Imagine that you have completed some professional training on "Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English." Your principal requests that you share tips for teaching with this method at a presentation to other faculty. List six suggestions that you can provide
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Speak clearly and at a slower pace. Use more gestures and facial expressions. Use concrete materials and visuals. Engage students in student-centered, group work. Pair children with “language buddies” when possible. Avoid idiomatic expressions peculiar to English.
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a. take dictation of stories. b. emphasize penmanship. c. provide experiences that necessitate writing. d. give opportunities to observe teachers and older children writing.
During an open house, a kindergarten teacher distributes materials about the importance of parents reading to their young children every day. One couple expresses the opinion that their son must not be interested in books because he frequently interrupts their attempts to read with questions. Which of the following is an appropriate response?
a. "I understand. I would just give up on reading aloud and wait until he can read on his own." b. "Studies show that the discussion about the book is just as important as the reading for building literacy skills, so don't give up. You are supporting your son as a beginning reader." c. "Just make him sit and listen to a passage from a book every night and tell him to stop interrupting." d. "Don't worry, many students—especially boys—are like your son. Maybe he has attention deficit disorder or is hyperactive."
A significant difference between the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is that _______
A. the AFT does not support collective bargaining B. membership in the AFT is not open to administrators C. the AFT does not participate in the development of educational policies D. the AFT does not organize teachers around various educational issues
Which technology can convert hard copy image to a digital graphic or editable document?
A) Facsimiles B) Laser printers C) Scanners D) Smartphones