List three child and/or environmental characteristics that contribute to literacy
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: verbal ability (including large vocabulary, ability to retell a story coherently, letter-sound knowledge, phonological and morphological awareness); physical factors (such as brain structure, genes); cognitive factors (both general and language-specific cognitive abilities); emotional factors (such as secure attachment, pleasant interactions during parent-child storybook reading); social factors (such as strong social skills especially cooperation, joint storybook reading/shared reading, use of literacy during play)
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Research in parent involvement tells us that students whose parents are involved in their education
a. earn higher grades and make better progress b. attend school more regularly c. have stronger social skills d. all of the above
By what approximate age does the average youngster master the basics of adult language?
a. 3 b. 3.5 c. 4 d. 5
What is Independent Factorial Design?
A. An experiment, which compares the means of one categorical predictor, which is measured using different entities. B. Main effects are effects of higher order than interaction effects. C. An experiment, which compares the means of one categorical predictor, which is measured using the same conditions. D. An experiment, which compares the means of two or more categorical predictors, each of which is measured using different entities.
What conclusion can you draw about the overall process of developing linguistic skills for English learners, with a particular focus on general characteristics, how they gain language, what they understand, and what they can do as they move through the five levels of competence?
What will be an ideal response?