Mr. Cosby, the eighth-grade science teacher, selected a fourth-grade reading level book covering similar science
content. He gave this book to Allie, a student with learning disabilities in his class. What variable did the teacher
modify?
a. interpersonal factors
b. task content
c. spatial factors
d. difficulty level
e. All of these
ANSWER: d
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A. extend and reinforce their expressive and receptive vocabularies related to the text's topic B. infer the meaning of new vocabulary in the text based on word derivations C. strengthen and extend their understanding of the overall structure of the text D. verify word meanings in the text by incorporating syntactic and semantic clues into their word analysis
Mr. Jimenez examines the following student data noting the number of correct items from a diagnostic reading benchmark. After reading the data, Mr. Jimenez plans to meet with each student to help create their individual reading goals. After analyzing the data, Mr. Jimenez most appropriate next step is to
What will be an ideal response?
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Describe the ideal middle-school classroom organization for reading instruction and instruction in the content area
What will be an ideal response?