ECE 108 TEST 2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Multiculturalism - Answers -Race, ethnicity, class, culture, religion, sex, age.
How often is English used in the two-way bilingual approach? - Answers -Half of the
time. Half English, half of the student(s) home language.
Learning disability - Answers -A child who is performing below age or grade level but
has normal intelligence levels.
At-Risk children's vocabulary and language development is mostly effected by what? -
Answers -The students lack literacy background experiences/
Howard Gardener and Multiple intelligence theory - Answers -Howard Gardner came
up with the multiple intelligence theory. This theory states that everybody needs
different ways to learn. Not everybody learns the same way.
Inclusion - Answers -Instructing child with physical disabilities in a general education
classroom with the necessary assistance to provide to him or her.
Early Intervention - Answers -A program designed to improve and enhance the literacy
development of children who are identified as at-risk before they enter kindergarten/
While dealing with students who have physical impairments or developmental learning
differences, it would be helpful to do what? - Answers -1.) Observe students regularly
2.) Seek help for district support services
3.) When you find out about the problem find more about it through the special
education staff
4.) Use learning principles such as encouragement, praise and positive feedback
5.) Adapt instruction to meet the needs of special needs kids
6.) Remain in contact with parents and discuss the help the school is providing and help
they can get outside of school and what the parents can do to help
7.) Can request for a special education teacher to be in the room to be with the child
Major elements in a Reading Recovery Program - Answers -1.) Early intervention pull-
out program
2.) Child receives 30 minutes daily one on one instruction along with the regular class
room reading instruction
3.) Tailor the needs to the students
4.) Authentic literacy experiences
Mr. Palmeto is a second grade teacher. One of his students does not speak English.
What are some strategies to help the ELL to read? - Answers -1.) Opportunties to talk
, 2.) Language rich environment
3.) Variety of books in both languages
Miss Greene is planning lessons in which she will differentiate her instruction in order to
meet the diverse needs of the learners in her classroom. What are the elements of
differentiated instruction? - Answers -1.) Assess students to design the instruction to
meet their needs
2.) Keep instruction flexible, make changes when needed
3.) Respond to student differences
4.) Respond to student interest
5.) Respond to student achievement levels and learning needs
True or False; There is a distinct relationship between reading and oral language; that is
early readers score higher on language screening tests than children who were not
reading early - Answers -True
The ability to process semantics and syntax - Answers -Semantics: the knowledge of
word meaning (vocabulary)
Syntax: the ability to build correct sentences with correct grammar
Which theory asserts that children learn language through imitation and positive
reinforcement by adults? - Answers -Behaviorist Theory
Which theory states that children develop through their activities and that their
realization of the world is tied to sensory experiences? - Answers -Cognitive
development theory
What term describes the forty-four separate sounds in the English language? -
Answers -Phoneme
Which stage of language development is the most dramatic? - Answers -the year
between ages 2 and 3
True or false: For an infant, a mother's voice is the primary/most important source of
language acquisition? - Answers -False
Jacob is a kindergarten student in your classroom. When you asked him what he did
last night, he replied, "I needed the fish!" What is the best way to respond when a child
overgeneralizes a grammatical rule? - Answers -1.) Need to respond and correct it in a
positive way rather than negatively
2.) Children need to make mistakes and take risks
3.) Eventually they will fix this problem on their own
What are semantic maps? - Answers -A diagram that help children see how words are
related to one another
Multiculturalism - Answers -Race, ethnicity, class, culture, religion, sex, age.
How often is English used in the two-way bilingual approach? - Answers -Half of the
time. Half English, half of the student(s) home language.
Learning disability - Answers -A child who is performing below age or grade level but
has normal intelligence levels.
At-Risk children's vocabulary and language development is mostly effected by what? -
Answers -The students lack literacy background experiences/
Howard Gardener and Multiple intelligence theory - Answers -Howard Gardner came
up with the multiple intelligence theory. This theory states that everybody needs
different ways to learn. Not everybody learns the same way.
Inclusion - Answers -Instructing child with physical disabilities in a general education
classroom with the necessary assistance to provide to him or her.
Early Intervention - Answers -A program designed to improve and enhance the literacy
development of children who are identified as at-risk before they enter kindergarten/
While dealing with students who have physical impairments or developmental learning
differences, it would be helpful to do what? - Answers -1.) Observe students regularly
2.) Seek help for district support services
3.) When you find out about the problem find more about it through the special
education staff
4.) Use learning principles such as encouragement, praise and positive feedback
5.) Adapt instruction to meet the needs of special needs kids
6.) Remain in contact with parents and discuss the help the school is providing and help
they can get outside of school and what the parents can do to help
7.) Can request for a special education teacher to be in the room to be with the child
Major elements in a Reading Recovery Program - Answers -1.) Early intervention pull-
out program
2.) Child receives 30 minutes daily one on one instruction along with the regular class
room reading instruction
3.) Tailor the needs to the students
4.) Authentic literacy experiences
Mr. Palmeto is a second grade teacher. One of his students does not speak English.
What are some strategies to help the ELL to read? - Answers -1.) Opportunties to talk
, 2.) Language rich environment
3.) Variety of books in both languages
Miss Greene is planning lessons in which she will differentiate her instruction in order to
meet the diverse needs of the learners in her classroom. What are the elements of
differentiated instruction? - Answers -1.) Assess students to design the instruction to
meet their needs
2.) Keep instruction flexible, make changes when needed
3.) Respond to student differences
4.) Respond to student interest
5.) Respond to student achievement levels and learning needs
True or False; There is a distinct relationship between reading and oral language; that is
early readers score higher on language screening tests than children who were not
reading early - Answers -True
The ability to process semantics and syntax - Answers -Semantics: the knowledge of
word meaning (vocabulary)
Syntax: the ability to build correct sentences with correct grammar
Which theory asserts that children learn language through imitation and positive
reinforcement by adults? - Answers -Behaviorist Theory
Which theory states that children develop through their activities and that their
realization of the world is tied to sensory experiences? - Answers -Cognitive
development theory
What term describes the forty-four separate sounds in the English language? -
Answers -Phoneme
Which stage of language development is the most dramatic? - Answers -the year
between ages 2 and 3
True or false: For an infant, a mother's voice is the primary/most important source of
language acquisition? - Answers -False
Jacob is a kindergarten student in your classroom. When you asked him what he did
last night, he replied, "I needed the fish!" What is the best way to respond when a child
overgeneralizes a grammatical rule? - Answers -1.) Need to respond and correct it in a
positive way rather than negatively
2.) Children need to make mistakes and take risks
3.) Eventually they will fix this problem on their own
What are semantic maps? - Answers -A diagram that help children see how words are
related to one another
