1. A toddler who says "peas" for please:
a. lacks the ability to say "please but may hear it as "please".
b. has an inability to hear precisely or is lazy.
c. should feel warmly towards adults who say "peas" for please.
d.none of the above.
2. use of the word "aminal" displays:
a. faulty hearing
b. poor enunciation
c. omitting sounds
d. substituting sounds
3. ...........?............gives(s) clues to a word's meaning.
a. text
b. illustrations
c. both text and illustrations
d. neither text nor illustrations
4. which is NOT true in regards to boys and reading instruction?
a. boys have more reading problems
b. boys take longer to learn
c. boys have more enthusiasm for reading
d. boys dont perform as well on standardized reading tests.
5. Ms. Benson read, "Peter Rabbit jumped into the..." and waited for the students to respond, "watering can". She was using a/an ...........?..........technique.
a.imitative reading
b. closure
c.recall
d. dramatization
6. sounds, stress, and pitch influence a poem's:
a. reading level
b. content
c. rhythm
d. rhyme
7. if conducting a group with 2 and 3 year olds their group participation may depend on:
a. how many children are present
b. their feelings of trust and security
c. whether they like who they are sitting next to.
d. whether they are touching and feeling the same objects as their peers.
8. mason stated, "look, im a giant". this is an example of ...........?......... speech.
a. imaginative function
b. representational
c. heuristic function
d. interactional
9.when planning group times, remember to:
a. let the children decide when group time ends
b. stop before enthusiasm wanes
c. complete whatever has been planned before dismissing children
d. choose one child each day to determine when the group time ends
10. in a whole=language classroom:
a. basal readers are used exclusively.
b. information and activities are taught through themes.
c. reading groups are ability based.
d. teachers must rely heavily on standardized tests.
11. educators urge parents to:
a. expect children to finish tasks.
b. jump in with suggestions when a child hits a road block.
c. play games without rules.
d. understand that leaving tasks unfinished is appropriate for young children.
12. to stimulate speaking abilities, parents should:
a. set aside a special time during each day for the child to talk.
b. talk to children naturally, as you would a friend.
c. correct mispronunciations and correctly used words.
d. none of the above.
13. when a young preschooler utters words that are not readily understandable, it is probably NOT caused by an inability to:
a. control the mouth and tongue
b. control breathing
c. understand speech patterns
d. hear subtle differences in speech.
14. the "multiple literacies" that young children who live in cultures different from the American mainstream culture experience can:
a. be corrected at school if teachers are supplied with the right teaching aids
b. cause kindergarten teachers problems
c. cause kindergarten teachers problems
d. prove to be advantageous and promote literacy skill development
15. language arts are:
a. best incorporated throughout all lessons
b. ignored during science and number=related lessons.
c. best learned in disscussion groups.
d. best instructed during a language arts planned time of day.
16. according to the text, research has shown that ........?.......... is/are a better predictor of academic success than reading ability.
a. demonstrating advanced social skills
b. having early ma thematic skills.
c. talking earlier than the developmental norms
d. showing advanced fine motor skills.
17. written language differs from oral language because knowing how sentences are constructed makes children better:
a. listeners
b. predictors of words
c. phonics=based learners
d. participants in large group settings.
18. ms. winters is selecting a picture book to share with her two year olds. she should try to select a book with:
a. simple drawings.
b.detailed illustrations.
c. fantasy type illustrations.
d. few pictures, so the story isnt lessened.
19. ms evans brought a different hat for everyone to wear while she told a story about a man who had many different jobs. as the story progressed, the man gave up one job after another until he was left with only one. the children took off the appropriate hat when he gave up the jobs. this is an example of :
a. a fable
b. a fairy tale
c. nonfiction
d. a participation story
20. children are just as interested in.......?..............as they are in narrative stories for flannel boards.
a. nonfiction topics
b. poems
c. nursery rhythms
d. songs
21. which of the following is important to follow when using puppets with children?
a. keep a puppet's personality very vague and neutral to allow children to " make it their own"
b. practice keeping the puppet's mouth shut between words.
c. use a favorite puppet sparingly to avoid boredom.
d. change the puppet's personality often to keep children entertained.
22. Ann said, " i ated it all up!" her teacher, Mr. Sims, should?
a. not respond since Ann said it incorrectly.
b. find a time during the day to teach Ann the correct way to say it.
c. say, " you ate it all up? that's great!"
d. teach a lesson during group time on the past tense of "eat".
23. transitional kindergartens have developed to :
a. increase language skills over the summer
b. take the place of regular kindergarten
c. work with unruly children before kindergarten
d. let parents know their child lags behind.
24. more than ever before children are seeking out ........?........ books:
a. dr seuss
b. poetry
c. ABC
d. nonfiction
25. Mrs. Smith is setting up her classroom including her new computers. According to the text, she will:
a. not need a printer
b. need five to six computers for any positive effect.
c. organize the room to allow space for the computer in a quiet corner blocked off with bookshelves.
d. put the computer in a central location that is highly visible.