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MTEL Reading Specialist Test Answer Key
1. D: There are two reasons to read: for pleasure and to learn. Whatever the motivation, reading helps develop a broad, eclectic background of knowledge and expand vocabulary. Comprehension improves when students actively think about what they are reading, apply learned knowledge, and connect new information to their world.
2. A: Low literacy students usually come from homes where little reading material is available, were probably not read to very often and usually have limited vocabularies. These students may not be eager to learn a new way of speaking because they identify with a particular culture and language and don’t want to give it up.
3. B: In order to read, a student must be able to decode the letters, arrange them in a logical sequence and know what each word means. Readers need to recognize what spoken words look like when they see them written. If readers don’t recognize the words they see in print, they won’t understand the ideas and concepts being discussed.
4. C: Indirect vocabulary learning begins at birth. A child learns to recognize and understand words by how they are used, who is saying them and what is going on around him when he hears them. He learns the meanings of words and adds to his vocabulary through conversations especially between and with adults, by being read to and reading on his own.
5. A: This approach believes the teacher is a facilitator who instructs by building on knowledge previously acquired, encourages active learning and emphasizes working in groups to develop social and communication skills. Students integrate the old and new information quicker, retain it longer, and are able to retrieve it easier.