What are the potential benefits of teaching the other students American Sign Language and finger spelling?
What will be an ideal response?
Such instruction will not only help Becky feel more a part of the classroom but will also give her classmates an increased awareness of the heterogeneity of the human race, and to discover that individuals with special needs, apart from some obvious disabilities, are in many respects very much like themselves.
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6. _____ Aging 7. _____ Gender equality 8. _____ Exceptionalities 9. _____ Language 10. _____ Social diversity 11. _____ Family structures a. Characters should depict males and females as individuals and personalities, achievements, and occupations should be gender free. b. Book portraying low social class, poverty, illiteracy, or migrant life. c. Depicts elders as individuals who deserve respect but also have flaws like everyone else. d. Characters speak one or more languages other than English and all non-English words are spelled and used correctly. e. Topics include adoption, divorce, same sex and biracial parents. f. These characters should be shown in major and minor roles as individuals who are capable of coping with their situation and helping others.
Imagine that you are a fourth-grade teacher. The parents of your students want you to include moral issues in your classroom curriculum. A few parents who have read about Kohlberg's theory of moral development want you to help the students progress to postconventional moral reasoning. You should reply by pointing out that:
a. This is a good idea because postconventional reasoning will promote abstract thought. b. There is nothing you can do to promote moral development before students reach adolescence. c. Postconventional reasoning is an unrealistic goal for fourth graders. d. Research studies indicate that most students have already reached the postconventional level by fourth grade.
When participating in literature circles, effective teachers encourage students to read:
a) only stories b) only informational books c) stories and/or informational books d) basal reader selections
Why should a reading specialist observe students within the context of classroom reading instruction?
What will be an ideal response?