Read one of the landmark studies and reflect on the significance of this study for the role of literature for children. Another option is to divide into small groups with each group reading and discussing one landmark study. Then form a new group with one person representing each study to examine insights across studies. Brainstorm implications for your work as a parent, librarian, or educator.
What will be an ideal response?
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The advantages of attending a community college are many. Which one of the following characteristics is NOT a typical advantage of the community college?
a) Lower cost and open admissions policy b) Convenient location c) Comprehensive course offerings d) Research expertise of professors
Compare and contrast the personal qualities and dispositions of multicultural educators.
What will be an ideal response?
When discussing reading and writing workshop, the principal correctly advised that reading and writing workshop:
a) could be used as the primary instructional approach in a classroom or as a complement to other instructional approaches b) should only be used as a supplemental approach to literacy instruction c) reflected a behaviorist theory of literacy instruction d) reflected a teacher-centered view of instruction
In reading fluency, which component of reading suffers if a student struggles with decoding?
a. blending b. phonics c. comprehension d. vocabulary