One thing that would NOT be helpful for language development in an infant classroom is
a. adults who speak face to face with babies.
b. a constant playing of the radio.
c. adults who speak the infants home language.
d. soft music playing at naptime.
Question 2Teaching sign language is appropriate
a. only for babies with hearing impairments.
b. only for babies whose first language is not English.
c. only for babies of deaf parents.
d. for any infants.
Question 3When infants begin to coo and babble, effective adults
a. ignore these sounds until real words develop.
b. reinforce these sounds by some kind of verbal response.
c. reinforce these sounds by some kind of nonverbal response.
d. begin to talk baby talk to them.
Question 4Infant language development is nurtured by adults who
a. speak constantly to infants throughout the day.
b. speak a great deal to other adults in the environment.
c. communicate non-verbally.
d. wait for infant sounds to develop.
Question 5Vygotskys theory about the ZPD means that adults should
a. show infants how to do something new.
b. let babies repeat the same activities until they are well established.
c. see if babies are meeting developmental guidelines.
d. help babies in whatever ways they need to succeed in a new, slightly harder, task than they have tried before.
Question 6Piaget described the sensorimotor stage of learning as having
a. four substages.
b. six substages.
c. six substages, of which four occur in infancy.
d. None of the answers are correct.
Question 7Materials suitable for exploration by a baby who uses the palmar grasp are all EXCEPT
a. soft balls.
b. hand puppets.
c. bead necklaces.
d. busy boxes with knobs and dials.
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