Deck 12: Childrens Literature in the Classroom

Question 1

A ___-centered classroom recognizes and encourages diversity and connections among readers.

A) reading
B) literature
C) child
D) response

Answer 1

response

Question 2

Literature can become an important part of a classroom through reading aloud and:

A) book clubs.
B) discussions.
C) journaling.
D) assessing.

Answer 2

discussions.

Question 3

Pantomime is:

A) quiet.
B) loud.
C) colorful.
D) silent.

Answer 3

silent.

Question 4

During a discussion, teachers should:

A) help students listen.
B) ask several questions.
C) assess students' answers.
D) judge comments as right.

Question 5

Reading aloud creates _______ that encourage cognitive and affective growth.

A) experiences
B) discussions
C) centers
D) spaces

Question 6

Pantomime, improvisation, and re-enacting are parts of:

A) choral speaking.
B) discussion.
C) dramatic activities.
D) story telling.

Question 7

The dialogic stance asks open questions through attending to the "inner animation"of ideas, privileging, function over form, and using a dialogic "__________ turn."

A) second
B) third
C) first
D) fourth

Question 8

The Common Core State Standards recommend measuring text complexity:

A) quantitatively.
B) qualitatively.
C) quantitatively and qualitatively.
D) using the Fry Readability Formula.

Question 9

Reading aloud books on Dr. Martin Luther King to teach students about the holiday is an example of the ______ approach.

A) contributions
B) transformative
C) additive
D) social action

Question 10

Asking students to look at their work and select materials that demonstrate what they have learned is a powerful step toward the practice of self-evaluation, a necessary skill for ________ learners.

A) competent
B) independent
C) self-motivated
D) successful

Question 11

The primary goal of a response-centered curriculum is to engage readers in the act of reading responsively.

Question 12

In a response-centered curriculum, there is only one accepted interpretation of literature.

Question 13

Only very young children enjoy teacher read-alouds.

Question 14

An example of valuing function over form in a dialogic discussion is requiring students to use teacher provided question and answer stems.

Question 15

Teachers should do the majority of the talking during a discussion.

Question 16

Oral language activities are especially beneficial to English Language Learners.

Question 17

The transformative approach has students examine events from different perspectives.

Question 18

Students who read are better writers than those who do not read.

Question 19

Literature based classrooms provide more opportunities for "authentic"assessment.

Question 20

Teachers need to think of the purpose behind books used for reading aloud and books offered during student-choice.

Question 21

What is the purpose of a response-centered classroom?

Question 22

What are the benefits of reading aloud to children?

Question 23

What are some oral language activities you would use in your classroom that support literature-based instruction?

Question 24

How does literature study relate to writing instruction?

Question 25

​Describe a response-centered activity you could use to assess students.

Question 26

​Provide an argument supporting literature-based instruction.

Question 27

​Create an observation form and explain how you would use it to evaluate a small group discussion you were observing.

Question 28

Explain the difference between a contributions approach, additive approach, transformative approach, and social action approach. Which approach do you favor and why?