A group of parents contact you about the use of tall tales in your fifth grade classroom. They feel
you should not use tall tales because they are misrepresentative of historical events and seem
frivolous. What will you say to the parents about your use of tall tales?
What will be an ideal response?
A complete response will develop a sound basis for using tall tales in the classroom. Citing
requirements such as curriculum benchmarks and teaching requirements would be beneficial.
Support from the text on the value of tall tales would be necessary. A clear position should be
articulated in a professional and thoughtful manner that informs parents and is not defensive.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
According to the IDEIA 2004, when determining whether a child has a specific learning disability, which of the follow choices is NOT true?
A) The LEA (local education agency) is not required to consider a severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability. B) The LEA (local education agency) may use a process that determines if a student responds to scientific, research-based interventions as part of the evaluation. C) The approaches for students with learning disabilities and behavior problems are similar. D) There must be a severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability.
Virtual field trips are one way of providing a modified version of thisactivity to help students learn other languages
A) intercultural telecollaborations B) language immersion C) intercultural immersion D) machine translation
The ________ method of estimating reliability involves comparing responses to different sets of items that are part of an instrument.
A. scoring observer agreement B. internal-consistency C. test-retest D. equivalent-forms