Describe the meaning-based approach to reading instruction
What will be an ideal response?
Proponents of the meaning-based approach believe that, if provided with the right kind of environments, experiences, and social interactions, most children require very little formal instruction to learn to read and write. An ideal environment for learning will involve:
• Print-rich classroom
• Frequent storybook reading
• Shared reading of big books
• Shared writing experiences
• Projects and/or thematic units
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Describe the concept of inert knowledge
What will be an ideal response?
Children should make maps before they can read or understand them
A. True B. False. If so, why?
Which reading backpack activity involves a shopping spree and a short summary on what the student learns?
a. newspaper race b. catalog interview c. Scrabble d. language workshop
Brianna is completing a few reading comprehension questions. Her teacher keeps interrupting her work to check it. However, Brianna performs well on reading comprehension and can do this task without the help of her teacher. According to Vygotsky, is reading comprehension in Brianna's zone of proximal development?
A. No, because she cannot complete it on her own. B. Yes, because she can complete it on her own. C. Yes, because she needs scaffolding in reading comprehension. D. No, because she can complete it on her own.