The primary purpose of public education is to prepare all students to be contributing members of society
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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If teachers react to child statements with "yes," "good," "do tell," and similar responses, they reward the child's efforts
a. and additional child conversation may follow b. but adding new information relevant to the child's topic may be better. c. but longer conversations usually result when more pertinent teacher utterances occur. d. all of these answers.
All children experiences challenges as they grow up, but children from low-income families have more than their share
a. Basing your response on the textbook's discussion of socioeconomic status, describe three different challenges that children from low-income families are apt to face that their more economically privileged peers do not face. b. Identify three different teaching strategies that developmental theorists have identified as being especially beneficial for students from low-income families. What will be an ideal response?
Reverse mainstreaming involves:
a. The act by which typically developing children spend time in special needs classrooms. b. The act by which children with special needs spend time in the classrooms of typically developing children. c. Bringing the intervention directly to a child's home. d. Bringing a child into a new space specifically designated for intervention.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Family is considered the foundation of our society and thus the most important institution for socializing and educating our children. 2. Heavier emphasis on family involvement in children with disabilities’ education and services didn't begin until the early 1980s. 3. The traditional view of the nuclear family once included two sets of grandparents who lived within a 50-mile radius of the family. 4. Regardless of the diverse makeup of families, early childhood practitioners should use standardized rather than individualized approaches to ensure fair and equal treatment. 5. Cohesion within the family system determines the degree of freedom and independence each member experiences within the family