Correct Response: B. During small-group discussions and close reading lessons, the teacher can provide students with explicit explanation, teacher modeling, and guided practice of specific strategies to use with different literary texts and for various academic purposes. Evidence indicates that students apply reading strategies more effectively when they are explicitly taught when and how to use particular strategies. Options A, C, and D are incorrect because these approaches rely on the students having already achieved a certain level of mastery with the strategies. In addition, they do not provide an opportunity for the teacher to monitor students' performance and reteach strategies as needed.
