Which outcome is promoted by structured literacy regarding access to instruction?

• A. Everyone can succeed with equal access to instruction
• B. Only students with high IQ can succeed
• C. It is only for early readers
• D. It reduces literacy opportunities

Answer: (A)

Structured literacy aims to make reading instruction accessible to all learners by delivering explicit, systematic, and cumulative teaching. By clearly modeling skills, providing guided practice, and checking for understanding, it creates a predictable and supportive path for students at varying starting points. This approach is designed to help everyone, including those with reading difficulties such as dyslexia, access high-quality instruction and progress in decoding and comprehension. Multisensory methods and decodable texts reinforce how sounds connect to print, reducing barriers and promoting equity in literacy learning. In this light, the outcome is that everyone can succeed with equal access to instruction.