Which of the following is a top-down, functional approach to ...

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Which of the following is a top-down, functional approach to reading?
 
  A) teaching dictionary skills to help students derive the meanings of difficult words in a selection they are reading
  B) teaching and practicing a new dictionary skill each week
  C) teaching dictionary skills and having students complete dictionary work sheets
  D) teaching dictionary skills according to a well-defined scope and sequence

Question 2

Which of the following is a scientifically based program?
 
  A) Teachers who have used Program A find it to be highly effective.
  B) Using Program A, students made statistically greater gains than they did before they used Program A.
  C) Program A has been widely used with struggling readers for years.
  D) Students who used Program A made statistically greater gains than did students who used Program B.

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D