A middle school special educator is teaching a student a pre-reading procedure for a social studies chapter. This approach primarily promotes reading comprehension by which of the following?

A middle school special educator is teaching a student a pre-reading procedure for a social studies chapter. This approach primarily promotes reading comprehension by which of the following?

• A. Activating prior knowledge and setting a purpose for reading.
• B. Fostering understanding of how the content is organized.
• C. Fostering understanding of specialized vocabulary.
• D. Identifying the author's purpose and intended audience.

Answer: (A)