Research on Reading Programs Has Shown That the Most Effective

question 140

Multiple Choice

Research on reading programs has shown that the most effective programs

• A) are phonics-only programs.
• B) are whole language-only programs.
• C) emphasize phonics but do include some whole language instruction.
• D) emphasize whole language but do include some phonics instruction.

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Definitions:

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a set of data, where half the numbers are above and half are below.

Mean

The average value of a group of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the numbers by the count of the numbers.

Frequency Distribution

a representation, often in the form of a table, that shows the number of observations within a particular range of values, used in statistics to summarize data sets.

Data Set

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