Educators who advocate a whole-language approach to reading argue that
A) reading instruction should focus on phonics.
B) from the beginning, children should be exposed to text in its complete form.
C) children should learn the basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds before being given reading material.
D) children should learn to write before beginning to read.
B
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Why do young adults choose to have children?
A. They get pleasure from watching their children grow, and fulfillment from seeing them be successful. B. There are health benefits to the mother from having a successful pregnancy. C. They want to get financial gain from government benefits programs, such as tax breaks and welfare. D. The majority of parents do not plan to have children.
When compared with socioeconomically similar monolinguals, bilingual children
a. fail to achieve normal fluency in either language. b. achieve normal levels of fluency and also gain some cognitive advantages. c. begin a slow but inevitable decline into retardation. d. suffer no cognitive deficits, but language learning is slower.
Who is known as the father of American psychology?
A) Edward Titchener B) William James C)John B. Watson D) B. F. Skinner
When Freud's students broke away from his theories in order to modify and change them, they were called
a. neo-Freudians. b. functionalists. c. humanists. d. cognitive behaviorists.