Activating prior knowledge before and during reading is an effective comprehension strategy because it

a. creates a foundation on which to build new information learned from the text
b. assists the reader in thinking about unrelated topics while reading
c. connects the text to unknown facts
d. allows the reader to discuss any topic of interest with his classmates


A. creates a foundation on which to build new information learned from the text

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What will be an ideal response?

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