Mrs. Lorena teaches a fifth-grade class and has five students who read several years below grade level. The five students who struggle with reading are hesitant to choose books at their level because they are afraid that others will make fun of them. Mrs. Lorena is frustrated because she knows that these students will never improve their reading ability without multiple enjoyable experiences for
reading. What can Mrs. Lorena do to make the "difficult" books more accessible for these older readers?
What will be an ideal response?
One difficulty that older readers face is inability to access books in their interest level. A teacher can use tape-recorded books and books on CD or DVD. In addition, a teacher can read aloud to all of the students. Partner reading with students who are paired in mixed ability levels can expose poorer readers to different materials. The teacher can also provide several books on the same topic or genre and encourage students to read the easier books first, allowing them to build their vocabulary before tackling the more difficult books. Series books (e.g., Beverly Cleary's Ramona series) help students to become familiar with the characters so that the topics and concepts are presented repeatedly and become easier to access.
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Which of the following movements grew out of a need to focus on teacher roles, student roles, and cognition?
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How do we determine an appropriate intervention?
A. Survey teachers who have had experiences in the field. B. Gather the testimonies of parents who have children with ASD. C. Obtain the promise of improved outcomes from the program directors. D. Use scientific method to draw reliable evidence of the program effectiveness.