Explain the importance of using texts that are not books (e.g., newspapers, magazines, real life texts, advertisements, postcards, etc.)
What will be an ideal response?
• Provide motivation for children struggling with school texts
• Provide variety of text structures
• Introduce students to concepts about print beyond the linear design of books
• Expose students to the wide variety of purposes for reading
• Give children skills and strategies that may improve their independence
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a. Yes, a large sample will avoid bias. b. Yes, the respondents may differ from non-respondents. c. No, delayed returns would be of doubtful value. d. No, a certain loss of respondents is expected.
Children who are diagnosed with dyslexia show neurological differences, demonstrated in that they have
A. a smaller auditory cortex. B. smaller connections between Broca's area and Wernicke's area. C. more activity in the left hemisphere of the brain. D. abnormalities in the occipital lobes of the brain.
The type of journal in which students write a passage on one page and their reactions to it on another page is a
A. dialogue journal. B. double-entry journal. C. buddy journal. D. response journal.