LTCY 420-Fall 2006
Reading in the Primary Grades

Scavenger Hunt

All the answers for this scavenger hunt are found on http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~czippay/420syllabusspring07.htm and http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~czippay/420calendarTRspring07.html

Name ______________________________

Enter the site where you are taking this course.

1. What is Mrs. Zippay's email address?

2. What is the name of the required text by Cunningham and Allington?

3. Name the critical performance for this course.

4. You will be administering at least one Informal Reading Inventory in this course. What are you trying to accomplish with this inventory? (copy and paste the answer directly from the webpage) HINT: Look under "situation."

5. How many "Experiences in Teaching Reading" do you do? List the title for each experience.

6. Who are the authors of the textbook associated with the Informal Reading Inventory?

7. How many read alouds of quality children's literature will you be doing?

8. How many exams are there in this course?

9. What is the purpose of the "Me Box"?

10. According to "The Fine Print," how will all assignments be graded?

11. How many points must you earn to receive an "A"?

12. In this course, what letter grade is equivalent to 83%?

13. Please fill in the following:

To represent ideas or interpretations taken from another source as one's own is _______________. Plagiarism is a _______________ offense. The academic work of students must be their _______________. Students must give the _______________ credit for any source material used. To lift content directly from a source without giving credit is a _______________ act. To present a _______________ passage after having changed a few words, even if the source is cited, is also _______________

14. Who is responsible for producing an assignment if it is lost/misplaced, etc.?

15. True or False Cell phones are NOT allowed in public schools.

16. When is your first day in the field?

17. What are you most excited about in our course?

18. What are the penalties for submitting late work?

19. True or False You can only receive class participation points if you attend class.

20. Why are you compiling your own Reading Teacher's Notebook of Strategies?