Suppose That 7-Year-Old Anna Is Having Trouble Learning to Read

question 76

Multiple Choice

Suppose that 7-year-old Anna is having trouble learning to read in school. Her teacher investigates how her family encourages reading, how her friends interact with her during play, and how she uses oral language to communicate. The teacher concludes that her reading will likely develop in its own time, and encourages Anna to continue to interact verbally. The teacher's approach would be very compatible with which of the following points of view?

• A) the metacognitive viewpoint
• B) the whole-language viewpoint
• C) the preoperational viewpoint
• D) the formal operational viewpoint

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