Compose a response to parents who express concern that students will learn "bad habits" if they are not expected to correct mechanical grammatical errors in first drafts

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Answers should discuss an emphasis placed on the writer getting ideas on paper while worrying about mechanical errors later in the process. This frees the writer to concentrate on expressing ideas and fosters writing fluency and confidence while minimizing anxiety.

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What is the role of the teacher in a constructivist science classroom?

a. Introduce the topic to be studied. b. Suggest ways of exploring the topic. c. Assist each of the students in their explorations. d. Ask students questions to help them clarify their thinking. e. All of the above f. None of the above

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Read the following discourse between Ms. Lisa and her students. Ms. Lisa is modeling. __________. Ms. Lisa: It's time for morning meeting. We should think about how to behave during morning meeting. What do you do during morning meeting? Gary, would you like to begin? Gary: We each sit on our carpet square in the meeting corner with our hands in our laps and our eyes on the teacher. Paulette: We raise our hand when we want to talk. Ms. Lisa continues to invite students to participate by providing ideas and suggestions, using this type of scaffolding. The children create a list to guide their behavior during morning meeting.

A. acting responsibly B. intrapersonal skills C. self-determination D. self-regulation

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It will be reasonable for Ms. Ruiz to expect

a. wide variations in language and cognitive development. b. wide variations in emotional and social development. c. wide variations in physical health, well-being, and motor controls. d. all of the above.

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Children of mothers who experience long-term depression are most likely to:

A) demand attention B) express the full range of feelings C) have difficulty regulating D) experience secure attachment

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