Question

Question

Which evidence from the article "The Benefits of Reading and Writing Extend Beyond the Classroom" best supports the inference that writing helps people communicate more effectively?
Responses

A. "…when we finally share our writing with others, there is a greater chance that the exchanges we have will be more open and positive."

B. "Writing gives us the time to consider how our words might be received. It gives us a way to thoughtfully craft our messages."

C. "Have you ever left a tense or emotional conversation thinking about what you should have or would have said?"

D. "…the process of writing can lead us to develop new opinions or to make realizations that we might not have made otherwise."

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

It's not uncommon for a struggling secondary reader to declare, "I read last night's homework, but I don't remember anything about it (let alone understand it)!" According to Jacobs, "How successfully students remember or understand the text depends, in part, on how explicitly teachers have prepared them to read it for clearly defined purposes."

Helping students make that leap — from knowing to understanding — represents the very heart of the educational enterprise.

During the prereading stage, teachers prepare students for their encounter with the text. They help students organize the background knowledge and experience they will use to solve the mystery of the text. To do so, they must understand the cultural and language-based contexts students bring to their reading, their previous successes or failures with the content, and general ability to read a particular kind of text. Based on this assessment, teachers can choose strategies that will serve as effective scaffolds between the students' "given" and the "new" of the text.

Asking such questions as, "What do I already know and what do I need to know before reading?" or "What do I think this passage will be about, given the headings, graphs, or pictures?" helps students anticipate the text, make personal connections with the text, and help to promote engagement and motivation. Brainstorming and graphic organizers also serve to strengthen students' vocabulary knowledge and study skills.