A student with a reading disability has trouble retaining information from content-area texts. The teacher could best help by:

• A. advising him to explain the situation to his teachers and ask them to take this issue into account when grading his work.
• B. suggesting that he create a study schedule that includes time for multiple readings of content-area material.
• C. teaching him to use comprehension strategies such as activating prior knowledge, self-questioning, and concept mapping.
• D. encouraging him to come to the resource room whenever he is working on content-area reading assignments.

Answer: (C)