Deck 2: Family Literacy

Question 1

Which of the following is not an appropriate way for parents to support their children's language development?

A) correcting them when they make grammatical errors
B) encouraging them to tell personal narratives
C) scaffolding their language
D) reading stories to them

Answer 1

correcting them when they make grammatical errors

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?

A) What color was Goldilocks's hair?
B) What did Papa Bear say when he saw his chair?
C) Why do you think Goldilocks went into the Three Bears' home?
D) What did Goldilocks say when she tasted Momma Bear's porridge?

Answer 2

Why do you think Goldilocks went into the Three Bears' home?

Question 3

How can parents use television as a language tool?

A) Select appropriate programming for children to watch.
B) Determine an appropriate amount of time for children to spend watching television.
C) Watch programming with children and talk about the content.
D) a, b, and c

Answer 3

a, b, and c

Question 4

Research on home literacy has shown that parents promote their children's early literacy development by __________.

A) providing direct instruction on basic reading skills (e.g., flash card drills)
B) frequent storybook reading
C) answering children's questions about print
D) b and c

Question 5

When reading storybooks to children, parents should __________.

A) encourage active child participation (e.g., labeling picture, reading along)
B) avoid predictable books because they are too easy
C) insist that the children remain silent and not interrupt the reading
D) prohibit children from trying to read the books on their own because they will make too many mistakes

Question 6

What can parents do to facilitate their children's oral language development?

Question 7

What home factors affect young children's literacy development?

Question 8

What strategies can parents employ to help their children get the most out of story time?

Question 9

What can teachers do to assist in ensuring a successful parent-teacher workshop?

Question 10

In what ways can television become a language tool?