This chapter includes four reasons literature extensions are valuable to young children. List and explain 2
What will be an ideal response?
See "Literature Extensions"
- they enhance children's enjoyment of a particular story and build their disposition to spend time with books
- they enhance children's understanding of a particular aspect of literature by illuminating an element of the story
- they build children's awareness that literature is connected to real life
- they provide skill and understanding in curriculum areas besides literature
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Considering story books with electronic features, educators believe that a. they may be more educative than human read-alouds. b. they are not worth the money
c. they attract but do not hold toddlers' attention for long. d. reading with a responsive adult is best.
When does racial identity develop?
a. Infancy b. Adolescence c. Childhood d. Adulthood
Mr. Larson is beginning a social studies unit about communities with his first grade students. He invited Mateo's dad, Mr. Gomez, to bring one of his masonry tools to class and demonstrate his work with his construction crew in building new homes. By tying Mr. Gomez's skill into the lesson, Mr. Larson is using:
a. sheltered instruction. b. two-way immersion. c. cultural funds of knowledge. d. reverse cultural knowledge.
Ali has a strong interpersonal intelligence. She enjoys her history class but does not
like memorizing facts and repetition. What would be a good study strategy for Ali? a. Think of concepts, interpretations or theories that link the facts together b. Use flash cards with a study group c. Create a rhythm out of the words d. Use notes as the basis for tables and graphs