Students in classrooms across America today come from a wide variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Describe how you would use the diversity of the learners to create a positive climate for teaching a social studies lesson on how a bill becomes a law
What will be an ideal response?
Refer to the section entitled "Presentation" to gather suggestions on how to answer this question. Responses should indicate sensitivity on the part of the teacher to the strengths that different cultures and languages bring to a classroom. A key element is to personalize the learning for the student. In other words, help learners see how this situation relates to their own life.
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Explain how a heterogeneous classroom may not be the best place for a student from a low-income family
What will be an ideal response?
School-age children can be expected to test their parents' patience with being uncooperative with requests
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Statements that specify acceptable and unacceptable behaviors in the classroom
a. rules b. contingency contract systems c. discipline d. procedures
Which of the following is the largest early childhood organization in the United States?
a. Division for Early Childhood b. Southern Early Childhood Association c. National Association for the Education of Young Children d. Association for Childhood Education International