Prevention measures for disabilities include:

Most families live close to extended family members who can give them help when needed

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Ms. Lieberman is a new student teacher. She is guiding a kindergarten group through a typical day. Which of the following whole-group transition statements do you think would be most effective as the children get ready to go home?

a. “OK. That’s it for today,” as Ms. Lieberman sits down at the adult desk to do some paperwork. b. “Oh dear, I forgot the time. Get your coats on. The buses are here!” c. Fifteen minutes before they must leave the room, “You have five minutes to finish before you clean up your work area. Then you may get your wraps and bring them back to your tables.” d. “You have five minutes to finish your activity.” Five minutes later: “Put all of your materials away now and return to your table. Five minutes later: “All of the green group are ready to get their wraps” and so on as each small group gets their things.

The primary reason that educators in many countries have developed content-area standards to guide instruction is that:

a. the order in which children progress academically tends to follow universal principles. b. laws like the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 require that states and/or countries establish standards for reading, mathematics, and science. c. children make good progress when teachers provide a consistent structure to the curriculum. d. standards encourage teachers to spend more time on basics of literacy, math, and science and less time on more tangential topics.

Social cues are signals given by individuals to communicate messages

Indicate whether the statement is true or false