Deck 12: Realizing Speaker Goals

Question 1

Dramatic play settings or props are often secured from yard sales and secondhand stores.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The teacher should pose questions that help a child see details at times.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A preschool child able to express himself well and who listens well will probably find these skills aid his progress in kindergarten.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A common goal in many preschool programs is to help the children learn Standard English.

Question 5

Persistence may be a characteristic of intelligent behavior.

Question 6

Many educators fear that some early childhood programs can be so focused on pre-reading skill development that they omit child dramatic play and other child play activities.

Question 7

The child who thoughtfully pauses before answering may be displaying decreasing impulsivity.

Question 8

There are a limited number of dramatic play center themes possible.

Question 9

In a larger child group,rather than a small intimate group,more speech action is likely to occur.

Question 10

A teacher will encourage "divergent thinking" in a child if he or she is asked "What do you think will happen to the water in the cup if the cup tips over?"

Question 11

A center's identification of goals for literacy instruction is unimportant.

Question 12

It is all right for a teacher to answer a child's question with a question.

Question 13

During show-and-tell time,standing next to the teacher helps some children.

Question 14

In daily conversation with preschoolers,a teacher focuses on the "child's agenda."

Question 15

Personal function speech helps children control others.

Question 16

Confident children seem to share their ideas more frequently.

Question 17

If a child is not interacting with his or her peers,the teacher should not interfere but should respect that child's choice to consistently play alone.

Question 18

Show-and-tell times become boring when rambling talkers take all the time they wish.

Question 19

Some children may be frightened by a teacher's questioning.

Question 20

One function of speech is to express one's individuality.

Question 21

Some young children may experience difficulty in their ability to join other children in "pretend/symbolic" play and may need additional teacher help to do so.

Question 22

Experts urge teachers to be

A)​users of "authentic" speech interactions.
B)​verbally appreciative of children's persistence at tasks.
C)​verbally responsive to children's solutions to problems.
D)​all of these answers.

Question 23

When a child is explaining how a toy works,he is using a discourse skill.

Question 24

Make-believe expressed in speech is worrisome.

Question 25

Although there have been teacher efforts to enhance children's dramatic play skills,teachers are urged to

A)​interact by continually suggesting new and diverse ideas during child dramatic play.
B)​remain in the background unless child problems or safety is in question.
C)​hover,stop violence,and join in.
D)​none of these answers.

Question 26

Pairing a talkative child with a less speech-proficient child in a play situation may increase the less proficient child's oral output.

Question 27

The key to promoting children's oral language skill is a teacher's listening skill.

Question 28

During a children's story enactment that follows repeated book readings,teachers should not offer supportive assistance or suggestions.

Question 29

Children playing "library" might be urged to

A)​line up favorite books and sort them by subject.
B)​write a child's name inside each book.
C)​hide books throughout the classroom.
D)​see who can make the tallest tower out of books.

Question 30

Most preschools have routine group times.

Question 31

Teacher discussion in all curriculum areas can add and expand meaning dramatically.

Question 32

A preschooler has a degree of speaking competence if he uses small social sayings like "hello" and "goodbye".

Question 33

Providing dictionary definitions for new vocabulary words is the best way to grow children's vocabulary.

Question 34

Teachers who make inappropriate and irrelevant comments to children's comments and questions are unprofessional.

Question 35

Dance and drama can't be considered a symbolic or sign system.

Question 36

Non-verbal gestures mean different things to different children.

Question 37

A teacher who describes a particular tree as "a pointy,green and large pine tree with needle covered branches" is being ridiculous.

Question 38

The teacher might ask one child who raises his hand to volunteer to tell a newcomer where the school's bikes are parked.

Question 39

A dramatic play kit for a classroom "supermarket"would include

A)​rake,hoe,packets of seeds.
B)​play money,empty food cartons,play grocery cart.
C)​crayons,scrap paper,glue.
D)​dust clothes,spray bottle,bucket.

Question 40

A child is exhibiting communicative competence if he says he regrets an action he has taken.

Question 41

The text mentioned that children may use more detailed and complex language when they are retelling familiar stories and are supplied with props.If you are supplying props for Goldilocks and the Three Bears,identify possible props.

Question 42

Seasoned teachers listen for

A)​content and ideas.
B)​perfection of expression.
C)​a fully expressed idea.
D)​humorous speech errors.

Question 43

Teachers usually ask more of this type of question even if it is not recommended

A)​convergent
B)​divergent
C)​open-ended
D)​recall

Question 44

Teacher speech behaviors to avoid include

Question 45

Child costumes for dramatic play should

A)​be adult-sized.
B)​include a mail carrier's,a firefighter's,and a police officer's uniform.
C)​have manageable snaps and elastic.
D)​all of these answers.

Question 46

Dramatic play kits

A)​do not have many items.
B)​might have items parents contribute.
C)​include kits where children can try out careers such as soldiers in an army.
D)​can include purchased costumes that are usually very inexpensive.

Question 47

The text classified teacher's questions into eight main types.How many types can you name? (A point will be added to your score for each you identify and provide a correct example question. )

Question 48

List three child attitudes towards teachers that teachers try to convey and instill in children by daily?conversations and verbal interchanges.

Question 49

A dramatic play kit is

A)​packaged together items and collections.
B)​a combinations of items connected to different themes.
C)​a creative collection of unrelated play items.
D)​none of these answers.

Question 50

If a teacher wants to correct child speech

A)​they stop themselves.
B)​they repeat what was said by saying it back correctly without undue attention.
C)​they note the correct time to do so when others aren't around.
D)​they make it into a lesson.

Question 51

Building an imaginary playground and describing it is an example of a preschooler who

A)​wants a great place to play.
B)​is using discourse skills.
C)​has wild ideas.
D)​probably would never create an imaginary playmate.

Question 52

What may happen to a child's speaking abilities if a center always offers teacher-led and directed activities in which following directions takes up a large segment of school time?

Question 53

Maria has brought an expensive,fragile,antique doll for show-and-tell.The teacher should

A)​ask that children only look at the doll and then store it out of reach.
B)​ask Maria to describe the doll's clothes and hairstyle.
C)​explain fragile,antique,and expensive before Maria speaks.
D)​none of these answers.

Question 54

Identify problems that might happen at show-and-tell times.

Question 55

The importance of the young child's conversing with family members in daily conversations probably can't

A)​be matched by any other family activity.
B)​exceed the importance of playing games with other children.
C)​be as effective as speaking with playmates.
D)​be more important than reading books to the child.

Question 56

In dramatic play scenarios,a child may

A)​become a baby.
B)​fly an imaginary airplane.
C)​make pizza.
D)​all of these answers.

Question 57

Name five popular and common dramatic play centers or kits.