Which of the following statements accurately describes decontextualized language?
A. Teaching literacy skills in isolation rather than in the context of authentic literacy experiences with books
B. A kind of language that is often used in reading because it refers to events that do not exist in the readers' present environment
C. Language that is unfamiliar to a reader because it reflects the characters' experiences in an unfamiliar cultural, historical, or geographical context
D. None of the above
B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following members of the school community has the potential to be the strongest ally and source of support to the classroom teacher?
a. The department chair. b. The principal. c. Members of the school board. d. Parents. e. Powerful community members.
Effective teachers use minilessons to teach students about specific words. These minilessons:
a) should always be provided before students read the text b) should always be provided after students have read the text c) can be provided before or after students read the text d) should only be provided for struggling readers
The most traditional approach to reading instruction, which involves the use of books with a different text assigned for each grade level, is which of the following?
A. Phonics B. Whole language C. Basal D. Skill-based