Readicide Ch2

According to the text, what is the troubling trend noticed with many adolescent readers?

• They have trouble with instant gratification

• They have difficulty with heavier intellectual lifting

• They have trouble finding information on the Internet

• They struggle with basic reading skills

According to Jane Healy, what are the concerns about the effects of television and video games on children's brains?

• They have no impact on cognitive development

• They have no effect on brain development

• They help in developing strategies for attention

• They lead to increased attention deficit disorder

What does the author suggest happens when schools remove novels from the students' curriculum?

• Students lose the opportunity to build up key parts of their brains

• Students develop deeper thinking skills

• Students become more interested in reading

• Students become better readers

What does the author believe is the problem with administrators who remove novels from the curriculum?

• They don't understand the harm they are inflicting on adolescents

• They don't understand the benefits of teaching classic literature

• They don't understand the importance of test preparation

• They don't understand the value of sustained silent reading

According to the text, what is the Readicide Factor related to students not doing enough reading in school?

• Students are not allowed to read for pleasure

• Students are not provided with interesting reading materials

• Students are not given enough time to prepare for exams

• Students are not given enough homework

What does Stephen Krashen's research suggest about free voluntary reading (FVR) time?

• It has no impact on vocabulary development

• It has no impact on reading comprehension tests

• It has a negative effect on reading speed

• It has a positive effect on reading comprehension tests

According to the text, what is the best predictor of comprehension, vocabulary, and reading speed?

• Recreational reading

• Watching television

• Doing academic reading

• Participating in test preparation

What is the author's opinion about the failure of sustained silent reading (SSR) in some schools?

• SSR is not necessary for students' reading development

• SSR is not valuable for vocabulary acquisition

• SSR is often unsuccessful due to lack of interesting books to read

• SSR is not important for developing a recreational reading habit

What does the text suggest about students who do not read extensively?

• They will catch up with their peers eventually

• They will never catch up if they enter school linguistically impoverished

• They will catch up if they focus on academic reading only

• They will catch up if they read difficult classics

What does the text imply about the reading habits of students in the United States compared to students from other countries?

• Students in the United States have lost ground in reading ability compared to students from other countries

• Students in the United States have improved their reading abilities compared to students from other countries

• Students in the United States have the strongest reading abilities in the world

• Students in the United States read more than students from other countries