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TExES Diagnostic
correct answers for diagnostic test
Question | Answer |
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thematic planning | ideal for ELLs because students are exposed to concepts and vocabulary related to the themes in various content areas. ELLs can internalize these concepts and vocabulary through repeated exposure |
semantic mapping in social studies | identifies critical features of a given concept. Its a visual representation of interconnected characteristics or features of a given concept. Interrelatedness can be represented with words or symbols. |
earliest European colonization efforts in North America | began in St. Augustine and Roanoke. The Spaniards established St. Augustine in 1565 near what is today Jacksonville, Florida. After this, the English tried to establish a colony at Roanoke off the coast of North Carolina. |
list colony dates for VA, MA, NM, TX, NY, and NJ. | VA and MA - 17th century; NM - 1598; TX - 1682; NY and NJ - 1624. |
idioms for ELLs ("keep your nose clean" & "keep an eye on the baby" | these are connotative language because idiomatic expressions rely on cultural referents and implied/connotative meanings, which is why ELLs have difficulties understanding them |
balanced reading program | uses the best practices from the skill-based and meaning-based approaches. It combines phonics instruction (skill-based) to teach decoding skills, and meaning-based approach (whole-language strategy) to teach reading |
onset and rime to teach spelling skills | compensates for grapheme-phoneme inconsistency in English. Through use of rime children can learn to recognize and spell multiple words. |
what is onset and rime | The onset is the initial consonant sound (b- in bag), and the rime is the vowel and the rest of the syllable that follows. |
"predestined" composed of | three morpheme-units of meaning. Pre - derivational morpheme; destin - root word; ed - inflectional ending. |
SSR | designed to promote reading comprehension and vocabulary development. |
interactive writing journals | for emerging writers, key advantage is students learn that writing can be used for meaningful communication when they want to get information from teachers and peers. |
ELL Spanish dominant writing samples | might be perceived as disjointed and lacking logical sequence because they often follow curvilinear progression and might include multiple stories embedded within the narrative |
miscue analysis | developed by John Goodman to assess performance of children in oral reading. |
concept of the zero | evolved in India but also developed disconnectedly by the Mayans around 700 CE. |
Mnemonic devices (ex: my very eager mother just served us nine pizzas) | for some students this activity might lack purpose but for others it might be an effective way to remember facts |
cumulus clouds | formed during sunny summer days |