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Irrelevant question Misleads student; frustrates student Subjective answer Misleads/frustrates student Guided help (e.g., explanations for missed answers) Sometimes useful Sometimes misleading Text based questions Makes reader text responsible student is merely hunting for the answer Text associated questions Fosters the forming of connections Frustrating; not true test of reading of target text Word definitions Helps train students to attend to parts of speech Distractor (incorrect answer choices) are often ridiculous Scan mode (feeds students text so that they must read without stopping) Forces students to remember everything rather than strategizing what to focus on Prevents ESL readers from looking up every word Keeps reader text focused Prevents reader from hunting for answers Forces students to remember everything rather than strategizing what to focus on Prevents students from learning new, unknown vocabulary Frustrates students No Audio The missing “phonological loop” is an invaluable key to second language acquisition. The absence of audio is sold as a positive for forcing students to read silently, but ESL students need aural input. To use the web-based Reading Plus program, each student is assessed and, based on this assessment, the computer program “allows” each student into the program at an Assigned Reading Level (ARL) matched to the student’s assessed reading proficiency. The program has three components: 1. Perceptual Accuracy/Visual Efficiency (PAVE) w/trademark a. Scan - Here the students are asked to identify when a “target element” appears. The target element asks students to attend to the “details” of “script.” That is, they are to determine if an “O” is open or closed or to identify a number. b. Flash - Here the students must recall a group of numbers or letters that are flashed on the screen, either by choosing from three possible matches or by typing in what they have seen. c. PAVE claims a capacity to build readers to a skill level of accurate scanning up to 120 lines per minute. 2. Guided Reading