A member of the child’s family comes to you, the teacher, with a concern over their fouryearold’s sudden stuttering. They ask whether they should seek professional help. What advice would you give?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Both home and school should make every effort to patiently listen to what the child is trying to say without commenting or saying, “Slow down.” This is a common
developmental pattern in preschoolers, but if it does not pass in a matter of weeks, then an evaluation by a speech pathologist may be warranted.
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A. knowledge of reading strategies. B. sufficient background information to interact with the thought and language of the author. C. predicting the type of text being read. D. a background knowledge of language.
Which of the following attitudes should be fostered to help the literacy development of young children?
a. Children should have a casual attitude about reading as something unimportant. b. Children should see physical activities as more interesting than reading. c. Children should view reading as a test that they will be graded on. d. Children should look forward to reading as a fun activity.
A technique that can be used to help a child resolve conflict is using "I" messages
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When the person being tested is asked to identify the response that supplies the missing part of a matrix, that person probably is being assessed on
A) ?comprehension B) ?pattern completion C) ?generalization. D) ?general information.