Identify a true statement about the transactional strategy instruction approach developed by Michael Pressley and his colleagues.

A. The approach involves the teacher gradually assuming a less active role, letting the student take more initiative.
B. In this approach, teachers initially explain the strategies and model how to use them to make sense of the text.
C. According to this approach, it is important to teach students metacognitive methods to monitor their reading progress.
D. This approach lays no emphasis on summarizing as a reading strategy.


Answer: C

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