CEOE OSAT Study Guide Questions and
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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 - ✔✔B. making cooing sound
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?
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,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 - ✔✔D.
creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities
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 - ✔✔A.
providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
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,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 - ✔✔C. encouraging families to
suggest ways to incorporate materials or activities that reflect their traditions
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
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, 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 - ✔✔D. promoting the
children's sense of security and independence
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 - ✔✔B. fostering
students' appreciation of human diversity
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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 - ✔✔B. making cooing sound
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?
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,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 - ✔✔D.
creating a visual schedule to help the child anticipate upcoming activities
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 - ✔✔A.
providing each child with culturally responsive learning experiences
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,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 - ✔✔C. encouraging families to
suggest ways to incorporate materials or activities that reflect their traditions
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
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, 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 - ✔✔D. promoting the
children's sense of security and independence
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 - ✔✔B. fostering
students' appreciation of human diversity
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