Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms

Pamela Farris, Northern Illinois University
Carol Fuhler, Iowa State University
Maria Walther

Reading Comprehension

True or False


1	K-W-L-Plus activities end with students writing a summary of what they have learned in a structured writing activity.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


2	One difference between story schema and story grammar is that whereas story grammar involves the reader's internalization of the understanding of story structure, story schema describes the reader's ability to remember the hierarchical rules and terms in a story's structure.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


3	The first step in creating a story map is to read the story.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


4	Character Perspective Charts (CPCs) help students to master the concept of character point of view.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


5	In Question Answer Relationships (QARs), the "right there" questions are those with answers that require inferential thinking.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


6	Literature circles are a quick and easy method for teaching reading.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


7	Students who are second language learners should make their own books by first dictating the stories in English, and then translating the stories into their native language.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


8	Inferential reading requires students to use their schema to attach new information to their background knowledge.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


9	When teachers think aloud to model strategies to their students, they are actually scaffolding for their students.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


10	It is best practice to encourage students to utilize SQ3R every time they read a new text.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.

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