Discuss factors that teachers must consider when familiarizing themselves with their textbooks. What are the five characteristics of friendly texts? What are three textbook adaptations you can make to help all your students?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers should explain the readability level and friendliness level, in addition to describing the five characteristics of friendly texts (organization, explication, conceptual density, metadiscourse, instructional devices). Responses should discuss advance organizers, text highlighting, using multiple sources, using technology, and listening to learn.

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a. significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication, social interactions and general intellectual functioning b. significantly affects social interactions, general intellectual functioning, and is usually evident before age 3 c. significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication, general intellectual functioning, and is usually evident before age 3 d. significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and is usually evident before age 3

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Over the past decade or more, interest in the use of mixed-methods research as a means for studying educational topics and phenomenon has diminished significantly.

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Why it is important for teachers and parents to be aware of each other's viewpoints

and attitudes? What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

A source is any published or printed article, chapter, or book from which information can be obtained

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