Prepare a letter or newsletter for the parents of your elementary grade students (you can specify a
grade if you'd like) that explains why students will be reading biographies in your classroom.
What will be an ideal response?
A quality response will be in the form of a letter to parents supporting the reasons why biographies
would be used in a classroom. The reasons should be culled from information from the text as
well as other information that is important to the student.
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Which theory has something in common with Erikson, Bronfenbrenner, and Maslow?
A) Autonomy versus shame and doubt B) Attachment C) Temperament D) Cultural continuity
All of the following are guidelines to help you plan effective classroom environments
except: a. Rooms should be open with clearly defined zones. b. Room arrangements must permit all children accessibility and availability. c. Rooms should not offer private spaces or children will hide from activities. d. The room arrangement should reflect the program's core values.
The finding that children whose first language is Chinese learn to count at a younger age than children whose first language is English suggests that:
a. more children in China come from middle-income families than children in the United States. b. the way that numbers are encoded as words has an effect on certain mathematical skills. c. mathematical skills are primarily influenced by environment, rather than genetics. d. children in China are born superior with neurological networks that process mathematical thinking than are children in the United States.
Ladson-Billings (2009) sets the stage of beliefs for culturally responsive teaching. Teachers who are culturally responsive do which of the following?
a. Teaching is not considered an art rather than technique b. All students can succeed c. Community connections and service to others is not needed in the curriculum. d. Connects with parents as individuals who need training.