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SGallaher96 · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Why is it important to include both teacher-directed instruction and student-centered instruction in a comprehensive balanced literacy classroom?

a. It keeps students from becoming bored.
b. It gives the teacher different alternatives when planning instruction.
c. It ensures that all students receive instruction that is appropriate to their needs. d. It is not important to use both types of instruction.

Question 2

Given what you learned in this chapter about research indicating the elements of effective literacy instruction, which of the following statements is true?

a. The most important thing for an effective literacy teacher to consider is the Common Core State Standards.
b. An effective literacy teacher must consider multiple elements in planning instruction and keep abreast of new research.
c. The least important element for an effective literacy teacher to consider is data on each student.
d. An effective literacy teacher must find one instructional strategy which works well for him or her and master it before adding other strategies.