As children build with blocks or work with wood, they learn geometry as they name and describe shapes, transform shapes, and describe spatial relationships.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 2Current brain research indicates that curriculum involving the use of blocks is appropriate in preschool but not in the primary grades.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 3Hollow blocks are open on one side mainly so that they can nest into each other.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 4In the developmental stages of block building, making block rows comes before bridging.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 5To ensure that children are successful in doing woodworking, start with white glue and wood, and then gradually add hammers, nails, and saws.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 6List three child and/or environmental characteristics that contribute to literacy.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 7Discuss in general terms how children develop their ability to write with competence. What are some competencies that change? Start with preschool, and end with high school.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 8Consider the 12th -grade writing sample provided below. What attributes of the writing mark it as coming from an adolescent and not from a younger child? What type of writing does it represent?
Athletes have been using enhancing substances for hundreds of years to improve their performance. Currently athletes still use substances to give them an edge over their competitors. With modern advances, there are many more products on the market. High school athletes have started taking advantage of such products. The hypothesis is that performance enhancing substances for student athletes are prevalent in high school. The rationale is that many students see professional athletes boosting their performance by taking such substances and the students assume that they would also improve. A survey will be administered to a sample population of students at a mid-west suburban high school. The survey will deal with sports, drugs, and performance enhancers.
What will be an ideal response?