Sheltered instruction
a. waters down the subject matter
b. is both comprehensible and cognitively demanding
c. is used when students can't read a text
d. uses primary language instruction only
Question 2...Content reading involves
a. reading in English classes only
b. reading in science and social studies only
c. reading in all content areas
d. reading in the early elementary years
Question 3...Content-Based Instruction contains all of the advantages below EXCEPT
a. building vocabulary after reading on a theme or topic
b. making use of authentic tasks and authentic materials
c. employs English at comprehensible level
d. helping students learn appropriate grade-level content
Question 4...Cooperative learning strategies
a. are too difficult for young children
b. foster social/emotional development as well as science learning
c. take too much time
Question 5...There are numerous developmentally appropriate ways to assess young children's science learning but not including
a. representations, such as drawings by individual children or small groups
b. KWL charts
c. observing play
d. worksheets from the children's textbook.
Question 6...Which one of the following is not appropriate as an objective for the kindergarten science program?
(a) the child demonstrates conservation practices.
(b) The child demonstrates curiosity about the natural world.
(c) The child demonstrates respect for humans and all other living things.
(d) All the above are acceptable.
Question 7...Which one of the following statements is a t characteristic of a truly integrated approach to instruction as defined by the authors of Science K-8: An Integrated Approach?
(a) It is both a way of teaching and a way of planning and organizing the instructional program.
(b) It is designed to help connect students learning in ways that are meaningful to their experiences.
(c) Science is taught as a distinct subject at the same time each day or every few days of the school week.
(d) each of the above is characteristic of an integrated approach.
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