Why should an early childhood classroom teacher become familiar with the content of the diagnostic ...

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An early childhood classroom teacher should become familiar with the content of the diagnostic assessment that is used by the specialist during the referral process because this will assist the teacher in understanding the test results as well as whether the child's responses during the test reflect the child's behavior and responses in the classroom. Since the diagnostic test will be used in developing an intervention program which will involve classroom and curricular adaptations, it is important that the classroom teacher be familiar with the diagnostic assessment that was used.

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Both informal and formal assessments should be included in a language development portfolios so that the portfolio represents a more comprehensive and thorough understanding of a child's development.

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The following are structural variables.
 Group sizes
 Ratios
 Environment
 Primary Caregiving
 Continuity of Care
 Teacher Training
o When ratios and groups sizes are too large, a caregiver is taking care of many babies, and the group is always changing as babies move on to other rooms; it is impossible to develop the meaningful, sustained relationships that create responsive caregiving.

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a

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A

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C

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