Deck 12: Teaching Children to Communicate: Language, Literacy and the Arts

Question 1

What does the R stand for in the reading technique PEER that a teacher uses in dialogical reading?

A)The adult develops a Relationship with the children
B)The adult Responds to the child's questions
C)The adult Rephrases the question
D)The adult Repeats the prompt

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Describe ways in which a teacher can provide support the process in creative arts.

Answer 2

See Section Communicating Through the Arts

Question 3

Which would be beneficial for children during pretend play or dramatization activities?

A)Detailed Scripts where each child is assigned a role
B)Realistic Props such as dress-up clothes or actual props that can be used by the characters
C)A Stage so that others can watch
D)An Audience to appreciate the children's performance

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is the term for recognizing that spoken words are made up of individual sounds that can be manipulated?

A)Phonemic Awareness
B)Alliteration
C)Rhymes
D)Alphabet Knowledge

Question 5

According to researcher David Dickinson,how many back-and-forth exchanges should a teacher strive for in a conversation?

A)3
B)4
C)5
D)6

Question 6

What is the term for when a teacher provides a running commentary during routines and interactions to babies and toddlers?

A)Play-By-Play Language
B)Code switching
C)Parentese
D)Script Language

Question 7

Describe the effective teaching strategies of an effective early literacy program.

Question 8

What type of communication is an adult using when they talk to a baby in a high-pitched tone of voice?

A)Fostering Language
B)Parentese
C)Play-by-Play Language
D)Nonsense

Question 9

Which is the best example of symbolic representation?

A)Child uses the word ball to stand for the an object that is round
B)Child drinks from a cup
C)Child uses a shovel to dig
D)Child plays in the water

Question 10

List ways a teacher can promote book appreciation and motivation to read.

Question 11

What can a teacher do to support children's creativity?

A)Stand back and allow the children to do what they want with the materials
B)Value the process and the product of the children's creative work
C)Be sure that all children make something that they can take home everyday
D)Provide a model so that the children can feel successful with their finished product

Question 12

Which one of the following is considered to be the least developmentally appropriate music or movement activity for young children?

A)Children makeup their own lyrics to songs
B)Children use simple rhythm instruments to create music.
C)Children move and dance with or without music
D)Children put on a performance for their families that they have practiced until perfected

Question 13

What type of book should a teacher use when the teacher wants the whole class to chime in and "read" along?

A)Recall Books
B)Predictable Books
C)Fiction Books
D)Informational Books

Question 14

What type of story has a beginning,middle,and an end?

A)A Narrative
B)Dialogical Reading
C)A Typical Book
D)A Fantasy Book

Question 15

Describe and give an example of how teachers can improve teacher-child conversations

Question 16

What is the ability to communicate?

A)Syntax
B)Vocabulary
C)Receptive Language
D)Expressive Language

Question 17

At which grade level would you find transitional readers and writers?

A)Kindergarten
B)First Grade
C)Second Grade
D)Third Grade

Question 18

Explain how a teacher would support a dual language learner in an early childhood program

Question 19

At about what age would you expect children to have a speaking vocabulary to reach 200 words?

A)Between 8 months and 12 months
B)Between 12 months and 18 months
C)From 18 months to 24 months
D)Between 2 and 3 years

Question 20

Which method is the best way that children acquire language?

A)By watching educational programs on television or video
B)Through repeat exposure to individual words such as using picture flash cards
C)Through interactions with more competent speakers
D)By hearing others talk