In English, the word llama is pronounced "LA-MA." In Spanish, llama is more typically pronounced as "YA-MA" or "JA-MA," depending on the dialect. Analyzing this situation in terms of the similarity of stimuli and responses, we can predict that a person who first learns to read the word in English and then learns to read it in Spanish will:
a. Benefit from positive transfer
b. Suffer from negative transfer
c. Have little or no transfer from one language to the other
d. Benefit from positive transfer only if the two languages are learned close together in time
b
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In the early decades of the twentieth century, one aim of schools was to
a. provide bilingual education. b. screen children for disabilities. c. ensure children were grouped according to their cultural background. d. assimilate children of immigrants into American culture.
Memory for a list of words will be better after eating a candy bar. This is a:
a. hypothesis b. theory c. control group d. dependent variable
Zero reject is
A. The rule against exclusion of children with disabilities regardless of nature of the disability B. The rule against exclusion of children with physical disabilities C. The rule against exclusion of children with mental disabilities D. The rule against the exclusion of any child
What is the most accurate statement about the reading potential or listening level of readability?
a. This can be determined by listening to a child read and noting how many errors he makes. b. This level gives the teacher information about choosing appropriate read-alouds. c. This level is probably lower than the independent reading level. d. This is synonymous with what is termed the instructional level.