1. How should the balance of instructional time spent on foundational readingskills and language comprehension between first grade and third grade for typical learners? Answer: The time spent on foundational reading skills should skift from about 40% in first grade to 20% in third grade. 2. What criterion would be most relevant for selecting high-quality texts for reading aloud or for meiated text reading? Answer: The text has layers of meaning thatcan be explored through several readings. 3. According to the National Reading Panel (2000) and several research analyses, which of these strategies is more effective than the others for developingcomprehension? Answer: having students retell or summarize what they have read 4. During a teacher-mediated reading of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood,which of these questions is most likely to facilitate construction of a mental model of the texts meanings? Answer: "What do we know about the characters so far?" 5. If a high quality, worthwhile narrative text has been read once, what is the most appropriate activity studetnsshould do next? Answer: Complete a story frame thatoutlines major events. 6. What is an effective way to helpo students construct a mental model of informational text? Answer: Pose queries during reading to ensure students are makingthe necessary inferences.