Briefly discuss the relationship between music and child development.
What will be an ideal response?
Music has a powerful influence; advanced brain-scan technology shows that when children participate in music, their brains “light up like a Christmas tree.” Honig (1993) encourages caregivers to sing, croon, and hum formal as well as spontaneous, made-up songs to babies as early as possible. “From birth, the human baby is biologically primed to respond with pleasure to the human voice.” Music is an important vehicle for cognitive, social, and physical development in very young children.
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Which of the following is most likely to promote a sense of industry among students?
a. Encourage intense competition for top grades by limiting the number of available A's and B's. b. Create reasonable performance standards and communicate those standards to students. c. Encourage communication with local businesses to keep students informed of available job opportunities. d. Set a class "curve," making sure that equal percentages of students receive A's, B's C's, D's, and F's.
Which type of duration recording technique involves recording the length of time per episode that a child engages in a target behavior?
a. duration per distance or time span b. total duration c. duration per occurrence d. average duration
Successive approximations refers to removing aversive stimuli immediately after a response occurs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the multicultural classroom, children’s literature is a way to
a. learn about cultures and diversity. b. learn about stories from many places. c. provide child-appropriate experiences. d. plan learning activities.