Question 1

It is more important for teachers to model educational ideas in their speech than to use a comfortable,natural style of conversation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Early childhood teachers are models,providers,and teachers who interact as well as detectives and researchers trying to understand children's literacy behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Teachers with more educational background usually are more responsive and sensitive in their interactions with preschoolers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

It is easier to converse with quiet children than with the more talkative ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Teachers should correct the incorrectness in a preschooler's utterances before responding to the child's idea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When a child says "He gimme dat," the teacher should

Accepted Answer

A) ​accept and respond. 
B) ​accept and correct quickly. 
C) ​accept by pointing out there is another way to say it. 
D) ​none of these answers. 
A) ​accept and respond. 
B) ​accept and correct quickly. 
C) ​accept by pointing out there is another way to say it. 
D) ​none of these answers.

Question 7

Teachers have many opportunities to call attention to certain words and should do this frequently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The term scaffolding is connected to the work of what theorist(s)?

Accepted Answer

Vygotsky,L

Question 9

What does the text recommend concerning teacher's hobbies and teacher's out-of-school activities? Why?

Accepted Answer

These can be presented at the

Question 10

Teachers should not playfully fool around with language with preschoolers,for it confuses them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When a teacher notices that the children do not understand a new word he has used,he can

Accepted Answer

A) ​say it louder and more clearly. 
B) ​define the word using terms children understand. 
C) ​write it on the chalkboard and discuss it with them. 
D) ​drop it from his vocabulary until the children can understand it. 
A) ​say it louder and more clearly. 
B) ​define the word using terms children understand. 
C) ​write it on the chalkboard and discuss it with them. 
D) ​drop it from his vocabulary until the children can understand it.

Question 12

Most often there is a reciprocal opportunity available to teachers when children speak to them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Early childhood teachers should use explanatory talk with their students in order to enrich child-teacher verbal exchanges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

All people reflect upon and take on the characteristics of their family's social class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Teachers should keep all their personal interests to themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As a teacher offering a learning opportunity you don't

Accepted Answer

A) ​want to shake up a child's existing schema. 
B) ​want to hear an alternate perspective. 
C) ​want children to run to another teacher to check correctness. 
D) ​none of the above 
A) ​want to shake up a child's existing schema. 
B) ​want to hear an alternate perspective. 
C) ​want children to run to another teacher to check correctness. 
D) ​none of the above

Question 17

A teacher's role and objective in communicative interactions with preschoolers is to associate language with usefulness,pleasure,and enjoyment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Asking a lot of questions that call for correctly recalled answers is

Accepted Answer

A) ​recommended as a teacher interaction technique. 
B) ​helpful in identifying talented or gifted children. 
C) ​not recommended in the text. 
D) ​a technique used by language-promoting teachers. 
A) ​recommended as a teacher interaction technique. 
B) ​helpful in identifying talented or gifted children. 
C) ​not recommended in the text. 
D) ​a technique used by language-promoting teachers.

Question 19

There is a fine line between guiding children's problem solving and interfering with their self-discovery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Preschool teachers sometimes choose to

Accepted Answer

A) ​emphasize and overuse words found in beginner readers. 
B) ​offer vocabulary words considerably above everyday vocabulary. 
C) ​increase children's vocabulary by using rich and specific words. 
D) ​all the above 
A) ​emphasize and overuse words found in beginner readers. 
B) ​offer vocabulary words considerably above everyday vocabulary. 
C) ​increase children's vocabulary by using rich and specific words. 
D) ​all the above

It is more important for teachers to model educational ideas in their speech than to use a comfortable,natural style of conversation.

Early childhood teachers are models,providers,and teachers who interact as well as detectives and researchers trying to understand children's literacy behaviors.

Teachers with more educational background usually are more responsive and sensitive in their interactions with preschoolers.

It is easier to converse with quiet children than with the more talkative ones.

Teachers should correct the incorrectness in a preschooler's utterances before responding to the child's idea.

When a child says "He gimme dat," the teacher should

Teachers have many opportunities to call attention to certain words and should do this frequently.

The term scaffolding is connected to the work of what theorist(s)?

What does the text recommend concerning teacher's hobbies and teacher's out-of-school activities? Why?

Teachers should not playfully fool around with language with preschoolers,for it confuses them.

When a teacher notices that the children do not understand a new word he has used,he can

Most often there is a reciprocal opportunity available to teachers when children speak to them.

Early childhood teachers should use explanatory talk with their students in order to enrich child-teacher verbal exchanges.

All people reflect upon and take on the characteristics of their family's social class.

Teachers should keep all their personal interests to themselves.

As a teacher offering a learning opportunity you don't

A teacher's role and objective in communicative interactions with preschoolers is to associate language with usefulness,pleasure,and enjoyment.

Asking a lot of questions that call for correctly recalled answers is

There is a fine line between guiding children's problem solving and interfering with their self-discovery.

Preschool teachers sometimes choose to

Beginnings of Communication

The Tasks of the Toddler

Preschool Years

Understanding Differences

Achieving Language and Literacy Goals Through Program Planning

Developing Listening Skills

Children and Books

StoryTelling

Poetry

Language Growth Through Flannel Boards, puppetry, and Dramatization

Realizing Speaker Goals

Group Times

Print-Early Knowledge and Emerging Interest

Reading and Preschoolers

Developing a Literacy Environment

The Family-Center Partnership

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Exam 6: Promoting Language and Literacy

It is more important for teachers to model educational ideas in their speech than to use a comfortable,natural style of conversation.

Early childhood teachers are models,providers,and teachers who interact as well as detectives and researchers trying to understand children's literacy behaviors.

Teachers with more educational background usually are more responsive and sensitive in their interactions with preschoolers.

It is easier to converse with quiet children than with the more talkative ones.

Teachers should correct the incorrectness in a preschooler's utterances before responding to the child's idea.

When a child says "He gimme dat," the teacher should

Teachers have many opportunities to call attention to certain words and should do this frequently.

The term scaffolding is connected to the work of what theorist(s)?

What does the text recommend concerning teacher's hobbies and teacher's out-of-school activities? Why?

Teachers should not playfully fool around with language with preschoolers,for it confuses them.

When a teacher notices that the children do not understand a new word he has used,he can

Most often there is a reciprocal opportunity available to teachers when children speak to them.

Early childhood teachers should use explanatory talk with their students in order to enrich child-teacher verbal exchanges.

All people reflect upon and take on the characteristics of their family's social class.

Teachers should keep all their personal interests to themselves.

As a teacher offering a learning opportunity you don't

A teacher's role and objective in communicative interactions with preschoolers is to associate language with usefulness,pleasure,and enjoyment.

Asking a lot of questions that call for correctly recalled answers is

There is a fine line between guiding children's problem solving and interfering with their self-discovery.

Preschool teachers sometimes choose to

Beginnings of Communication

The Tasks of the Toddler

Preschool Years

Understanding Differences

Achieving Language and Literacy Goals Through Program Planning

Developing Listening Skills

Children and Books

StoryTelling

Poetry

Language Growth Through Flannel Boards, puppetry, and Dramatization

Realizing Speaker Goals

Group Times

Print-Early Knowledge and Emerging Interest

Reading and Preschoolers

Developing a Literacy Environment

The Family-Center Partnership

Filters