Question

Mr. Henry likes to challenge his third-graders in their reading skills. He uses books that are just slightly above their current level. When a student is struggling with a word, Mr. Henry takes the opportunity to teach the child a new strategy for learning and speaking the word. Which approach to reading is Mr. Henry using?

Answer 1

Answer: the balanced approach

Explanation:

The balanced approach to literacy or to reading comprises of five elements which are:

Phonics which involves teaching learners how to read certain sounds made by each letter.

Phonemic awareness which teaches learners the ability to distinguish one word from the other word.

Vocabulary which teaches learners the meaning of words so that they may use them properly.

Fluency this teaches learners the ability to write and speak the langauge with easy and do it well.

Reading comprehension in which they can apply all of the above elements as they start to now read in order to put into practice their pronounciation, speaking and use of that langauge.