A teacher is watching her preschoolers pretend to be cooks who are preparing food for other children pretending to be servers and customers. She thinks this could be a good math learning experience, so she stops the play and sets up a toy cash register. Her purpose is to teach the children the numbers on the various play money coins and bills. Based on what you have read in your text thus far, which of the following perspectives is most accurate?
A) This is a highly effective way to add a math objective into play.
B) The teacher has intervened to the extent that this activity is no longer play; it is a teacher-directed lesson.
C) The teacher should omit pretend play in the daily schedule altogether and replace it with math worksheets.
D) Teachers should always be an observer and remain on the sidelines when children are engaged in spontaneous play.
Ques. 2Students in Matt Clark's class enjoy writing poetry. The most effective way for this teacher to help his students improve their writing would be to:
a) require them to adhere to a poetic formula
b) give them specific writing topics
c) meet with students as they assess their own writing
d) circle errors and write feedback on their poems
Ques. 3When reading a nonfiction book that relates to the fairy tale read in the basal reader, the teacher is disappointed because her first-graders are not asking questions or showing excitement about the material. What is an effective strategy the teacher can use to encourage more student engagement?
A) Wait until the next day; maybe the children will be ready to discuss it later.
B) Pause periodically and ask the children to explain or recap what has happened thus far in the story and to ask questions about anything that is unclear.
C) Tell the children to listen carefully and reread the story aloud very slowly to facilitate understanding.
D) Stop reading the story until students are more engaged in the text.
Ques. 4Echo reading of poetry is especially helpful for struggling readers because it enables them to:
a) decode new words independently
b) participate in round-robin reading
c) improve their fluency as they read lines after the leader
d) participate in independent, silent reading
Ques. 5Arturo, a third grader and ELL, appears to be disinterested in many of the picture books that his teacher shares during class. How could his teacher offer support?
A) Send the books home and ask his parents to explain the stories to him.
B) Don't worry about the problem unless his grades fall.
C) Give him a copy of the story to read at home.
D) Build prior knowledge before sharing books, identify bilingual books (with the text written both in English and in Spanish), incorporate stories from his Hispanic heritage, and allow him to choose books that match his particular interests.
Ques. 6Cats curl on comfy cushions is an example of:
a) alliteration
b) onomatopoeia
c) hyperbole
d) cinquain
Ques. 7In order to model storytelling to her group of second graders, a teacher can:
A) Show a video of a celebrity reading the story
B) Play a video recording of the book's text
C) Tell the story using simple props
D) Read the story to the children using different voices for each character
Ques. 8Poetry is especially helpful for students who are English learners primarily because:
a) new concepts are introduced
b) the vocabulary is unfamiliar
c) the students can participate in whole-group instruction
d) there are natural opportunities for rereading
Ques. 9A first-grade teacher suggests to his team that recess should be replaced with additional instructional time for letter recognition remediation activities. What does research show about this suggestion?
A) Children do not need recess; they can play at home.
B) Learning letters is much more important than any physical skill.
C) Children need the physical activity offered during recess.
D) Fine motor skills are far more important than large motor skills in young children's development.
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