Quiz: Developing
Fluency
●Due Apr 10 at 11:59pm
● Points 35
● Questions 35
● Time Limit 120 Minutes
Instructions
The quiz:
●Covers the Learn material from Module 4: Week 4.
●Contains 35 multiple-choice questions.
●Is limited to 2 hours.
●Allows 1 attempt.
●Is worth 35 points.
Begin this quiz only when you are prepared to complete it. You are allowed to refer to
your notes and textbooks at any time during the assessment.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 4: Week 4.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 60 minutes 28 out of 35
Correct answers are hidden.
Score for this quiz: 28 out of 35
Submitted Apr 6 at 10:42am
This attempt took 60 minutes.
Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Word sorts allow students to:
Decide what words to place in stories.
Explore, compare, and contrast word features as they sort a pack of word cards.
Help contribute to writing.
Explore, compare, and contrast word features as they sort a pack of letter cards.
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
The QSI is also referred to as the:
Quantitative Spelling Inventory.
Qualitative Spelling Inventory.
Query - Student - Initiative.
Quartile Student Investigation.
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Question 3
0 / 1 pts
Invented spelling:
Is problematic because students learn bad habits.
Demonstrates educational innovation and spelling.
Supports the reading process.
Is useful because students grow in phonemic awareness.
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
Spelling strategies include:
Reading books with unfamiliar words.
Writing familiar words.
Checking spellings of unfamiliar words with a peer.
Checking spellings of unfamiliar words in a dictionary.
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Question 5
0 / 1 pts
Identify the incorrect Word-Study Activity below:
Word Sorts and Interactive Writing.
Making Words and Word Ladders.
Spelling Tests and High Stakes tests.
Proofreading and Dictionary Use.
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
Which item is a spelling assessment tool?
Teacher examination of reading levels.
Complete Phonological Analysis Inventory.
Quiz: Attention, Social,
and Emotional
Strategies
●Due Apr 10 at 11:59pm
● Points 45
● Questions 15
● Time Limit 120 Minutes
Instructions
The quiz:
●Covers the Textbook material from Module 4: Week 4.
●Contains 15 multiple-choice questions.
●Is limited to 2 hours.
●Allows 1 attempt.
●Is worth 45 points.
You may use your textbook and notes when completing this quiz.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 4: Week 4.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 41 minutes 42 out of 45
Correct answers are hidden.
Score for this quiz: 42 out of 45
Submitted Apr 5 at 9:07am
This attempt took 41 minutes.
Question 1
3 / 3 pts
Establishing a written agreement that formalizes the behaviors a student agrees to
exhibit and the positive consequences is known as which of the following?
Timeout
Response cost
Reprimanding
Behavioral Contracting
Question 2
3 / 3 pts
Warnings and direct feedback that the student's behavior is inappropriate is known as
which of the following?
Direct appeals
Proximity
Reprimanding
Validating students' feelings
Question 3
3 / 3 pts
Which system of reinforcement allows the teacher to provide a tangible symbol to
reward positive behavior of an individual student, small groups of students or an entire
classroom that can then be exchanged for a backup reinforcer?
Behavioral Contract
Token System
Response Cost System
Self-reinforcement System
Question 4
3 / 3 pts
Withdrawing previously earned points for serious behavior is known as which of the
following?
Direct appeals
Response cost
Reprimanding
Negative attributions
Question 5
3 / 3 pts
This self-efficacy strategy involves reviews and overlearning to reinforce previous
knowledge. What is the strategy?
Provide additional practice.
Use ongoing assessment strategies.
Provide positive support.
Point out appropriate social models.
Question 6
3 / 3 pts
A program in which older students serve as tutors for younger, lower functioning
students is called ________.
same-age tutoring
class wide peer tutoring
cross-age tutoring
private tutoring
Question 7
3 / 3 pts
Considerations for implementing elements of classwide peer-tutoring programs include
all of the following EXCEPT ________.
tutoring materials
scheduling
training
hiring assistants
Question 8
3 / 3 pts
Explaining what is expected, role-playing, and encouraging students not to give up are
all important when training which of the following?
Study skills specialists
Peer assistants
Special needs students
All students
Question 9
3 / 3 pts
Improved academic skills, positive attitudes toward their partner, positive attitudes
toward the content, and positive attitude toward school have all been noted as benefits
of which of the following?
Peer tutoring
Large group instruction
Small group instruction
One-to-one instruction
Question 10
3 / 3 pts
Slavin (1991) describes several types of cooperative learning activities. Which of these
activities requires the students to decide how they will learn the material, organize the
group to facilitate learning, and how the group will communicate their results to others
peers in the class?
Team-assisted individualization
Cooperative integrated reading and composition
Jigsaw
Group investigation
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Question 11
0 / 3 pts
In which type of reconstructive elaboration does pictorials work best?
Symbolic
Mimetic
Acoustic
Representative
Question 12
3 / 3 pts
Using concrete information and examples can enhance memory. One type of concrete
example is which of the following?
Illustrations
Texting
Talking
Fairy tales
Question 13
3 / 3 pts
Questioning and continued practice after learning has been achieved is referred to as
which of the following?
Overpracticing
Overlearning
Overrepetition
Overboarding
Question 14
3 / 3 pts
One side effect of stimulant medications can be ________.
high energy level
euphoria
decreased appetite
weight gain
Question 15
3 / 3 pts
A teacher should give directions that explain the content, format, rationale of the
assignment, in addition to all of the following, EXCEPT ________.
how much time will be allotted for completion
how students can receive assistance
what metacognition skills will be needed
how the assignment will be evaluated
Quiz Score: 42 out of 45
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Question 7
1 / 1 pts
The spelling system is also called:
Graphophemes.
Orthography.
The alphabet.
Pollysyllabic.
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
What is NOT a stage of spelling development?
Emergent.
Beginning.
Within-word patterns.
Derivational relations.
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Question 9
0 / 1 pts
In teaching spelling to 4-year-olds, which is not a feature of scribbling?
Writing one or more letters that represent obvious sounds in a word.
Spelling names and phrases such as 'I love you' correctly.
Using I-pads to add letters and letter-like forms to scribbles.
Drawing pictures to accompany words.
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
Spelling strategies do NOT include:
Segmenting the word and spelling each sound.
Applying affixes to root words.
Only using root words to obtain mastery.
Spelling unknown words by analogy.
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
Sea-see and right-write are examples of:
Phonological awareness.
Commaphones.
Homophones.
Inflectional endings.
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
What is not a spelling strategy?
Spelling unknown words by analogy to familiar words.
Checking the spelling of unfamiliar words in a dictionary or classroom chart.
Sound it out.
Cursive writing.
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
When assessing the students' stage of spelling development, something we DO is:
Subtract errors from correct spellings.
Categorize the spelling errors.
Report the score on a report card.
Ignore the spelling errors.
Question 14
1 / 1 pts
When assessing the students' stage of spelling development, something we do NOT do
is:
Make a spelling analysis chart.
Choose a writing sample.
Have students complete the spelling analysis chart.
Identify spelling errors.
Question 15
1 / 1 pts
What is not a feature of a complete spelling program?
Teaching spelling strategies.
Weekly reading and writing opportunities.
Teaching students to spell high frequency words.
Matching instruction to students' level of spelling development.
Question 16
1 / 1 pts
In PALS: Spelling subtest, students:
Hear sounds in CVC words.
Make friends by spelling words together.
Write sounds they hear in VCV words.
Write sounds they hear in CVC words.
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Question 17
0 / 1 pts
You're working with some students struggling with their spelling. You want them to be
better spellers so you decide to:
Use the Developmental Spelling Analysis, Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening,
and Qualitative Spelling Inventory to rigorously determine the students' spelling level.
Work in small groups or individually on creating new research projects.
Working as a whole class with the goal of correcting all the misspellings of the entire
class.
Work in small groups or individually to address specific problems using interactive
writing, word sorts and ladders, and informal daily writing focused on high frequency
words.
Question 18
1 / 1 pts
Which item is not a stage of spelling development?
Deriving Amending Spelling.
Within-Word Pattern Spelling.
Syllables and Affixes Spelling.
Derivational Relations Spelling.
Question 19
1 / 1 pts
Which item is incorrect?
Homographs are words spelled alike but pronounced differently such as the past and
present tense forms of read.
Homophones are words spelled alike but pronounced differently such as the past and
present tense forms of read.
Homographic Homophones are words that sound alike and are spelled alike such as
bark (the noun form and the verb form).
Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently such as ate and
eight.
Question 20
1 / 1 pts
You notice that your middle grades students seem to learn all sorts of new words all the
time and you want them to continue that trend. You decide to create some tasks that
will support their effort. What would be good ones to include?
Reading aloud to students because if you don't read it for them they won't read it.
Independent reading because reading is the largest source of vocabulary learning for
older students.
Independent reading because they will only read what they like.
Informal Reading Inventories, because that's the only norm-referenced assessment for
middle grades.
Question 21
1 / 1 pts
Ferris wheel, pasteurization, and sandwich are called:
Eponyms.
Personification.
Hyperbole.
Oxymorons.
Question 22
1 / 1 pts
What is a procedure recommended by Graves (2016) to help students figure out the
meaning of a new word?
Reread the sentence containing the word.
Ask a peer.
Ask the teacher.
Ask a parent.
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Question 23
0 / 1 pts
Some of your students have taken great interest in the quote "Like flies to wanton boys
we are to the gods; they pluck our wings for their sport." You've encouraged them to
think more about this phrase because it's a good example of:
Idioms because "like flies" is a popular expression in English with phrases such as
"dropping like flies."
Literal language because the author us saying we are really like the paparazzi, or
'buzzing flies.'
Metaphor because the characteristics of one thing are associated with another using
'like' or 'as'.
Figurative language, which uses symbolic meanings.
Question 24
1 / 1 pts
Beck, McKeown and Kucan (2017) prioritize 3 tiers of words for instruction:
Tier 1: One syllable words; Tier 2: Two-Syllable words; Tier 3: Multi-syllable words.
Tier 1: Basic Words; Tier 2: Academic Vocabulary; Tier 3: Specialized Terms.
Tier A: English Words; Tier B: Latin Words; Tier C: Spanish and French Words.
Tier 1: Basic Words. Tier 2: Intermediate Words. Tier 3: Advanced Words.
Question 25
1 / 1 pts
Which feature is NOT a characteristic of word consciousness?
Hearing the sound of the word in your head, and picturing how to spell it in your mind.
Understanding of the power of word choice and motivation to learn the meaning of
unfamiliar words.
Using words skillfully and understanding nuance.
A deep appreciation of words and a valuing of them as well as differences between
social and academic language.
Question 26
1 / 1 pts
"-Ful/hopeful" and "-ward/forward/homeward" are examples of:
Prefixes.
Tier 3 words.
Anti-fixes.
Suffixes.
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Question 27
0 / 1 pts
Which item is incorrect?
There are 5 forms of Homonyms.
Synonyms are words that have nearly the same meaning as other words like cold, cool
and chilly.
Homonyms are words that sound alike or are spelled alike such as ate and eight.
Antonyms express opposite meanings like loud and soft.
Question 28
1 / 1 pts
In working with English Learners (ELs):
All the Tier 3 words should be learned first, then the Tier 2 words, and then the Tier 1
words.
Tier 1 words are the easiest to learn, because ELs often know the word in their own
language but may not know the equivalent word in English.
Tier 1 words are hardest to learn and Tier 3 words are easiest to learn. Tier 2 words
are in between.
French and Spanish speakers already understand transition words and phrases but
Chinese and Arabic speakers need to learn them.
Question 29
1 / 1 pts
"Mom" and "a man" are examples of:
Onomatopoeia.
Personification.
Palindromes.
Alliteration.
Question 30
1 / 1 pts
"Un/happy" and "micro/scope" are examples of:
Suffixes.
Prefixes.
Anti-fixes.
Tier 3 words.
Question 31
1 / 1 pts
A student's interest in learning and using words is called:
Vocabulary.
Word consciousness.
Tier 3.
Word wall.
Question 32
1 / 1 pts
"Berry-bury" and "brake-break" are examples of:
Root words.
Antonyms.
Synonyms.
Homophones.
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Question 33
0 / 1 pts
In your middle school social studies class you are teaching a lesson on word study and
you show students how by knowing the word port, they can make the words import,
export, deport, and transport. This is a good example of:
Using homonyms. Because of the same spelling.
Using a mini lesson because the lesson is focused and of short duration.
Using root words and affixes to connect to the interests of the class.
Using root words and affixes to show how words work.
Question 34
1 / 1 pts
English learners need:
The same instruction on words as first language English speakers.
More explicit instruction on words than first language English speakers.
No explicit instruction on words than first language English speakers because they
already understand latin and Greek roots.
Less explicit instruction on words than first language English speakers.
Question 35
1 / 1 pts
Etymologies are:
Word histories.
Spelled the same forward as backward.
Root words.
Eponyms,
Quiz Score: 28 out of 35
