Mrs. Petal's 3rd-grade class is having difficulty understanding some of the recent chapter books they have been introduced to. They appear, however, to make very few word identification errors. To help her class, Mrs. Petal should:
a. assess the students to determine if each has developed phonemic awareness; if not, she should begin with a series of lessons on sound matching.
b. do nothing as this is the first grade level in which such books are introduced and the class will get used to them and understand better as time goes on.
c. go over research techniques and how to use reference guides such as dictionaries to help with understanding the words they do not understand.
d. allow the class larger blocks of time to read, and institute programs such as a book club or literature circles.
d
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a. prevention. b. redirection. c. removal. d. cooperation.
After goals have been set, what is the next step in the school improvement process?
a. Implementation and monitoring b. Sharing data results c. Creating a vision d. Identifying and selecting promising practices
Which one of the following suggestions should you not use when you plan your study blocks on a weekly schedule?
A) Label each study block by naming the class you will study so you can ensure that you are using the 2:1 ratio each week. B) Schedule all your study times Monday through Thursday so weekends are free. C) Study your most difficult or your least favorite subject earliest in the day. D) Create patterns in the week so that your schedule is easier to learn.
Medical researchers in Cleveland are searching for the cure to a deadly disease. To determine potential solutions, they might do which of the following? Click all that apply.
A. Go with their gut feeling about a particular drug. B. Ask for input from researchers in Boston. C. See if they can find a drug that will cure one symptom of the disease. D. Flip a coin to see which drug to place into clinical trials. E. Try a number of different drugs to see if any of them works.