Is there a particular age when children are ready to learn to read and write?

What will be an ideal response?


Researchers used to think that at age 6, most children were ready to learn to read and write, but now we know that children begin the process of becoming literate gradually during the preschool years.

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Which one of the following reflects intentionality as an aspect of an infant's theory of mind?

a. When Angie's father starts running water in the bathtub, she knows that he's getting ready to give her a bath. b. Benjamin is puzzled by all the colorful decorations that the family puts around the house in December. c. Cristina loves to look at all the photographs in her mother's fashion magazines, but she is quite surprised when Mom scolds her for ripping some of the pages. d. Desmond sees a giant teddy bear across the room and immediately crawls over to get it.

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After listening to a lesson on radar, how much of the information do college students recall when they are asked to write down all they can remember?

a. almost all of it b. about 80% c. about 50% d. about 20%

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The process of identifying a specific, school-related question and gathering information to try to answer it is best described as:

a. action research. b. alternative certification. c. formative evaluation. d. summative evaluation.

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The stage of language proficiency in which students understand about 500 words, but cannot use them is:

A. Early production stage B. Receptive or preproduction stage C. Speech emergence stage D. Intermediate language proficiency stage

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