Correct Response: A. Providing the students with explicit instruction in the use of various word- reading skills and comprehension-repair strategies would allow them to access the more complex texts presented during whole-class reading routines. Options B and C are incorrect because they do not provide opportunities for the students to engage with complex grade-level texts. By using these strategies, the teacher would send the message that the teacher has low expectations regarding the students' capacity for growth in reading. This approach would not develop the students' feelings of self-efficacy and self-confidence as readers. It would more likely have the opposite effect. Option D is incorrect because simply exposing the students to different genres is not enough. The students in the scenario also need explicit instruction in skills and strategies for dealing with the challenges they will encounter in complex grade-level texts.
