Why is a lifespan developmental perspective on reading important to educators of adolescents?

What will be an ideal response?


Educators of adolescents must recognize that middle and high school students are still becoming literate—they should not expect that students can read and comprehend content area textbooks and other text used instructionally [primary documents, for example] without instruction in how to read and comprehend these texts.

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Kate lines some wooden blocks in a row. Then she puts a wooden figure on each block. This activity is?

a. ?structured. b. ?informal. c. ?naturalistic. d. ?traditional.

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Goals of the assessment, evaluation and discussion process include

A) listening without contributing to helpful suggestions and ideas. B) making assessments through very general feedback. C) keeping standards and ethics in mind while core competencies emerge. D) preventing the teacher from attempting self-assessment and possibly drawing inaccurate conclusions. E) All of these answers are correct.

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Kinesthetic learners learn best through

a. seeing. c. movement. b. hearing. d. none of the above.

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According to Thorndike, attaining food produces behavioral change because it is a/an

a. consequence for responses. b. example of the repeated practice of responses. c. primary reinforcer. d. satisfying state following a response.

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