ILTS 206 Practice Exam Study Set 2 Questions and Answers Graded A+
1. A 3-year-old preschool is playing independently on the rug building a house of blocks. While
working on the house, the child says no not the yellow one the black one will look better for the
roof. According to the theories of Golski, the child's behavior could be best described as: -
Answers Thinking out loud in order to self-direct learning.
Several kindergarteners are playing in a large sandbox on the school playground Which of the
following activities demonstrate the most developmentally advanced type of play. - Answers
Building a sandcastle cooperatively with two other children.
Which of the following factors is likely to have the most beneficial effect on the second-grade
student academic performance? - Answers Eating a nutritious breakfast each morning
A recent tornado caused damage in the community in which an early childhood teacher works.
The mother of a 15-month-old reports that since the tornado has displaced her family her son
has become clingy, wants to be carried most of the time and has trouble falling asleep at night.
The mother asked the early childhood teacher for suggestions for supporting her child and
healing from the trauma of the tornado. Which of the following suggestions should the teacher
take to address the mother's concern? - Answers Encouraging the mother to follow a
predictable routine with her child and allow him to stay close to her when he expresses the need
A 9-month-old had just learned to crawl the early childhood teacher creates safe floor space for
the child to explore and provides enticing and accessible toys and activities through these
actions the teacher is directly promoting the child's - Answers Cognitive development.
Which of the following educational practices is likely to be most effective in supporting home
language preservation of English language learners in a general education kindergarten
classroom? - Answers Engaging children in storytelling activities that include vocabulary from
their home language and reflect their home cultures.
A kindergarten teacher allows a portion of each day for children to use classroom learning
centers the teacher monitors the children's engagement and extends the duration of the centers
if the children are focused on the activity involved which of the following statements describes
the primary benefit of this approach? - Answers Enhancing the children's depth of learning
through exploration of self-selected materials
A teacher of two and three-year old children often engages them in conversation for example
when a child is playing with teddy bears, she will ask what are the teddy bears doing today when
the child is painting, she will say please tell me about this interesting picture you are making
which of the following benefits is most closely attributed to this practice? - Answers
Encouraging children's linguistic creativity and self-expression.
A preschool teacher is designing curriculum for the children in her classroom which of the
following steps is associated with Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) for preschoolers?
, - Answers Knowing what is individually appropriate for each children's interest and abilities.
A preschool teacher plans to use instructional strategies that integrate social emotional
learning with curiosity and problem solving which of the following activities would best promote
this goal - Answers Encouraging empathetic thinking with the children with questions such as
why do you think he is crying?
An early childhood educator observes a 10-week-old infant gazing at a hanging mobile while
lying on her back. occasionally the infant swats at the mobile and smiles and cools several
minutes later the teacher notices that the infant turns her head to avoid looking at the mobile
and starts to cry. The infants crying escalates and intensifies during the next minute which of
the following actions would be most appropriate for the teacher to make to meet the infants
needs related to emotional regulation. - Answers Picking up the infant and noting if the crying
subsides
A second-grade teacher knows that an English language learner struggles with vocabulary when
reading independently. The teacher would like to provide the student with a technological
resource to clarify the meaning of unknown words while reading independently. The teacher
takes into consideration that the student has strong reading skills in his home language. Which
of the following resources would be most beneficial for the student to use when independently
reading? - Answers An online language translator to translate unknown English words into
student home language.
A kindergarten teacher gathers information throughout the school year about each child's
ongoing progress across developmental domains. The teacher maintains a folder for each child
that includes a checklist of skills, A portfolio of work samples, and notes of teacher observation.
In which of the following ways could the teacher most effectively use this information? -
Answers Differentiating instruction for each child based on strengths needs and interests.
A preschool special education teacher regularly uses progress monitoring assessments to
evaluate the language development of a child in her class with the language delay. The primary
purpose of this assessment is to: - Answers Track the child's growth and tailor instruction to
meet his or her needs.
a first-grade teacher plans to use a performance assessment to measure her students reading
comprehension abilities which of the following describes the greatest benefit of this type of
assessment? - Answers Building on students daily authentic work and projects to determine
progress.
After the first month of school a preschool teacher plans to informally assess children's
language development by recording brief conversations with individual children during play. The
teacher recorded the following conversation with the child who is an English language learner:
Teacher: "I see you're playing with the red car do you like playing with cars?"
1. A 3-year-old preschool is playing independently on the rug building a house of blocks. While
working on the house, the child says no not the yellow one the black one will look better for the
roof. According to the theories of Golski, the child's behavior could be best described as: -
Answers Thinking out loud in order to self-direct learning.
Several kindergarteners are playing in a large sandbox on the school playground Which of the
following activities demonstrate the most developmentally advanced type of play. - Answers
Building a sandcastle cooperatively with two other children.
Which of the following factors is likely to have the most beneficial effect on the second-grade
student academic performance? - Answers Eating a nutritious breakfast each morning
A recent tornado caused damage in the community in which an early childhood teacher works.
The mother of a 15-month-old reports that since the tornado has displaced her family her son
has become clingy, wants to be carried most of the time and has trouble falling asleep at night.
The mother asked the early childhood teacher for suggestions for supporting her child and
healing from the trauma of the tornado. Which of the following suggestions should the teacher
take to address the mother's concern? - Answers Encouraging the mother to follow a
predictable routine with her child and allow him to stay close to her when he expresses the need
A 9-month-old had just learned to crawl the early childhood teacher creates safe floor space for
the child to explore and provides enticing and accessible toys and activities through these
actions the teacher is directly promoting the child's - Answers Cognitive development.
Which of the following educational practices is likely to be most effective in supporting home
language preservation of English language learners in a general education kindergarten
classroom? - Answers Engaging children in storytelling activities that include vocabulary from
their home language and reflect their home cultures.
A kindergarten teacher allows a portion of each day for children to use classroom learning
centers the teacher monitors the children's engagement and extends the duration of the centers
if the children are focused on the activity involved which of the following statements describes
the primary benefit of this approach? - Answers Enhancing the children's depth of learning
through exploration of self-selected materials
A teacher of two and three-year old children often engages them in conversation for example
when a child is playing with teddy bears, she will ask what are the teddy bears doing today when
the child is painting, she will say please tell me about this interesting picture you are making
which of the following benefits is most closely attributed to this practice? - Answers
Encouraging children's linguistic creativity and self-expression.
A preschool teacher is designing curriculum for the children in her classroom which of the
following steps is associated with Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) for preschoolers?
, - Answers Knowing what is individually appropriate for each children's interest and abilities.
A preschool teacher plans to use instructional strategies that integrate social emotional
learning with curiosity and problem solving which of the following activities would best promote
this goal - Answers Encouraging empathetic thinking with the children with questions such as
why do you think he is crying?
An early childhood educator observes a 10-week-old infant gazing at a hanging mobile while
lying on her back. occasionally the infant swats at the mobile and smiles and cools several
minutes later the teacher notices that the infant turns her head to avoid looking at the mobile
and starts to cry. The infants crying escalates and intensifies during the next minute which of
the following actions would be most appropriate for the teacher to make to meet the infants
needs related to emotional regulation. - Answers Picking up the infant and noting if the crying
subsides
A second-grade teacher knows that an English language learner struggles with vocabulary when
reading independently. The teacher would like to provide the student with a technological
resource to clarify the meaning of unknown words while reading independently. The teacher
takes into consideration that the student has strong reading skills in his home language. Which
of the following resources would be most beneficial for the student to use when independently
reading? - Answers An online language translator to translate unknown English words into
student home language.
A kindergarten teacher gathers information throughout the school year about each child's
ongoing progress across developmental domains. The teacher maintains a folder for each child
that includes a checklist of skills, A portfolio of work samples, and notes of teacher observation.
In which of the following ways could the teacher most effectively use this information? -
Answers Differentiating instruction for each child based on strengths needs and interests.
A preschool special education teacher regularly uses progress monitoring assessments to
evaluate the language development of a child in her class with the language delay. The primary
purpose of this assessment is to: - Answers Track the child's growth and tailor instruction to
meet his or her needs.
a first-grade teacher plans to use a performance assessment to measure her students reading
comprehension abilities which of the following describes the greatest benefit of this type of
assessment? - Answers Building on students daily authentic work and projects to determine
progress.
After the first month of school a preschool teacher plans to informally assess children's
language development by recording brief conversations with individual children during play. The
teacher recorded the following conversation with the child who is an English language learner:
Teacher: "I see you're playing with the red car do you like playing with cars?"
