English Language Arts Instruction Flashcards
(48 cards)
Q: What is the Gradual Release of Responsibility model in ELA instruction?
A: A framework that moves from teacher-led instruction (“I do”) to guided practice (“We do”) to independent practice (“You do”).
Q: What is scaffolding in ELA instruction?
A: Providing temporary support to help students achieve learning goals before gradually removing assistance.
Q: What are some effective ways to differentiate ELA instruction?
A: Adjusting content, process, and product based on student readiness, interest, and learning style.
Q: What is explicit instruction in ELA?
Directly teaching reading and writing skills with clear explanations, modeling, and guided practice.
Q: How can teachers use modeling in ELA instruction?
A: By demonstrating reading comprehension strategies, writing techniques, or critical thinking skills before students try independently.
Q: What is the purpose of activating prior knowledge before reading?
It helps students connect new information to what they already know, improving comprehension.
Q: What is the role of student choice in ELA instruction?
A: Allowing students to select books or writing topics increases engagement and motivation.
Q: How can teachers encourage metacognition in reading and writing?
By teaching students to think about their thinking, such as through self-questioning or reflection.
Q: What is the difference between formative and summative assessments in ELA?
A: Formative assessments check progress during learning,
A: Formative assessments check progress during learning
A: Formative assessments check progress during learning, while summative assessments evaluate mastery at the end of a unit.
Q: What is culturally responsive teaching in ELA?
A: Using diverse texts and teaching practices that acknowledge and value students’ cultural backgrounds.
Q: What is guided reading?
A: Small-group instruction where the teacher supports students as they read texts at their instructional level.
Q: What is the purpose of close reading?
A: To analyze a text deeply by examining its structure, meaning, and literary devices through multiple readings.
Q: What is reciprocal teaching?
A: A strategy where students take turns leading discussions using predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing.
Q: What is the difference between literal and inferential comprehension?
A: Literal comprehension is understanding the explicit meaning; inferential comprehension requires reading between the lines.
Q: How can teachers support struggling readers?
A: Using phonics support, graphic organizers, audiobooks, and scaffholded reading instruction.
Q: What are some effective strategies for teaching vocabulary in context?
A: Using context clues wrid parts (morphology), and direct instruction of high-frequency academic words.
Q: What is an anticipation guide?
A: A pre-reading strategy where students respond to statements about the text’s themes to activate prior knowledge.
Q: How can literature circles support reading comprehension?
A: By allowing students to discuss a text collaboratively in assigned roles, such as discussion leader or summarizer.
Q: What is the importance of teaching text structure in ELA?
: Recognizing structures like cause/effect, compare/contrast, and problem/solution improves Comprehension.
Q: What is an effective strategy for teaching students to use evidence from the text?
A: Using the RACE strategy: Restate, Answer, cite, and explain
What are the stages of the writing process?
Prewriting, drafting, Revising, editing, and publishing.
Q: What is the purpose of a mentor text in writing instruction?
To provide students with a strong example of writing techniques and structures.
A: Providing sentence stems
Providing sentence stems, graphic organizers, and low-stakes writing opportunities.
