After administering a social studies pretest, Mr. Baker real…
After administering a social studies pretest, Mr. Baker realized his students were lacking in content-specific vocabulary and morphological knowledge. He then developed a lesson in which he first wrote the word geography on the board. He asked the students to look carefully at the parts of the word and listen as he read each word part. Students tapped each syllable, then read the word quickly. Mr. Baker reminded the students, “Say each syllable as you read the word.” Then, the students wrote the word while they pronounced each syllable. Finally, they discussed the meanings of the word parts. What was Mr. Baker’s instructional purpose?
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Mr. Miller is meeting with George’s parents for a parent/teacher conference. He needs to explain to them George’s scores on the most recent IRI. These are George’s scores: Comprehension is Tier 1 at the 55th percentile Text Fluency is Tier 2 at the 28th percentile Vocabulary is Tier 3 at the 16th percentile Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of these scores for George’s parents?
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Emma was given a book which the teacher read aloud to her. As Emma followed along in her copy of the book, the teacher paused periodically to ask her questions. Using a checklist with 24 items, the teacher marked observations such as the following: Shows the front of the book. Shows the direction of print across a line of text. Points to the first and last word on the page. Points to a capital letter. Which type of assessment was the teacher giving?
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