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What language might a teacher use to teach students to expand the following sentence? The Australian koala is endangered.  

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?

Analyze this writing sample: The text says, “I am most proud when I help my mom and dad. I help them wen I help make breckfist. I help clean thaier room. I help clean the bathroom.” Pridasi is an English learner in the 5th grade. Based on the writing sample, what is the first step a teacher could have Pridasi take to improve his word choice?  

Miss Bauer reads a story to her first graders. Throughout the week, the children reread the same story in a variety of ways, including choral reading in small groups, whisper reading to themselves, and partner reading. At the end of the week, Miss Bauer has each student read the book to her individually as she checks for expression and accuracy. What is Miss Bauer’s instructional focus?

Mr. Hollibaugh notices his 2nd-grade students are now writing complete, simple sentences consistently. Which would be the most appropriate next step in instruction?

Mr. Blake had students write a paragraph comparing and contrasting two animals they had studied. To scaffold the process, he provided the following: “______ and ______ are both ______. They are alike because ______. They have differences, too. The ______ is ______, and the ______ is ______.”  This is an example of using:  

Mrs. James is teaching her students how to write a summary of informational text. Instruction should focus on:

Which of the following BEST explains why teachers need to teach various text structures in writing?

An 8th grade student with dysgraphia has difficulty with notetaking during class instruction. What would be the best accommodation to help this student?  

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?