Ms Trinh Is About to Start a Unit on Sharks

question 48

Multiple Choice

Ms. Trinh is about to start a unit on sharks. Some of her students have a strong interest in sharks and know a lot about them. Others know very little about sharks. When Ms. Trinh gives a reading assignment about sharks, she should expect that:

• A) Students with more background knowledge will understand the reading material more readily than their classmates.
• B) Students' reading comprehension will depend almost entirely on their word decoding skills; their prior knowledge won't make much of a difference.
• C) Students with more background knowledge are less likely to double-check their understanding and so will make more comprehension errors.
• D) Students with less background knowledge may be reluctant to read about an unfamiliar topic; thus, motivating them to learn during the unit will be a challenge.

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