Deck 9: Writingreading Connections

Question 1

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the relationship between reading and writing?

A) Writing can develop easily, as soon as children have the rudiments of the sound-symbol relationship.
B) Reading and writing processes are mutually supportive of each another.
C) Children should delay written experimentation with print until they are aware of short and long vowel sounds.
D) Children must have experienced some success with reading before they begin to write.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

All of the following are important stages of the writing process EXCEPT?

A) Correcting
B) Sharing
C) Drafting
D) Editing

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Writing prompts may be used to do which of the following?

A) Encourage the child to write in a different genre.
B) Prod the child to be more conscious of the correct spelling of sight words.
C) Ignite the thinking process.
D) All of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When does the sharing phase of the writing process occur?

A) After the first draft has been completed
B) After the piece has been proofread and bound
C) According to the schedule the teacher sets up for each child in the writer's workshop
D) After each draft or as often as the child desires

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an effective question for an early writer to ask a peer editor about a draft?

A) Did I use any "tired" words?
B) Is there any part I should throw away?
C) Do you like this piece?
D) Is there any part you didn't understand?

Question 6

Why might teachers use story frames with early writers?

A) To urge learners to write longer stories
B) To show writers how informational/explanatory writing differs from narrative structure
C) To help writers understand the components of narrative structure
D) All of the above

Question 7

Why might teachers use dialogue journals?

A) To provide an outlet for students' personal writing
B) To promote students' writing fluency
C) To encourage a closer relationship between teacher and students
D) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is true about learning to write?

A) It is motivational for students to always write in response to prompts or topics generated by the teacher; choice regarding writing topics is overwhelming for students.
B) Students should not compose before they are completely proficient in handwriting because, if they cannot form the letters correctly each time, their thought process will be hampered.
C) Student writing should be personally meaningful to them.
D) Teachers should correct each mistake on a piece of writing, or the student may develop some bad habits.

Question 9

Why is the language experience approach well suited for modeling beginning reading and writing?

A) It is based on students' journal responses.
B) It uses students' own language as written material.
C) It requires very little preparation or teacher expertise.
D) It introduces difficult vocabulary in an enjoyable way.

Question 10

When should spelling and handwriting be de-emphasized?

A) Never. Spelling and handwriting should always be important
B) When using writing structures such as literacy scaffolds and story frames
C) When initially jotting down ideas, as in draft writing
D) When sharing a final, finished product

Question 11

A short lesson focused on a single, narrow topic is called a __________.

Question 12

A brief survey, known as__________, helps to determine which stage of the writing process each student in the class is in.

Question 13

_______ is a process that guides students to recognize and write specific written genre.

Question 14

Primary-grade students' understanding of __________ usually lags far behind their understanding of narrative structure.

Question 15

Temporary frameworks for writing, or __________, enable all students to achieve success with writing prose and poetry.

Question 16

Encourage students who are just beginning to speak and write English to use English for words they know and their home language for words they haven't yet learned in English. Using language in this way is referred to as __________.

Question 17

Teachers can begin to solicit personal responses to literature by asking students to write in a __________.

Question 18

__________ is a collaborative strategy in which both the teacher and students work together to create a piece of writing.

Question 19

Because fine motor coordination is not required and students can focus on their ideas, __________can be an added incentive to early writers.

Question 20

A father calls you to complains that all of the errors in the first draft of a writing assignment, which his daughter had brought home from school, had not been corrected. What would you say that might help this parent to understand the draft stage of the writing process and each of its successive stages?

Question 21

A child in your first-grade classroom brings in a picture of his new baby brother for the rest of the class to see. Describe how you might use this picture as the stimulus for using the language experience approach, describing the steps involved.

Question 22

Develop an essay that presents plans for the strategic use of writing structures, such as story frames and literacy scaffolds, to stimulate writing in the primary grades. Be sure to include both ideas for their use with specific written genres,for gradually phasing out the writing structures, as well as the implications of both for English learners.