Scribner and Cole’s research with the Vair people in Western Africa suggested that:
literacy leads to a ‘restructuring’ of human cognitive functioning
learning to read and write does not improve general cognitive abilities
the psychological consequences of reading and writing are dramatic
literacy is a flexible tool, but it transforms thinking in one distinct way
learning to read and write does not improve general cognitive abilities
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
An example of a prompt used by an early learning professional is
a. telling children his name is Mr. Montalvo. b. waving good-bye to a child. c. modeling the use of a 25-piece puzzle. d. talking to another teacher in the school hallway.
One of the first poets to write limericks was
a. Robert Browning b. Robert Louis Stevenson c. Edward Lear d. Christina Rossetti
Which of the following is a drawback of making observations in a natural setting? A. It can be time-consuming
A. It can be time-consuming B. It can be cost-effective C. It can be too easy to complete D. It occurs in a location where the behavior is unlikely to occur