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kellyjaisingh · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Ms. Smith realizes that her students do not have many strategies for interacting with text as they read. In a conversational essay, explain three strategies to Ms. Smith that can effectively be used to encourage students with text.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How can teachers learn about the background knowledge of students from diverse cultures in order to enhance their comprehension skills? What activities in this chapter would be particularly useful in helping students from diverse backgrounds tap their prior knowledge as a vehicle for enhancing their comprehension of new material?

What will be an ideal response?

flannelavenger · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answers should include information about directed reading-thinking activity, KWL, discussion webs, and story impressions.

Answer to Question 2

Answers should include information about having students fill out interest inventories, researching the Internet, and learning new languages and cultures. Anticipation guides, questioning the author, think-alouds, KWL, and discussion webs should be included.