Describe the steps in the instructional sequence for each measurement topic
What will be an ideal response?
Complete answers will include the following: First, the meaning of the attribute is developed through activities involving perception and direct comparison. Second, children begin to measure using arbitrary or nonstandard units. Third, they measure and estimate using standard units. Related experiences involve learning to use instruments and read scales and developing formulas to determine measurements.
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Douglas is a six-year-old with autism spectrum disorder. Douglas likes string. He enters his classroom seeking and finding pieces of string. He then sits at his desk twirling the string backward and forward, in front of his face, while he completes assignments. What characteristic of autism spectrum disorder is Douglas displaying?
A. Nonverbal social communication B. Stereotyped or repetitive actions C. Interpersonal relationships D. Social-emotional reciprocity
The amount of television that preschoolers, school-age children and teenagers watch is associated with attention problems later in life.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which question serves to guide the assessment of children's vocabulary?
a. What do I want to know? b. Why do I want to know? c. How can I best discover it? d. all of the above
Children tend to develop mathematical concepts at a very young age. Children around ____________________________ are capable of determining the probability of remaining colored balls.
a. 6 months of age b. 8 months of age c. 12 months of age d. 15 months of age