Deck 17: The Family-Center Partnership

Question 1

Families' language arts goals for their children are the same as early childhood educators' goals.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Parents from one ethnic group think alike about their child's education.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Family storytelling has language and vocabulary growth opportunities and benefits.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Hiring staff members with the same cultural and ethnic background seems to be one way to engender parent trust.

Question 5

Parents should point to each word in picture books as they read them to their children.

Question 6

Middle-class preschoolers usually get more books read to them than poor children do.

Question 7

Children younger than age two may be at risk if they watch television extensively.

Question 8

Pretend reading by a preschooler may not seem to families to be an important step toward real reading.

Question 9

Educators need to be careful about always talking about families that consist of both moms and dads.

Question 10

There probably is not a way for most poor families to have family outings because all amusement has a price.

Question 11

Families that value reading tend to have children with an interest in reading.

Question 12

Statistics concerning poorly educated women younger than age 20 who have their first child when unmarried may spur early childhood educators to offer family education and assistance programs.

Question 13

Parents may go overboard when reading to children and ask them grilling questions,but this is positive and shows children how important reading is to them.

Question 14

Fathers are taking literacy seriously and have become more involved in literacy activities with their children during the past decade.

Question 15

Most families are interested in teacher techniques to promote children's language.

Question 16

Family "connectedness" may be a language development factor for young children.

Question 17

The way families believe their children should converse with them can affect their children's vocabulary.

Question 18

Being poor usually affects children's early literacy.

Question 19

Preschoolers frequently watch TV more than 10 hours per week.

Question 20

Today's parents are eager consumers of educational parenting aids.

Question 21

Children exposed to excessive amounts of television are as less likely to be good at reading.

Question 22

Young children tend to believe what they see on television.

Question 23

National legislation has promoted more parental involvement in their children's education.

Question 24

Video games may be better at promoting violent child behavior than the movies or television.

Question 25

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that no television or other multimedia be offered children under age two years.

Question 26

Early childhood programs should make every effort to promote children's fathers and male relatives' interactions with young children.

Question 27

Every early childhood program should be concerned with developing a trusting relationship with children's families.

Question 28

Some early childhood centers have attempted to reduce young children's television home viewing time by offering specially planned activities at school.

Question 29

Obtaining family information concerning family talents useful for a school's instructional activities is a good idea.

Question 30

Families should know children's fantasy play has positive attributes.

Question 31

Families can more readily tailor their comments to their children's interests during book-reading times than can their teachers.

Question 32

A few research studies have successfully reduced the number of hours that preschoolers who were enrolled in an experimental program watched television in their homes.

Question 33

Researchers suggest that parents with children younger than age 14 are twice as important as the child's school is for their child's learning.

Question 34

Federally funded programs have proved conclusively that intervention works.

Question 35

A family's relationship and interaction with their local community library is not considered to be important for their children's literacy development.

Question 36

Children who have acquired disciplined work habits have a chance for greater school success.

Question 37

Teachers should face the reality that some children will need excellent instructional help plus supportive family assistance so that they will be prepared for kindergarten.

Question 38

Studies suggest ten hours of viewing television a week is considered excessive for young children.

Question 39

Schools encourage families to set home behavior rules for their children.

Question 40

Fathers can affect their children's attitudes and engagement with books.

Question 41

Children should see family members using reading to gain information.

Question 42

What characteristics may be more predictive of children's academic performance in their first grades of school,excluding their cognitive skills or family backgrounds

A)​past experience and educational opportunities
B)​inherited genes and health
C)​emotional,social skill,and self-regulation of behavior
D)​intelligence and physical skills

Question 43

One way to encourage reading in the home is to

A)​buy a lot of books.
B)​plan a family reading time.
C)​make sure reading time and television time are equal.
D)​all of these answers.

Question 44

Telling stories in a child's native language is only recommended for English language speakers.

Question 45

To promote print awareness in the home,parents

A)​can share some of the mail in the mailbox.
B)​read wrappers and packaging print.
C)​encourage scribbling.
D)​all of these answers.

Question 46

Families can usually have more educationally pertinent conversations with their children than teachers because

A)​their children trust them.
B)​their background experiences are more common.
C)​they know how to talk to their children.
D)​they understand closure,extending,and expanding.

Question 47

The subjects of family-center meetings may depend upon what topics families want to discuss.

Question 48

When children are creating or making something at home,parents should

A)​ask "What is it?"
B)​encourage the child to talk about the project in his/her own words.
C)​demonstrate the best way to accomplish the task.
D)​ignore the project until it is cleaned up and put away.

Question 49

It is likely that a preschooler who learns to read early

A)​will watch a lot of television.
B)​will enjoy playing outdoors,as do other children.
C)​will watch less television than other children.
D)​will enjoy playing outdoors,as do other children and will watch less television than other children

Question 50

Adult readers of picture books should mention an author's name but not an illustrator's name.

Question 51

The goals of a center and the standards they set shouldn't concern parents when the school has a good reputation

Question 52

The intent of the Swedish fathering law mentioned in the text was to punish fathers.

Question 53

Early childhood centers use volunteers for a wide variety of in-class and out-of-class jobs.

Question 54

Schools are a child's most influential educator

Question 55

Family game playing that includes children

A)​usually requires rule-abiding behavior.
B)​usually involves focus and memory.
C)​often involves language and cognition.
D)​all of these answers.

Question 56

Children's pride in their family heritage can be missing or absent.

Question 57

Multicultural celebrations held at preschools are ridiculous when children are at school to learn English.

Question 58

Centers urge families to make books available in a child's life

Question 59

Helping families promote children's impulse control isn't an educational priority.

Question 60

If television viewing in a preschooler's home takes place,parents are urged to

A)​discuss it.
B)​prohibit their four-year-olds from watching.
C)​monitor programs for appropriateness and quality.
D)​both discuss it and monitor programs for appropriateness and quality.

Question 61

Describe what advice you would give a parent concerning a home reading center.

Question 62

An American law such as the Swedish law mentioned in the text concerning fathering,and father responsibilities and rights might work in America but ?

Question 63

Parents and families are urged to communicate with children using

A)​business-like talk that guides behavior.
B)​adult-child play talk that affects development.
C)​standard English even if the family is not English speaking.
D)​both a and b

Question 64

In order to increase parent and family attendance at center meetings,celebrations,open houses,etc.early childhood centers have tried

A)​offering child care and transportation.
B)​securing bilingual speakers in the family's language.
C)​planning culture celebrations in many cultures.
D)​all of the above

Question 65

What are some of the possible effects of excessive and unsupervised television viewing in young children?

Question 66

What values do school-to-home newsletters add to the school's early childhood language arts program?

Question 67

Family members who read to young children should

A)​ask children where books come from.
B)​ask children only what they like about a book.
C)​tell them to sit and not wiggle during readings
D)​talk about what the illustrations tell them.

Question 68

How do centers encourage school-home communication and family input?

Question 69

In a study of four high achieving African-American children mentioned in the text,what family factors contributed to their children's school success

Question 70

Many adults who are successful in their chosen adult careers have as children

A)​pursued a passion or interest as children.
B)​had teachers who realized their potential.
C)​attended schools that were failing students
D)​none of the above

Question 71

Family literacy programs can be more successful when?

Question 72

The text suggested families might

A)​make up chants for boring household jobs.
B)​take family photos and label them with their children.
C)​sing songs with rhyming words.
D)​all the above

Question 73

Some federally funded programs have provided

A)​tutors for children younger than age five.
B)​vouchers so that preschool children's parents could choose between existing schools
C)​food,housing,and parent education classes.
D)​integrated child and family education and supportive family services.

Question 74

The text stated that it is appropriate to "school" preschooler's parents about

A)​children having no need to be tested.
B)​children's ability to hear phonemes.
C)​children's ability to memorize seven poems and songs.
D)children's ability to know all the sounds of the alphabet before entering kindergarten.

Question 75

Educators urge parents to

A)​expect children to finish tasks.
B)​jump in with suggestions when a child hits a road block.
C)​play games without rules.
D)​understand each task a child chooses can be left partially completed.

Question 76

Federal funds for early childhood care and education help

A)​educate parents about children's learning.
B)​strengthen early learning for young children.
C)​create new centers for family supportive assistance.
D)​all of these answers

Question 77

Early childhood educators are not behaving as informed professionals if they

A)​ask parents to promote child self-regulation.
B)​try to provide parents with information promoting children's ability to plan ahead.
C)​don't share with children's families the importance of children's self-control skills.
D)​none of the above