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Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms

Pamela Farris, Northern Illinois University
Carol Fuhler, Iowa State University
Maria Walther

Organizing the Classroom Environment

True or False


1	Teachers must design their community of learners so that it is firmly established when students arrive on the first day of school.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


2	The International Reading Association recommends that teachers have 5 books per child in their classroom library.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


3	Students with communicative disorders should not be encouraged to participate in choral readings because they may be embarrassed to read in front of their peers.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


4	In your classroom layout, it is important that each area is clearly labeled with guidelines and expectations.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


5	"Read the room" centers provide students with the time to read all the different print resources in the room.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


6	Teachers should plan on meeting with small groups for focused reading lessons as early as possible in the school term, possibly even in the first week of class.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


7	In your classroom, you must model care and respect for each learner by teaching each child in exactly the same way.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


8	If students in your classroom are not receiving the parental support they need, you may support them in other ways such as with peer tutors and community volunteers.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


9	The term assistive technology refers to products used to increase the capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


10	Teachers are discouraged from using the language experience approach with students with hearing impairments.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.


11	Choral readings help students with communication disorders increase their oral language fluency.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.

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