Which is NOT a strategy that can be implemented by a teacher to understand a family’s goals for his or her child’s linguistic development?
A. The teacher can create a parent survey.
B. The teacher can assume each family has the same goal for their child to learn English.
C. The teacher can participate in a home visit.
D. The teacher can participate in a short interview with the family.
2. Which one of the following conditions does NOT foster good communicative interactions in an early learning setting?
A. The teacher repeats everything a child says, but in the proper English form.
B. At least during the time the child is in the early care environment, the teacher models Standard English.
C. The teacher offers daily opportunities for each child to speak.
D. The teacher provides a variety of stimulating opportunities for children to practice with children and adults in the early care environment.
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the important “big ideas” related to being a successful communicator?
A. Active listening
B. Speaking more loudly for Dual Language Learners
C. Taking turns
D. Speaking for clarity
4. For many families, the home language experience represents a/an:
A. private matter not related to school experiences.
B. obstacle, when not English.
C. complex and personally meaningful context of social and communicative experience.
D. complex system of unique words and speech patterns.
what are your answers?
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A
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B. The teacher can assume each family has the same goal for their child to learn English.
2. A. The teacher repeats everything a child says, but in the proper English form.
3. B. Speaking more loudly for Dual Language Learners.
4. C. complex and personally meaningful context of social and communicative experience.
1. The correct answer is B. The teacher can assume each family has the same goal for their child to learn English. To understand a family's goals for a child's linguistic development, it is important for the teacher to gather information directly from the family. This can be done through a parent survey, a home visit, or a short interview. However, assuming that each family has the same goal for their child's English language learning is not an effective strategy. To implement this strategy, the teacher can create a parent survey and ask specific questions about the family's goals, aspirations, and expectations for their child's linguistic development.
2. The correct answer is A. The teacher repeats everything a child says, but in the proper English form. In an early learning setting, fostering good communicative interactions is important for children's language development. However, simply repeating everything a child says, but in the proper English form, may not foster good communication. Instead, it is important for the teacher to model Standard English, offer daily opportunities for each child to speak, and provide a variety of stimulating opportunities for children to practice with both children and adults in the early care environment.
3. The correct answer is B. Speaking more loudly for Dual Language Learners. The important "big ideas" related to being a successful communicator include active listening, taking turns, and speaking for clarity. However, speaking more loudly specifically for Dual Language Learners is not one of the important "big ideas." It is important to create an inclusive and equitable environment that supports the communication needs of all learners, including Dual Language Learners.
4. The correct answer is B. obstacle, when not English. For many families, the home language experience represents a complex and personally meaningful context of social and communicative experience. It is not a private matter unrelated to school experiences. Additionally, it is not simply a complex system of unique words and speech patterns. However, for some families, especially those whose home language is not English, the home language experience may be seen as an obstacle when it comes to English language learning in the school context.