BENCHMARK EDU 305

 

Read the scenario below to inform the assignment:

Seven-year-old Alfonso has two months left in his first grade year. He is active and outgoing, has many friends, and loves to play soccer. Science is his favorite subject. He enjoys learning anything related to space and sloths. He is very curious and particularly likes hands-on academic activities that use manipulatives. During literacy class instruction, Alfonso can sound out words well, but struggles with reading comprehension including word meanings and finding connections among words in various grade appropriate texts. Alfonso has a particularly hard time connecting what he reads with what he already knows. He often brings up irrelevant information when trying to make these connections. Alfonso’s teacher, Ms. Seymour, wants to ensure Alfonso masters the vocabulary and comprehension skills that are expected before the end of the year, so she has written the following curricular/academic goals for him:

• Given a grade-appropriate text with new vocabulary, Alfonso will use context clues and other strategies, such as consulting a dictionary, to help determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. • Given a grade-appropriate text, Alfonso will make connections from text to self to help comprehend the meaning of the text.

Part 1: Lesson Outline Using the “Reading Comprehension Lesson Outline Template ,” develop a research-based reading lesson outline to help Alphonso reach his vocabulary and reading comprehension goals. Begin by selecting a grade-appropriate children’s book on which to base the lesson.

The lesson plan  outline should include the following: • Three learning objectives aligned to one or more state literacy standard that reflects the literacy goals Alphonso is working to achieve. • The selected book and a vocabulary activity that introduces five vocabulary words directly from the book. • A comprehension activity that allows Alfonso to demonstrate his comprehension of the story. • Two research-based strategies that can be integrated into the vocabulary and comprehension activities to help Alfonso meet his vocabulary and comprehension goals. • Opportunities for Alfonso to apply these skills to different situations or content areas.

Part 2: Rationale and Specialist Planning Provide a 500-750 word narrative that includes a rationale for the reading comprehension lesson plan and a plan to work with a reading specialist. In the rationale, explain the following: • The alignment between Alfonso’s curricular/academic goals, the lesson activities, and the presented research-based strategies. • How the lesson addresses Alfonso’s specific learning needs as well as his interests. • At least one learning theory that supports the selected strategies. Suppose your principal arranged for a reading specialist to help with meeting Alfonso’s developmental needs. In the same narrative as above, describe a structured system you and the specialist could put in place that involves short- and long-term goal setting, as well as data analysis, re-evaluation, and feedback to Alfonso and his family .

Include at least three scholarly sources to support your lesson, rationale, and specialist plan.

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Question 1

2.5 / 2.5 points

Which of the following would NOT be considered a red flag in speech and language development?

Question options:

 

 

a)

The child does not respond to     “no” or changes in tone of voice between 0-3 months.

 

 

b)

The child does not answer simple     “who,” “what,” and “where” questions or is     not understood by people outside the family between 1 and 2 years of age.

 

 

c)

The child cannot understand     differences in meaning or string together two or three words between 2-3 years.

 

 

d)

The child has not developed     correct syntax and pronoun usage by 2 years of age.

 

Question 2

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following is TRUE about debriefing with children after a science activity?

Question options:

 

 

a)

It helps them realize that     science is a collection of well-known facts.

 

 

b)

It encourages children to think     creatively, divergently, and convergently in their problem solving.

 

 

c)

It teaches children that science     is bound by already documented laws, theories, and principles.

 

 

d)

It guards against relying on     using their intuitive feelings to solve problems.

 

Question 3

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

What is the best strategy to use when a teacher is providing for learning of physical knowledge?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Set up the materials and     encourage exploration.

 

 

b)

Give detailed information by     telling children about physical knowledge.

 

 

c)

Model the skill to be learned.

 

 

d)

Have someone demonstrate an     experiment and debrief.

 

Question 4

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

When a child yells out, “McDonald’s!” at the sign of the golden arches but cannot yet decode, he is in what word knowledge stage?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Orthographic

 

 

b)

Alphabetic

 

 

c)

Analytic

 

 

d)

Logographic

 

Question 5

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

The teacher asks the children to sort the insect pictures in one pile and the spider pictures in another pile. This is an example of what cognitive operation?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Classification

 

 

b)

One-to-one correspondence

 

 

c)

Matching

 

 

d)

Conservation

 

Question 6

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

What is the last skill to be acquired on the continuum of phonological awareness?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Rhyming

 

 

b)

Writing fluency

 

 

c)

Phonemic awareness

 

 

d)

Balanced literacy

 

Question 7

0 / 2.5 points

 

Matching, patterning, and seriating are examples of which type of cognitive skills?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Focusing skills

 

 

b)

Memory skills

 

 

c)

Analyzing skills

 

 

d)

Organizing skills

 

Question 8

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following skills are covered in the CCSS English Language Arts?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Decoding, independent reading,     balanced literacy, and writing workshop

 

 

b)

Leaving spaces between words,     capitalization, punctuation, and methods of instruction

 

 

c)

Phonological awareness, phonemic     awareness, alphabetic awareness, and expert tutoring

 

 

d)

Reading, writing, speaking and listening,     language, and media and technology

 

Question 9

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following is an example of Socratic questioning?

Question options:

 

 

a)

“Which one of these answers     is correct?”

 

 

b)

“What is the name of that animal?”

 

 

c)

“How do you know     that?”

 

 

d)

“Which of these dates comes     first on a timeline?”

 

Question 10

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which approach is most likely to enhance children’s ability to classify objects?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Tell the children to find all of     the red ones.

 

 

b)

Provide the materials that could     be classified for the children to use on their own during free play.

 

 

c)

Explain in detail what     attributes are and how they vary, and quiz children about their comprehension     of this instruction.

 

 

d)

Ask children to sort materials     and then tell you why they put certain things together.

 

Question 11

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following bridges children’s informal knowledge with formal concepts?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Learning mathematical content     and processes

 

 

b)

Opportunities presented for real     problem solving

 

 

c)

Watching, listening, memorizing,     and copying

 

 

d)

Offering particular time slots     in the day for mathematics

 

Question 12

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

What is the first indication of emergent literacy in a young child?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Child uses a single letter for a     word.

 

 

b)

Child is scribbling.

 

 

c)

Child uses letter-like forms.

 

 

d)

Child writes letter strings.

 

Question 13

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Ordering is the operation of which of the following?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Identifying common relations     between objects

 

 

b)

Pairing on exact or identical     attributes

 

 

c)

Seriating objects by attributes

 

 

d)

Categorizing on the basis of a     primary attribute

 

Question 14

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following would constitute an example of alliteration?

Question options:

 

 

a)

The beautiful moon rose over the     sleepy town.

 

 

b)

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

 

 

c)

Susy sells seashells down by the     seashore.

 

 

d)

Teensy, Weensy Spider went up     the waterspout.

 

Question 15

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

The time it takes for a child to become functional in a new language depends greatly on:

Question options:

 

 

a)

the teacher’s skill.

 

 

b)

the amount of exposure to the     new language.

 

 

c)

parents’ ability to speak the     new language.

 

 

d)

the difficulty of the new     language.

 

Question 16

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following is NOT true?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Oral language is increased when     a child has a chatty mother.

 

 

b)

The peak learning years for     human beings appears to be between 4 and 10 years of age.

 

 

c)

Pruning destroys synapses,     resulting in a less efficient brain.

 

 

d)

Poor nutrition and maternal drug     use may result in problematic fetal brain development.

 

Question 17

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

What is the relationship between sounds and letters in the written language?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Phonological awareness

 

 

b)

Graphemes

 

 

c)

Phonics

 

 

d)

Phonemic awareness

 

Question 18

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following is a gene that stimulates synapses to transmit signals?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Axon

 

 

b)

CREB

 

 

c)

Myelin

 

 

d)

Neuron

 

Question 19

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which is NOT one of the 5 essential functions of inquiry?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Helps students “know how we     know” in science

 

 

b)

Develops dispositions to use the     skills, abilities, and habits of mind associated with science

 

 

c)

Develops an understanding of the     nature of science

 

 

d)

Creates new facts about how to     model observation

 

Question 20

0 / 2.5 points

 

In response to the teacher’s request to tell her how many red blocks there are in a set of 40 colored blocks, Sam must use which of the following?

Question options:

 

 

a)

One-to-one correspondence

 

 

b)

Cardinality

 

 

c)

Subitizing

 

 

d)

Conservation

 

Question 21

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

What strategies are likely to be MOST effective in teaching a young child to throw a ball?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Playing a video of a     professional baseball pitcher followed by discussion

 

 

b)

Allowing some exploration, then     demonstrating followed by oral cues and practice

 

 

c)

Giving directions to children in     large groups followed by practice by pairs

 

 

d)

Providing small soft balls and     waiting for the skill to emerge on its own

 

Question 22

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following is likely to be the appropriate age range for this description of friendship? Tom and David are good friends who play together often. They take turns and share toys and materials comfortably. One day, Ian approached Tom and said, “I want to be your friend.” Tom replied, “You can’t be my friend-David is my friend!”

Question options:

 

 

a)

2 to 3

 

 

b)

5 to 9

 

 

c)

10 to 12

 

 

d)

13 to 15

 

Question 23

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following describes the steps that children can be taught to resolve a conflict?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Define the problem, suggest     solutions, and negotiate a solution, follow-through.

 

 

b)

Determine whether the conflict     is intentional, review the rules, redirect problem behavior.

 

 

c)

Stop the activity, protect the     hurt child, and comfort the angry child.

 

 

d)

Review the situation in light of     classroom rules, show concern about the other child’s feelings, discuss the     consequences of the action.

 

Question 24

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Identify the LEAST accurate statement about physical fitness.

Question options:

 

 

a)

Children who are fit when young     tend to remain fit in adolescence.

 

 

b)

Endurance, speed, agility,     coordination, reaction time, strength, flexibility, and balance are a part     of being fit.

 

 

c)

Time spent in physical activity     has a negative effect on achievement of educational standards.

 

 

d)

Moderate physical activity improves     children’s ability to focus their attention after participation.

 

Question 25

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the perceptual motor skills are most closely associated with deciphering letters from words?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Balance

 

 

b)

Directional awareness

 

 

c)

Temporal awareness

 

 

d)

Figure-ground perception

 

Question 26

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

The purpose of using activities related to diverse cultures in a homogenous classroom is to provide which of the following?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Opportunities to make the     dramatic play area more interesting

 

 

b)

Opportunities for children to     feel more comfortable with people less familiar to them

 

 

c)

Learning experiences about the     dominant culture

 

 

d)

Early chance to learn languages     other than English

 

Question 27

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which motor skill would you expect children to be able to perform earliest?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Throwing

 

 

b)

Catching

 

 

c)

Kicking

 

 

d)

Galloping

 

Question 28

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

When Mr. Green talks with the children about WHY taking turns is a rule in his classroom, he is touching on which dimension of the social domain?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Social Skills

 

 

b)

Social Responsibility

 

 

c)

Socialization

 

 

d)

Social Studies

 

Question 29

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

What strategy is the best one to teach 3- to 5-year-olds about proper eating habits?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Correct each child when he or     she makes a mistake.

 

 

b)

Eat meals with the children and     demonstrate proper eating habits.

 

 

c)

Do direct instruction during     morning group times.

 

 

d)

Allow for exploration and guided     discovery.

 

Question 30

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Kathleen, age 7, holds the small ball in both hands in front of her before swinging forward, then backward with one hand and balancing on well-separated feet. As her arm swings forward and across her body, she rotates and leans into the throw. She moves the foot from the back to a forward position as she follows through the body movement and maintains her balance. What word best describes this movement?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Bilateral

 

 

b)

Ipsilateral

 

 

c)

Unilateral

 

 

d)

Contralateral

 

Question 31

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Why are early childhood professionals advised to spend time teaching children about conflict resolution?

Question options:

 

 

a)

It is an important part of the     social studies curriculum.

 

 

b)

It emphasizes communication and     empathy.

 

 

c)

It teaches children about the     sociology of the early childhood environment.

 

 

d)

It is a way to teach social     responsibility.

 

Question 32

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Mrs. Garcia is ill. Her 5-year-old son, Jose, offers her his teddy bear for comfort. What aspect of prosocial behavior does little Jose still need to learn more about?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Recognizing need

 

 

b)

Making a decision

 

 

c)

Perspective taking

 

 

d)

Instrumental know-how

 

Question 33

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following activities represents the civic ideals and practices theme within the Social Studies curriculum?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Children make a family tree of     their parents and grandparents.

 

 

b)

Children vote on a name for a     class gerbil.

 

 

c)

Children study the interaction     between home and workplace environments.

 

 

d)

Children work on a food drive to     combat hunger in their community.

 

Question 34

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

What is the single MOST effective strategy to prevent disease in groups of children?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Keep children inside during cool     to cold days or damp weather.

 

 

b)

Ensure that children and adults     wash their hands correctly upon entering the classroom, before meals, and     after toileting.

 

 

c)

Incorporate regular exercises     and physical fitness activities.

 

 

d)

Use organic foods and plan a     diet high in protein.

 

Question 35

0 / 2.5 points

 

Giving children information about how their actions affect others is an example of which play intervention strategy?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Modeling

 

 

b)

Expanding

 

 

c)

Coaching

 

 

d)

Mediating

 

Question 36

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of children’s social development?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Children’s social competence     influences their academic achievement.

 

 

b)

Children naturally know how to     make friends and influence people.

 

 

c)

In our society, a high level of     social competence means that a child exhibits responsible, friendly,     cooperative, purposeful, and self-controlled behavior.

 

 

d)

Social development can be looked     at as the foundation on which other types of learning takes place.

 

Question 37

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which strategies are best for teaching motor skills?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Coaching and demonstration

 

 

b)

Experimentation, followed by     correction

 

 

c)

Telling children to try harder

 

 

d)

Waiting for the motor skill to     emerge

 

Question 38

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

When Karen sees that Marie is crying and gives her a pat on the back, she is demonstrating which facet(s) of prosocial behavior?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Awareness

 

 

b)

Recognizing Need and Taking Action

 

 

c)

Recognizing Need, Deciding to Act, and     Taking Action

 

 

d)

Instrumental Know How

 

Question 39

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

At what age can you expect 90% of the children to use a three-point grip on a writing utensil comfortably?

Question options:

 

 

a)

About 4

 

 

b)

About 5

 

 

c)

About 6

 

 

d)

About 7

 

Question 40

2.5 / 2.5 points

 

Which is the least mature grip on a writing implement?

Question options:

 

 

a)

Tripod grip with fingers well away from     the tip

 

 

b)

Tripod grip with implement resting on     the index finger, near the tip

 

 

c)

Full hand grasp with the thumb toward     the point

 

 

d)

Full hand grasp with the thumb away     from the point