While teaching first-graders a lesson on life cycles, a child asks to teach the others a song about the life stages of butterflies that she learned at camp over the summer. How can the teacher best handle this request?
A) Suggest that the student teach the song to others during recess.
B) Ask the child to share the song with you individually and, if the song is scientifically accurate, allow the student to teach it to classmates.
C) Tell the student songs are for music class only and that singing is not part of the science curriculum.
D) Ignore the request to keep other children from wanting to bring songs into lessons.
B
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A factor that may contribute to the successful adjustment of siblings of children with disabilities is:
a. birth order b. the severity of the disability c. gender of the non-disabled sibling d. all of the above e. none of the above
Why is consensus important?
What will be an ideal response?
Mark misbehaved in class and as a result has lost recess privileges for the day. Mark has received which of the following?
a. response cost b. presentation punishment c. removal punishment d. negative reinforcement
Mr. Edholm had a problem with the students in his class talking without permission. He started a procedure in which all his students were given 10 points at the beginning of class. The points could later be traded for various items. However whenever a student talked in class without permission, Mr. Edholm would remove a point from his or her total points. Mr. Edholm was using
a. contracting b. timeout c. response cost d. differential reinforcement