Which of the Following Students Provides the Most Accurate Summary

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary of the whole-language approach to reading?

• A) Matthias: "Teachers should emphasize the meaning of a story, so that children would be eager to learn to read."
• B) Mark: "Teachers should emphasize the gestalt of each word, in other words, the whole word, rather than just a collection of letters."
• C) Becca: "Teachers should read interesting books to children, so that children can appreciate how stories are constructed."
• D) KayLyn: "Teachers should provide extensive background information on a story, before the children try to read the text."

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Definitions:

Price Effect

The change in the quantity demanded of a good or service caused by a change in its price.

Deadweight Loss

The loss of economic efficiency that occurs when the equitable market outcome is not achieved, often due to taxes, subsidies, or artificially imposed prices like price ceilings or floors.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, free entry and exit, and perfect information that leads to firms being price takers.

Short-Run Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the quantity of goods a firm is willing and able to supply at different prices in a given short-term period, holding some factors constant.