In Ben Thompson's classroom, children are immersed in a community of learners. Ben uses only authentic texts for children to read, discuss, listen to, or write about, and he says his main goal is to, Support children in the skillful use of language. How would you best describe Ben's approach to teaching literacy?
A) Ben is a whole-language teacher.
B) Ben has a balanced literacy program in his classroom.
C) Ben believes in a bottom-up approach to teaching reading.
D) Ben believes in a top-down approach to teaching reading.
Question 2
The First-Grade Studies were launched nationally in an effort to identify the best approaches to the teaching of reading. The major finding of The First-Grade Studies was that
A) children in first grade benefitted most from an interactive approach to reading instruction.
B) as long as the classroom teacher is competent, any instructional material was acceptable.
C) no instructional approach was superior to the others for students at either high or low levels of readiness.
D) classroom instructional materials were the most important factor in first grade classrooms.
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