Discuss the controversy over different methods to teach deaf children how to communicate
What will be an ideal response?
Students may note that the debate over oral versus manual approaches to educating deaf persons has a long history and is quite complex, involving individual needs, family decisions and values, and the impact of a vibrant Deaf culture.
Ideally, the choice of a communication method depends on individual persons, the individual’s ability to acquire a particular system early, whether the individual will eventually need to function in a mainstream classroom (and whether deaf students should be in the mainstream classroom).
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Which of the following describes authoritarian families?
a. Children are expected to look to their parents for approval and answers to problems. b. Parents encourage their children's participation in decision making. c. Parents direct their children's activities but in a rational, issue-oriented manner d. Parents engage less in independence training of their children.
All of the following relate to the development of logical-mathematical thinking except the following:
a. Megan weighs a truck on the scale. b. Filipe sorts crayons by color. c. Kira greets a student new to the class. d. Ethan says, "Let's see what the temperature is."
Large-scale studies on the effect of birth order on personality characteristics ______.
a. have found that first-born children are more conservative and conforming than later-born children b. have found that first-born children are more unconventional and rebellious than later-born children c. have found that first-born children are more socially skilled and popular than later-born children d. have not consistently confirmed differences
The insertion of culturally relevant content and contexts to learning
a. builds cultural bridges. b. improves the overall classroom environment. c. creates links in the learning process. d. establishes attainable learning goals.