Students in all grades should be taught that ethical and credible research practices include:

Mrs. Castillow leads her 6th-grade students in a prewriting activity about plant and animal cells. She provides a Venn diagram comparing the similarities and differences. She then writes, “Cells have a cell wall.” What instructional activity should she include next to promote sentence expansion?  

Whitney struggles with working memory. Thus, she has difficulty managing the multitude of skills needed when completing paragraph writing tasks, particularly organization. How might Ms. Alexander best help Whitney improve her writing?  

What is a key benefit of teaching spelling and vocabulary concurrently?

Use the nursery rhyme below to identify words that conform to the phonic patterns in Questions 21-26.  Jack and Jill Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.   Up Jack got and home did trot As fast as he could caper Went to bed and plastered his head With vinegar and brown paper. Which two words contain an r-controlled vowel?

Which of the following words have exactly five (5) graphemes? dresses brownie baits blast fifth shook

Ms. Trujillo prints the letter “m” on the whiteboard. She tells the children to listen as she says the sound. She points to the letter and says, “/mmm/.” Then she says, “When I put my finger under the letter, you say the sound.” The students repeat the sound as she points. She uses the same procedure to practice sounds for the letters “ă” and “t.” Ms. Trujillo then helps the children blend the sounds together, saying “/mmmm……aaaaaaa……t/” as she slides her finger underneath the letters.  What is Ms. Trujillo’s teaching focus? 

During a read-aloud, Mr. Carter pauses and asks his students, “The author never tells us why the boy is shivering. Based on details in the story and what you know, can we figure out why the boy is shivering?” Which strategy is Mr. Carter using to teach deep comprehension?

Use the nursery rhyme below to identify words that conform to the phonic patterns in Questions 21-26.  Jack and Jill Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.   Up Jack got and home did trot As fast as he could caper Went to bed and plastered his head With vinegar and brown paper. Which two words contain an open syllable?

A vowel and any following consonants in a syllable is referred to as a(n):