CH. 34: RESEARCH BASED READING INSTRUCTIONS

Question 1

Phonemic Awareness

Answer 1

• relates to the understanding of the individual sounds that come together to create words
  
  • the ability to hear, segment, blend, and manipulate sounds in oral language

Question 2

Phonics

Answer 2

relates to the association between phonemes and the letters that represent them

Question 3

Fluency

Answer 3

relates to the automaticity (the fast, effortless word recognition that comes with a great deal of reading practice) of reading

Question 4

Comprehension

Answer 4

ultimate goal of reading / improved when students bring prior knowledge to reading experience / understanding sentence structure and context clues

Question 5

Expository Instruction

Answer 5

the use of an expert to explain a concept or give information to the student

Question 6

Expository Instruction

Answer 6

[most common instructional strategy] Involved presenting clear and concise information in a purposeful way that allows students to easily make connections from one concept to the next

Question 7

Advance Organizer

Answer 7

a tool used to introduce the lesson topic and illustrate the relationship between what they are about to learn and the information they have already learned

Question 8

Scaffolding reading instruction

Answer 8

• teachers can support a student as they develop fundamental reading skills, one by one
  
  • break reading activity down into smaller parts in order to facilitate comprehension
  • background info / vocabulary is used