After teaching a focus lesson on writing descriptive sentences in her second-grade class,Mrs. Flores directs most of her students to move to the learning centers that are set up around the room. The others form a small group at a table and receive direct instruction that either remediates skills from the lesson that they are struggling with or deepens their understanding through extension activities. At one of the centers, the students will play folder games that involve matching adjectives to nouns and then writing a sentence using the combination. At another center, the students read descriptive sentences and draw a picture using the details that they find. There are five learning centers in all. Which of the following statements is not a good justification for Mrs. Flores's use of learning centers?
A)Learning centers offer teachers an opportunity to do non-instructional tasks.
B)A) Learning centers offer engaging activities that are alternatives to seatwork.
C)Learning centersprovide opportunities for students to use a variety of learning modalities.
D)Both enrichment and remediation are used to increase student mastery levels.

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While it is important for teachers to find opportunities to do non-instructional tasks, this is NOT a good justification for Mr. Flores' use of learning centers. Typically, the teacher would be working with a small pull-out group or floating to offer support and recognition to students during center time. Non-instructional tasks should primarily be handled during non-instructional periods outside of class time, such as planning periods.

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