Families can "create a" loving and emotionally supportive environment for children by?:

providing good nutrition.

maintaining a safe environment for exploration.

participating in active play and positive attention.

All of the above

If you noticed an infant wanted a ball but couldn't reach it and you were interested in developing a sign for ball, you should:

form a ball-like hand sign, say ball, and give it to him.

watch to see if he could reach or give him a toy rake to use.

wait until he made a sign before giving the ball.

ask his parents if he has a sign for ball.

Many children who are enrolled in special speech and language treatment programs in lower elementary school:

have a history of middle ear infections.

come from middle-class neighborhoods.

did not attend preschools.

have parents who cannot read.

The "multiple literacies" that young children who live in cultures different from the American mainstream culture experience:

can be corrected at school if teachers are supplied with the right teaching aids.

causes kindergarten teachers problems.

creates divisiveness in classrooms.

can prove to be advantageous and promote literacy skill development.

An overall plan for the content of instruction to be offered in a program is:

a model.

curriculum.

the theme.

a lesson plan.

Which is NOT true in regards to boys and reading instruction?

Boys have more reading problems.

Boys take longer to learn.

Boys have more enthusiasm for reading.

Boys don't perform as well on standardized reading tests.

Poetry that is often ridiculous and whimsical is:

a limerick.

free verse.

nonsense poetry.

lyric melodic.

When planning group times, remember to:

let the children decide when group time ends.

stop before enthusiasm wanes.

complete whatever has been planned before dismissing children.

choose one child each day to determine when the group time ends.

A teacher and her students share a pen and collaboratively compose a written message about a field trip they took. This is called:

interactive writing.

group writing.

emergent writing.

prewriting.

Mrs. Smith is setting up her classroom including her new computers. According to the text, she will:

not need a printer.

need five to six computers for any positive effect.

organize the room to allow space for the computer in a quiet corner blocked off with bookshelves.

put the computer in a central location that is highly visible.