What might be behind the over-representation of bilingual children among students with learning disabilities?
a. Assessments used to detect learning disabilities may not be valid and reliable for bilingual students.
b. Learning a second language is academically demanding and may result in lower academic performance.
c. Education systems in other countries are so far behind the U.S. that students have difficulties catching up. d. Both A and B are true.
d
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Students who are undecided about a career during their first year of college
A) may see options open that other students miss. B) must avoid declaring a major until they have decided what to do. C) have started off their college life on a bad foot. D) should not have come to college so unprepared. E) must avoid declaring a minor until they decide on a major.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
All of the following characteristics of books matter to young readers and should be considered by adults when selecting books for children, EXCEPT
A. short books and books with short chapters. B. stories with characters the age of the intended reader or slightly older. C. picturebooks and novels with illustrations interspersed throughout the book. D. stories with many interesting main characters.