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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
History of Reading and Writing
True or False
1
Horace Mann believed that teachers should be trained in pedagogy.
A)
True.
B)
False.
2
The Common School Act was implemented in the 1600s to educate men to protect them from Satan.
A)
True.
B)
False.
3
Stimulus - response theory led to theories of the impact of motivation on teaching reading.
A)
True.
B)
False.
4
Basal reading programs with controlled vocabulary possessing common patterns were known as "phonics readers."
A)
True.
B)
False.
5
Developmental reading is the remediation of reading skills for adult learners.
A)
True.
B)
False.
6
Golden Books were first written to popularize multicultural literature.
A)
True.
B)
False.
7
In the 1950s, the dominant publisher of basal readers was Scott, Foresman, and Company.
A)
True.
B)
False.
8
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act established Title 1.
A)
True.
B)
False.
9
The term "miscue analysis" was coined by researcher Jeanne Chall.
A)
True.
B)
False.
10
The idea of invented, or temporary, spelling came about in 1971.
A)
True.
B)
False.
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