alleryWhich reading material improves engagement and motivation?
ATexts far above grade level
BOnly very old classical texts
CCulturally relevant authentic texts
DOnly short story summaries
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Culturally relevant authentic texts
1. Readers interpret texts through prior knowledge and personal experience.
2. Cultural relevance and authentic texts positively improve engagement, motivation and comprehension.
3. Unrelated or too hard texts do not.
_Source: Wikipedia, Reading comprehension, section Students Engagement and Background Knowledge_
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