Students struggle to string syllables together
- Explain how the graph should be read with reference to the
scale on the left in order to make sense. Is this an effective
way of presenting the information? Explain.
- What is the importance of the story about Stephen to the
point of the article? Stephen is a "sample of size one".
How well does he represent the children in the graph?
- What questions would you ask the reporter about the phrase
"almost 40 percent of these children still make the same
mistake."?
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