In a quality early childhood setting, talking is:
a. discouraged except for group sharing time
b. going on all the time, and teachers do most of the modeling
c. encouraged, and children do most of the talking
d. not as important as listening and following directions
Answer: c. encouraged, and children do most of the talking
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A first grade class is very excited that they are having parent volunteers visit their classroom one day. The teacher is concerned to see one parent volunteer correcting every mistake her child makes. The child becomes discouraged and wants to stop reading. What is a recommended course of action?
a. Abandon the volunteer program completely; it is not working as planned. b. Make an appointment with the principal to get advice about what to do. c. Announce that volunteer time is up and send children back to their seats. d. Speak with the parent privately, provide clearer guidelines, and make a training video for the volunteers that models how to support children's reading.
Torrelli emphasizes that programs with a variety of interesting toys in the environment minimize which of the following?
a. Exploration b. Aggression c. Behavior d. Independent play
Which of the following is a recognition item?
A. What was the most popular song of 2017? B. Is Adele’s last name Fenty, Adkins or Ciccone? C. What are some reasons why hip-hop music is so popular these days? D. Complete this song title: Body Like A Back _____
Time sample
a. a variation of the frequency count in which the observer times how long a particular behavior lasts b. a formal method of observation and recording in which you continuously record in as much detail as possible what the child does and says, by herself and in interaction with other persons or objects c. an observer makes a mark on an observation sheet every time a particular behavior occurs d. a formal method of observation and recording in which you record selected behaviors during preset uniform time periods and at regularly recurring or randomly selected intervals e. a formal method that observes and records specific kinds of behaviors whenever they occur f. an informal observation method often used by teachers as an aid to understanding the child’s personality or behavior g. frequency counts of a behavior that the teacher, experimenter, or therapist wants to modify