It is not unusual for students at this age to make jokes at someone else's expense. As a teacher, what should you do if you hear such teasing in your classroom?
What will be an ideal response?
A teacher should definitely not ignore such teasing, as Tom's English teacher appears to do. Instead, teasing that is clearly hurtful to another student should be actively discouraged. Following are examples of possible strategies:
• Establish and enforce firm rules for acceptable classroom behavior. Such rules should include prohibitions against statements that belittle or are in other ways hurtful to fellow students.
• Take the guilty students aside and speak with them about the effects their thoughtless remarks are having
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Explain the difference between the terms "evidence-based practices" and "recommended practices." Give an example of at least one type of evidence-based practice in early childhood special education and explain how you might use it.
What will be an ideal response?
Children with neurological problems that affect the brain’s ability to send the proper signals to the muscles involved in speech resulting in a small vocabulary, incorrect grammar and difficulty organizing spoken information may have
A. aphasia. B. a speech disorder. C. childhood apraxia of speech. D. auditory processing problems.
What technology device allows students to measure lung volume, which is an indicator of fitness?
A. pedometer B. spirometer C. blood pressure cuff D. body composition analyzer
What is the best feature of using portfolios?
A. They allow teachers and parents to compare one child's progress against another's. B. They clearly document what children have failed to learn. C. They are less time consuming than giving a traditional paper/pencil test. D. They focus on what children can do.