Albert's district has recently adopted a new basal reading program. He says with so many different things to think about such as response to intervention, Common Core State Standards, and how to meet the needs of English Language Learners, following the basal closely is the best approach for him. What would lead Albert to think this way?
A) A basal reading program is an all-inclusive set of commercially produced materials for providing classroom reading instruction.
B) Basal reading programs require the teacher to think less and simply follow the manuals.
C) Basal reading programs are widely adopted so they are acceptable nationally.
D) A basal reading program gives him the opportunity to work with students who need his individual time.
A
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A. Speaker B. Designer C. Knower D. Teacher
Given the degree to which systems are still changing, it is often essential when families and professionals are prepared to
a. Take legal action. b Advocate for appropriate programs. c. Go "over the head" of whomever is in charge, locally. d. None of the above.
The grade configurations of middle schools may include all of the following except
A. 6-8. B. 4-9. C. 7-10. D. 5-8.
The four teachers below are using a mastery learning approach in their classrooms. With the textbook's discussion of classroom assessment practices in mind, choose the teacher who has the best policy regarding retakes of assessments
A) Mr. Ingersol allows his students to retake the same assessment as many times as they need to in order to pass a unit. B) Ms. Saldano knows that students will study more thoroughly if they know they have one chance to be assessed, so she does not allow retakes under any circumstances. C) Ms. Huang has all students take the same assessment at least twice so that testing procedures will be fair for everyone. D) When students don't demonstrate mastery the first time, Mr. Firenze gives them a similar, but not identical, assessment instrument the second time.