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Praxis II Early Education Content Knowledge

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An eighth-grade teacher is inviting a guest speaker to class to give a presentation about hisjob as a veterinarian. There are several second-language learners in the class. What could the teacher do in order to prepare them how to effectively listen to and learn from the presentation?
  1. Discuss the role of a veterinarian with the students before the speaker comes, in order to connect prior knowledge to the presentation.
  2. Take the students out of the class for the presentation and assign them an alternate activity.
  3. Treat the second-language learners the same as the other students.
  4. Have a veterinarian native to their language come to class as well for their own presentation.
Explanation
Answer: A- In order for the teacher to prepare the second-language learners for the presentation, she can first discuss the role of a veterinarian with the students before the speaker comes. This allows the students to use prior knowledge to connect with what the presenter is saying.
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