Witness literature can be difficult to read. Explain what it is, who writes it, and why it should or should not be part of children's literature

What will be an ideal response?


Beverly Naidoo: witness literature is literature like The Diary of Anne Frank where the writer engages the issues that fracture society, such as the Holocaust, or Apartheid, or war; the characters connect beyond the immediate experience to the universal issues of a wider society.

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The indoor environment is more important than the outdoor environment in developing prosocial skills

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Research has demonstrated that the benefits of high-quality preschool programs are particularly great for children:

a. who enter early childhood programs at 6 weeks of age. b. who are from low-income backgrounds. c. who are from single-parent families. d. who do not have a sibling in the home.

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Which of the following includes such things as laws; federal, state, and local government guidelines; position statements of professional organizations; and court decisions?

A. Ethical practice B. Developmentally appropriate practice C. Public policy D. Nongovernment agencies

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This part of long-term memory is responsible for the storage of the ability and knowledge to do activities

a) Episodic memory b) Semantic memory c) Procedural memory d) Sensory registry

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