According to research, the factor that has been shown to have the greatest influence on an infant's
language development is the:
A. quantity and ages of an infant's siblings that live in the same household
B. age at which the infant first attends day care
C. amount of time the infant spends with others outside the home
D. number and quality of interactions the infant has with primary caregivers -
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D. caregivers who interact thoughtfully, frequently and promptly with infants provide a positive
model for shared communication. These experiences provide the foundations for the eventual
communication with others
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A first grade teacher ensures students have an ample opportunities to write during the day. For
example, students frequently write lists and stories and engage in cooperative writing tasks with
peers. Students are also provided many occasions to share their writing with the class. In addition
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,to promoting students' writing development, the teacher's regular use of these activities is most
likely directly builds students':
A. reading skills by reinforcing their understanding of the relationship between sounds and letters
B. vocabulary development by helping them expand their understanding of printed words
C. listening skills by developing their ability to hear peers retell stories of events from their day
D. word knowledge by promoting their understanding of sophisticated and interesting words -
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A. strong relationships between listening, speaking, reading and writing. frequent writing activities
help students expand their understanding of sound/letter relationships, which promotes their
reading development
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An early childhood educator would like to promote the speech development of a nine month old
by motivating her to produce words. Which of the following strategies is most developmentally
appropriate to address the teacher's goal?
A. requesting that the child answer questions when reading a book together (where does the cow
live?)
B. giving the child a sticker when she makes babbling sounds
C. singing nursery rhymes to the child and asking the child to fill in the rhyming words
D. engaging the child in games that require her to make a request using a vocalization (blowing
more bubbles from a wand) -
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,D. vocalization is an attempt to speak.
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A new student whose home language is not English recently joined a first grade class. The teacher
communicates to the students' parents through a translator and suggests they read to their child
every night and continue to speak to each other in their home language as much as possible. This
practice benefits English language learners primarily in which of the following ways?
A. encouraging communication between home and school
B. enriching their oral language development
C. ensuring they remain fluent in their home language
D. involving the families in their child's language development -
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B. developing solid literacy skills in a home language is beneficial before learning to speak and
read a new language.
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An early childhood teacher works in a day care center. She sits on the floor to play with the nine
month old infant who is interested in a bucket of plastic blocks that can easily be stacked
together. Which of the following teacher actions would best engage the infant and encourage
communication?
A. imitating the sounds the infant makes
B. telling the infant about the different colors of the blocks
C. talking about the blocks as the infant plays with them
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, D. asking the infant questions with nonverbal cues -
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C. adding words or questions encourages communication and models language for the infant
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A preschool teacher sends home a letter requesting that parents participate in various oral
language enrichment activities with their children. The teacher's requests include the following:
Play simple rhyming games with your children
Sing familiar songs with your child and add silly and fun words and verses
Which of the following statements best explains the research-based rationale for the teacher's
request?
A. young children's oral language skills must be fully developed before formal literacy instruction
can begin
B. young children learn new concepts more easily through oral language activities than through
reading
C. young children's oral language development plays a key role in their development of literacy
skills
D. young children who lack oral language enrichment are at risk for developing specific learning
disabilities -
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