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The number of brain synapses is believed to peak at: - : ANSWER :24-36 months :
QUESTION :Neurolinguistics is best defined as: - : ANSWER :the study of
linguistics and brain structure and function. : QUESTION :Probably the most
critical area of an infant's life that affects language growth is: - : ANSWER
:emotional relationships and attachment : QUESTION :New technology used to
study infant's brain function and developing language ability suggests that: - :
ANSWER :infants are smarter and display more emotions than previously
believed. : QUESTION :A mother's special speech to her baby, sometimes referred
to as "parentese," may: - : ANSWER :help the infant become aware and hold his
attention. : QUESTION :Providing infants with soft, safe writing tools is: - :
ANSWER :recommended and always requires adult supervision. : QUESTION
:Families can create a loving and emotionally supportive environment for children
by: - : ANSWER :All of these choices : QUESTION :Language grows as real,
,firsthand experience with social companions grows: - : ANSWER :True :
QUESTION :Toddlers' brains are as active as adults: - : ANSWER :True :
QUESTION :Research has provided proof that toddlers acquire linguistic and
intellectual benefits from musical activities. - : ANSWER :False : QUESTION
:Toddlers should be exposed to a variety of classic American tunes and music
rather than multicultural selections. - : ANSWER :False : QUESTION :Early
childhood educators are urged to use adjectives and adverbs in their conversations
with toddlers. - : ANSWER :True : QUESTION :Teachers should not encourage
toddlers to communicate through gestures because they want toddlers to learn
through using their words. - : ANSWER :False : QUESTION :Toddler group times
are: - : ANSWER :All of these answers : QUESTION :Toddler picture books
should have few words on each page. - : ANSWER :True : QUESTION
:Nonfiction books do not appeal to toddlers. - : ANSWER :False : QUESTION
:The best response to a preschooler who stammers or stutters when speaking is to
ask him or her to repeat the speech until it is error-free. - : ANSWER :False :
QUESTION :It is professional for a teacher to tell a child, "That kind of talk is
unacceptable," if the child's words are socially questionable. - : ANSWER :True :
QUESTION :A good number of four-year-olds can distinguish rhyming words. - :
ANSWER :True : QUESTION :Besides learning new words during the preschool
years, the child establishes links between words and concepts. - : ANSWER :True :
, QUESTION :Teacher eye contact can. - : ANSWER :encourage listening :
QUESTION :Phonemic awareness: - : ANSWER :All of these options are correct :
QUESTION :Activities mentioned in the text to promote phonemic awareness
include: - : ANSWER :all of these options are correct : QUESTION :When
children want a picture book re-read immediately after it has just been read, the
teacher should: - : ANSWER :Be please and do it if possible : QUESTION :Picture
books once read to children can be turned into - : ANSWER :All of these options
are correct : QUESTION :The text recommends that teachers: - : ANSWER :screen
all books selected for school purchase. : QUESTION :When a teacher says,
"Charlette, you have a pet," at story time, they are probably trying to: - : ANSWER
:relate the story to the children's lives : QUESTION :Picture books without a story
and that present only facts are inappropriate for young children. - : ANSWER
:False : QUESTION :Big, oversized books are popular with preschool teachers
because they: - : ANSWER :all of these options are correct. : QUESTION :After
book-reading times, discussions may: - : ANSWER :all of these options are correct
: QUESTION :Multicultural books offer children opportunities to: - : ANSWER
:all of these options are correct. : QUESTION :Nonfiction books are usually
factual - : ANSWER :True : QUESTION :A picture book dealing with how plants
change sunlight into food is: - : ANSWER :nonfiction : QUESTION :A fable often
teaches a moral. - : ANSWER :True : QUESTION :When comparing the value of