Deck 11: Reading/Writing Connections

Question 1

Young adolescents are undergoing a transitional stage of language development, and their language instruction needs to be integrated.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Wide reading may be as effective in improving writing as actual practice in writing.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Providing students with choices and scaffolding creative options are two key elements that will foster effective writing instruction.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Teachers should organize writing instruction by using a plan called the writing process.

Question 5

Publishing writing provides a strong incentive for children to keep writing and rewriting.

Question 6

Choose the activity that is least likely to be part of a writing environment.

A) Children writing scripts
B) Multimedia authoring presentations
C) Children practicing letter formation
D) Writing stories for publication on the Internet

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a writing correspondence project?

A) Dialogue journals
B) Key pals
C) Buddy journals
D) Multimedia authoring

Question 8

The writing activity that students are involved in when they correspond with a partner via e-mail is called

A) key pals.
B) link net.
C) list serv.
D) an Internet project.

Question 9

Which one of the following benefits is least likely to be developed in double-entry journals?

A) Children are encouraged to interact with the text.
B) Children develop handwriting and letter formation skills.
C) Children become sensitive to the text.
D) Children explore text for personally relevant ideas.

Question 10

Which writing activity is demonstrated in the following? Children are given the prompt, "What do you think the main character will do to solve the problem?"

A) Reading journals
B) Response journals
C) Double-entry journals
D) Reading logs

Question 11

Which writing activity is demonstrated in the following: The teacher asks children to write in their journals about anything that they think while reading.

A) Double-entry journals
B) Reading logs
C) Response journals
D) Reading journals

Question 12

Which of the following is a strategy for motivating students to write?

A) Give them a choice about what to read or write about.
B) Select topics for students to read or write about.
C) Give students a choice about which genres to use.
D) Both A and C

Question 13

Ms. Murray notices that many students are misusing the homophones to, too, and two in their writing, so at the beginning of class she gives them about ten minutes of instruction and practice using the correct words. Ms. Murray is

A) conferencing.
B) giving a mini-lesson.
C) drafting a text.
D) revising.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a critical component of guided writing?

A) Focused attention to writing tasks such as developing a main idea
B) Providing immediate input while students write
C) Allowing time to complete a piece of writing during the lesson
D) Beginning the lesson with a group share session

Question 15

Which of the following stages in the writing process is illustrated in the following example: The student diligently writes his/her story to make sure all ideas are written down.

A) Draft
B) Revising and editing
C) Publishing
D) Rehearsing

Question 16

The teacher's main function in writing conferences is to

A) point out errors in writing.
B) act as a sounding board and ask probing questions.
C) supply correct spellings and appropriate working.
D) teach use of the word processor.

Question 17

Which of the following stages in the writing process is illustrated in the following example: Two students take turns sharing and questioning their writing.

A) Publishing
B) Draft
C) Revising and editing
D) Rehearsing

Question 18

The sense of ________ in the writer contributes to the writer's development.

A) culture
B) authorship
C) socialization
D) diversion

Question 19

Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe electronic texts?

A) Engaging
B) Interactive
C) Fluid
D) Stagnant

Question 20

How are reading and writing related? Both

A) are language- and experience-based.
B) require active involvement from language learners.
C) must be viewed as acts of making meaning for communication.
D) involve all of the above.

Question 21

Joey reads frequently and well during class. What prediction about Joey's writing ability can his teacher reasonably make given this fact?

A) Joey's writing will suffer because he focuses on reading more than writing.
B) Joey will likely write well because he reads so often.
C) Joey will be equally capable at both reading and writing.
D) None. Joey's frequent reading will have no connection to his writing ability.

Question 22

Decades of research in primary and middle school classrooms have shown that ________ learning environments increase the volume of writing and reading that elementary children do.

A) authentic
B) formal
C) informal
D) unstructured

Question 23

__________ journals emphasize meaning while providing natural, functional experiences in both writing and reading, as well providing an avenue for teacher feedback.

A) Buddy
B) Dialogue
C) Electronic
D) Personal

Question 24

A ________ journal provides students with an opportunity to identify text passages that are interesting or meaningful to them and to explore-in writing-why.

A) dialogue
B) double-entry
C) reading
D) response

Question 25

Ms. Collins gives her students a ______________, so that they have a space to collect their thoughts and ideas for future writing.

A) buddy journal
B) dialog journal
C) double-entry journal
D) writing notebook

Question 26

A ______________ is an open-ended script in which students use their imaginations and creative writing in a playful manner.

A) buddy journal
B) story map
C) plot scaffold
D) multi-genre project

Question 27

According to the Common Core Standards, what is the correct order of the writing process?

A) Draft, brainstorm, revise, edit, publish
B) Draft, edit, brainstorm, revise, publish
C) Brainstorm, draft, revise, edit, publish
D) Brainstorm, revise, draft, edit, publish

Question 28

Which stage in the writing process is the best time for the teacher to confer individually with students who may need help using what they know to tackle the writing task?

A) Brainstorming
B) Drafting
C) Editing
D) Revising

Question 29

At which stage in the writing process is it appropriate for students to start being concerned with the grammatical correctness of their writing?

A) Brainstorming
B) Drafting
C) Editing
D) Revising

Question 30

It is recommended that teachers "publish" students' work because it gives students a sense of

A) authorship.
B) accomplishment.
C) pride.
D) all of the above

Question 31

What is writing? Explain the link that exists between learning to read and learning to write.

Question 32

Describe meaningful ways in which technology can be incorporated into the reading-writing classroom environment, including integrating children's literature and technology.

Question 33

The writing workshop, mini-lessons, and group share sessions are important components in writing instruction. How will you design the writing workshop, mini-lessons, and group share sessions in your class? What goals do you want to accomplish with each of these components? Why?

Question 34

Describe the stages in the writing process. Should a teacher check spelling at each stage of the process?

Question 35

Describe how a teacher would incorporate the use of generous reading when evaluating an ELL student's attempts to write.