A teacher wants to promote positive social identity among his students. What are three strategies he could use to help achieve this goal?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: use a multicultural curriculum (comment on the contributions of diverse people to the topic at hand, depict each group in a positive way, clearly communicate appreciation for all cultures); avoid sex-typed materials in the classroom; help each learner feel valued in your classroom; hold all learners to high, but reasonable standards (provide equal opportunities for success to all learners); avoid pushing students to represent their race, gender, or ethnic group; avoid microaggressions; be self-reflective about your attitudes toward other groups
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To expand the child’s communicative and social attempts, language should be integrated into all aspects of the curriculum, including transition activities
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The percentage of children in the United States who spend at least some of their childhood years being raised in a one-parent or a one-adult family is closest to ___
(a) 10 (b) 25 (c) 50 (d) 75 (e) 100
Art experiences that are integrated into the curriculum
a. Make other subject areas less concrete b. Help children to represent what they understand c. Emphasize convergent thinking d. Are best when children have a pleasing product to show others.
Many institutions within society influence children's learning indirectly rather than directly. Which one of the following is most likely to have an indirect, rather than direct, influence?
a. National legislation that mandates annual testing of students' basic skills and subsequent changes in "underperforming" schools b. A new reading series instituted throughout a school district c. A language immersion program in which native English speakers take all of their classes in French d. A program in which all students are given personal computers with which to complete writing assignments