A student encounters the word 'benevolent' in a passage. Which instructional approach would best ensure the student truly understands and retains this word?
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A
Providing a student-friendly definition, showing examples and non-examples, and having the student use the word in discussion and writing
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B
Asking the student to find 'benevolent' in a dictionary and copy the entry
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C
Telling the student the synonym 'kind' and moving on
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D
Having the student look at the word's spelling and pronounce it aloud