1 .		How can knowledge of children's developmental characteristics help Marissa understand the challenges of teaching children in terms of their physical, cognitive, and social development? [Hint] To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
2 .		How could the Developmental Approach to the Teaching of Reading chart presented throughout your text (e.g., pages 105–106) help Marissa organize her understandings of literacy instruction as it might look across grades K–8?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
3 .		How could Marissa systematically arrange her new knowledge about teaching to the range of diversity in her future classrooms? For example, would it be helpful for her look back through the textbook and note ideas for teaching ELL students, struggling readers, gifted students, and other diverse students?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
4 .		Using the Responsive Teaching Model in Figure 15.1 as a foundation, explain to Marissa how the model represents learning about students needs, evaluating what they need to learn next, planning and teaching, then continually revising teaching based on children's actions and changing needs.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
5 .		How will Marissa's evolving theory of literacy learning affect how she teaches in the classroom?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.