Author Question: Your textbook discusses the topic of metacomprehension in young children. According to this ... (Read 55 times)

a0266361136 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Your textbook discusses the topic of metacomprehension in young children. According to this discussion,

a. young children do not have the skills that they need, in order to use metacomprehension.
b. teachers do not try hard enough to emphasize metacomprehension.
c. the stories in the textbooks do not require metacomprehension.
d. children's memory skills are very limited, because their working memory holds only two or three words at a time.

Question 2

What general conclusion can we reach about making inferences during reading?

a. People are generally reluctant to make inferences unless they are convinced that the inference is justified.
b. People consistently make inferences, especially if they have relatively poor metacomprehension skills.
c. People often make inferences, especially if they have expertise in the topic.
d. People are generally reluctant to make inferences unless someone specifically urges them to do so.