CEOE OSAT Study Guide questions
and answers.
Which of the following behavioral milestones typically appears earliest in the
sequence of typical infant development?
A. rolling over back to front
B. making cooing sound
C. using a pincer grasp
D. babbling consonants - n
ANS ✔
B. making cooing sound
Qs
In the coming school year, a general education kindergarten class will include a
child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The kindergarten teachers want to
ensure that the classroom environment will effectively support the child's learning
and development. Which of the following teacher strategies would likely be most
effective for promoting the achievement of this objective?
A. pairing the child to work with a classmate who is helpful and easygoing
B. creating labels to clearly identify each activity center in the classroom
C. arranging for the child to have a fun-time aide to provide individualized guidance
D. creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities - n
ANS ✔
D. creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities
Qs
Before school begins, the teachers of an early childhood class meet to discuss
strategies for the upcoming year. The teachers realize that the children have had
varied amounts of previous classroom experience and have a range of backgrounds,
strengths, and needs. Which of the following factors would be most important for
,the teachers to focus on as they strive to promote the development and learning of
all children in the class?
A. providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
B. determining families' attitudes about the nature and frequency of contact with
the school
C. understanding the extent of an agreement among families regarding preferred
teaching practices
D. defining effective methods for informing all families about school activities - n
ANS ✔
A. providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
Qs
The teachers of a culturally diverse preschool classroom meet regularly to discuss
various topics and issues (e.g., how smoothly the class is running, whether a new
activity center should be added, whether the schedule needs adjustment). Which of
the following would be the best way to involve families in such activities?
A. inviting families to participate in a classroom work day to help rearrange existing
learning centers or neaten up materials in various areas of the room
B. suggesting that families feel free to drop in to observe the children's activities in
the classroom and note down any helpful improvements that occur to them
C. encouraging families to suggest ways to incorporate materials or activities that
reflect their traditions
D. sending each family a questionnaire that asks them to suggest ideas for wats to
make the classroom a more effective learning environment - n
ANS ✔
C. encouraging families to suggest ways to incorporate materials or activities that
reflect their traditions
Qs
As they prepare for the start of a new school year, the teachers of a preschool class
meet to discuss topics such as room arrangement, the daily schedule, and
classroom routines and procedures. On the first day of school, the teachers plan to
spend time familiarizing the children with the classroom (e.g., showing the children
,where their cubbies are and how to use them, introducing the children to various
activity centers, explaining daily routines). Which of the following benefits would
result from this approach?
A. minimizing the teachers' need to provide such information repeatedly
B. teaching the children benefits of an orderly classroom
C. allowing the teachers to focus primarily on instructional activities
D. promoting the children's sense of security and independence - n
ANS ✔
D. promoting the children's sense of security and independence
Qs
A first grade teacher routinely invites students' families to visit the classroom to
share their family's and/or culture's traditions (e.g., favorite games, foods, songs,
stories, and crafts) with the class. This practice would be especially effective for
which of the following purposes?
A. promoting students' acquisition of a personal aesthetic
B. fostering students' appreciation of human diversity
C. building students' understanding of the universality of art
D. assisting students in reaching higher stages of artistic development - n
ANS ✔
B. fostering students' appreciation of human diversity
Qs
Early in the school year, a kindergarten teacher notices that a student in the class
spends a great deal of time roaming around the classroom without engaging with
other students or settling down to play in any of the activity centers. Which of the
following actions would be the teacher's most appropriate initial response in this
situation?
A. sitting down with the student to converse about favorite activities and interests
, B. prompting a focused classmate to invite the student to join in with whatever
activity the classmate is engaged in
C. contacting the student's parents/guardians to describe the behavior and seek
guidance on how best to respond
D. using informal observation to investigate whether the student may have
attention-deficit disorder - n
ANS ✔
A. sitting down with the student to converse about favorite activities and interests
Qs
A third-grade class has been discussing nature and environment. The students are
very interested in the subject and eagerly volunteer their ideas about recycling,
creating green spaces, and ways to protect endangered species (e.g, by preserving
habitats, by removing litter). Which of the following student activities would likely
be most effective to further share their awareness?
A. creating individual projects that they will take turns presenting and explaining to
their classmates
B. making use of recycled plastic bottles to create games (e.g., by using the plastic
bottles as bowling pins to knock down with recycled plastic balls)
C. working in small groups to create conservation-related posters to display at
school and in the community
D. using discarded recyclable materials to create artworks (e.g., by using the
materials to create found-object sculptures or for print-making activities) - n
ANS ✔
C. working in small groups to create conservation-related posters to display at
school and in the community
Qs
The teachers of a preschool are preparing for the upcoming school year (e.g.,
discussing the daily schedule, developing student routines and procedures). Which
of the following strategies would best facilitate smooth transitions between actives
over the course of the day?
A. setting a timer to ensure that children's transitions occur at the same time every
day
and answers.
Which of the following behavioral milestones typically appears earliest in the
sequence of typical infant development?
A. rolling over back to front
B. making cooing sound
C. using a pincer grasp
D. babbling consonants - n
ANS ✔
B. making cooing sound
Qs
In the coming school year, a general education kindergarten class will include a
child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The kindergarten teachers want to
ensure that the classroom environment will effectively support the child's learning
and development. Which of the following teacher strategies would likely be most
effective for promoting the achievement of this objective?
A. pairing the child to work with a classmate who is helpful and easygoing
B. creating labels to clearly identify each activity center in the classroom
C. arranging for the child to have a fun-time aide to provide individualized guidance
D. creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities - n
ANS ✔
D. creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities
Qs
Before school begins, the teachers of an early childhood class meet to discuss
strategies for the upcoming year. The teachers realize that the children have had
varied amounts of previous classroom experience and have a range of backgrounds,
strengths, and needs. Which of the following factors would be most important for
,the teachers to focus on as they strive to promote the development and learning of
all children in the class?
A. providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
B. determining families' attitudes about the nature and frequency of contact with
the school
C. understanding the extent of an agreement among families regarding preferred
teaching practices
D. defining effective methods for informing all families about school activities - n
ANS ✔
A. providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
Qs
The teachers of a culturally diverse preschool classroom meet regularly to discuss
various topics and issues (e.g., how smoothly the class is running, whether a new
activity center should be added, whether the schedule needs adjustment). Which of
the following would be the best way to involve families in such activities?
A. inviting families to participate in a classroom work day to help rearrange existing
learning centers or neaten up materials in various areas of the room
B. suggesting that families feel free to drop in to observe the children's activities in
the classroom and note down any helpful improvements that occur to them
C. encouraging families to suggest ways to incorporate materials or activities that
reflect their traditions
D. sending each family a questionnaire that asks them to suggest ideas for wats to
make the classroom a more effective learning environment - n
ANS ✔
C. encouraging families to suggest ways to incorporate materials or activities that
reflect their traditions
Qs
As they prepare for the start of a new school year, the teachers of a preschool class
meet to discuss topics such as room arrangement, the daily schedule, and
classroom routines and procedures. On the first day of school, the teachers plan to
spend time familiarizing the children with the classroom (e.g., showing the children
,where their cubbies are and how to use them, introducing the children to various
activity centers, explaining daily routines). Which of the following benefits would
result from this approach?
A. minimizing the teachers' need to provide such information repeatedly
B. teaching the children benefits of an orderly classroom
C. allowing the teachers to focus primarily on instructional activities
D. promoting the children's sense of security and independence - n
ANS ✔
D. promoting the children's sense of security and independence
Qs
A first grade teacher routinely invites students' families to visit the classroom to
share their family's and/or culture's traditions (e.g., favorite games, foods, songs,
stories, and crafts) with the class. This practice would be especially effective for
which of the following purposes?
A. promoting students' acquisition of a personal aesthetic
B. fostering students' appreciation of human diversity
C. building students' understanding of the universality of art
D. assisting students in reaching higher stages of artistic development - n
ANS ✔
B. fostering students' appreciation of human diversity
Qs
Early in the school year, a kindergarten teacher notices that a student in the class
spends a great deal of time roaming around the classroom without engaging with
other students or settling down to play in any of the activity centers. Which of the
following actions would be the teacher's most appropriate initial response in this
situation?
A. sitting down with the student to converse about favorite activities and interests
, B. prompting a focused classmate to invite the student to join in with whatever
activity the classmate is engaged in
C. contacting the student's parents/guardians to describe the behavior and seek
guidance on how best to respond
D. using informal observation to investigate whether the student may have
attention-deficit disorder - n
ANS ✔
A. sitting down with the student to converse about favorite activities and interests
Qs
A third-grade class has been discussing nature and environment. The students are
very interested in the subject and eagerly volunteer their ideas about recycling,
creating green spaces, and ways to protect endangered species (e.g, by preserving
habitats, by removing litter). Which of the following student activities would likely
be most effective to further share their awareness?
A. creating individual projects that they will take turns presenting and explaining to
their classmates
B. making use of recycled plastic bottles to create games (e.g., by using the plastic
bottles as bowling pins to knock down with recycled plastic balls)
C. working in small groups to create conservation-related posters to display at
school and in the community
D. using discarded recyclable materials to create artworks (e.g., by using the
materials to create found-object sculptures or for print-making activities) - n
ANS ✔
C. working in small groups to create conservation-related posters to display at
school and in the community
Qs
The teachers of a preschool are preparing for the upcoming school year (e.g.,
discussing the daily schedule, developing student routines and procedures). Which
of the following strategies would best facilitate smooth transitions between actives
over the course of the day?
A. setting a timer to ensure that children's transitions occur at the same time every
day
