Describe children's books that can help teachers use real-world examples to teach about fractions

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Complete answers will include the following descriptions of children's books. Gator Pie is the story of sharing a pie. The pie is cut into thirds, fourths, and eventually hundredths. Give Me Half helps children understand the concept of half. Children have the opportunity to discuss the representations of a half even when they do not look the same.

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P.L. 105-17 (1997 Amendments to IDEA) set the stage for

a. Family-professional collaboration b. Nondiscrimination for people with disabilities c. Family-centered early intervention d. All of the above

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An Initial-Development Portfolio can best be described as

A. an organized collection of important documents. B. a document that helps teacher education majors organize what they already know, and determine what they need to learn in preparation for teaching. C. a document chronicling the teacher candidate's field experience. D. a document that proves the teacher candidate's qualifications for the job.

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If a young child says "goodbye" both when someone arrives and when someone leaves, this shows

a. overextension b. cognitive dissonance c. confusion d. hostility

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Methods to __________ include looking at pictures, identifying word chunks, saying the first letter sound, and questioning the way a word sounds

A. increase comprehension B. prompt students to visualize high-frequency sight words C. teach spelling D. identify unknown words

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