations under the four headings - presentation, response, setting, or timing/scheduling: Adjustable lighting Checklist for assignments Background noise elimination Texts rewritten Study carrel Advance organizers Calculator Extra time Guided notes Pencil grip

Question 22

As a classroom teacher, you will deliver instruction to your students in lecture format no matter what grade level you teach. Given this fact, you need to be able to do so effectively. Two behaviors effective lectures use are advance and post organizers. First, describe each one of these separately. Then, describe how they are alike and different.

Question 23

You might choose to use the Interactive Semantic Mapping approach with your students to improve reading comprehension. As you know, it can be used with students as a teaching routine or it can be taught to students as a learning strategy. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using it as a routine? Likewise what are they for teaching it as a strategy?

Question 24

Explain the terms accommodation and modification. How are these two terms different from one another?

Question 25

As a teacher of students with mild disabilities, you must have a clear understanding of the concept accommodation . Unfortunately, your general education colleagues may not. What would you say to make this concept clear to them? Given that it is a concept, it would be helpful to describe its characteristics and provide examples.

Question 26

Build a concept diagram for the learning strategy concept.

Question 27

What are text features that experts agree are supportive of students' reading comprehension?