Which of the following is not a possible cultural difference listed in your text in how children communicate?
a. Amount of pause time between sentences
b. Facing a person when speaking, but not when listening
c. How frequently gestures are used
d. The sequence of language development
Ques. 2Which theory promotes the idea that children in different cultures develop ideas, e.g., about roles that people play in different situations?
a. Computational theory
b. Multiple intelligences theory
c. Sociocultural theory
d. Theory of mind
Ques. 3Conventional spelling that young children learn through direct instruction is called:
a. developmental spelling.
b. invented spelling.
c. private spelling.
d. public spelling.
Ques. 4Writing that young children create based on their perceptions of sound-symbol relationships is called:
a. alphabetic principle.
b. constancy of position in space.
c. invented spelling.
d. reversals.
Ques. 5The concept that letters of the alphabet must have fixed positions to maintain their identity is called:
a. alphabetic principle.
b. constancy of position in space.
c. invented spelling.
d. reversals.
Ques. 6Children who have mastered graphophonemic mappings understand that:
a. drawing and print have different but related functions.
b. every letter in the alphabet has a conventional direction that determines its identity.
c. letters of the alphabet correspond to specific sounds.
d. marks on a page convey a specific message.
Ques. 7A 4-year-old child who prints from right to left, instead of left to right, is most likely:
a. demonstrating early signs of dyslexia.
b. showing a delay in writing but not necessarily in other literacy skills.
c. still developing an understanding of the conventions writing.
d. unfamiliar with books and other environmental print.
Ques. 8Of the following, the most effective way to help preschoolers understand that clusters of letters represent words is to:
a. encourage children to use invented spellings to communicate their thoughts in writing.
b. point to individual words while reading stories together.
c. remind children to use spaces between letters to indicate where words begin and end.
d. suggest that children write in block print, rather than scribble in imitation of cursive writing.
Ques. 9Theories that propose that children's learning is influenced by their own exploration are known as:
a. computational theories of learning.
b. constructivist theories of learning.
c. interactionist theories of learning.
d. sociocultural theories of learning.
Ques. 10The National Association for the Education of Young Children advises that, when it comes to screen time, preschoolers should be exposed to:
a. no more than 2 hours a week.
b. no more than 2 hours a day.
c. no more than 4 hours a day.
d. no more than 4 hours a week.
Ques. 11In the United States, public preschool for children aged 2-4 is:
a. available for children in most states.
b. limited to children who are living in poverty.
c. not available for children in most states.
d. universal every state provides for every child.
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