Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education, 3e (Bredekamp)
Chapter 12 Teaching Children to Communicate: Language, Literacy, and the Arts
1) What is the ability to understand what is being said?
A) vocabulary
B) expressive language
C) receptive language
D) grammar
2) When a child learns to say, “I want a cookie” instead of “Me want,” they are developing more
complex what?
A) vocabulary
B) syntax or grammar
C) academic discourse
D) language experience
3) What is one major factor affecting language development?
A) socioeconomic status
B) race
C) gender
D) parents’ education level
4) A young infant repeating “ma ma ma” would be an example of what?
A) cooing
B) babbling
C) play-by-play language
D) expressive language
5) At what age do children experience a burst in vocabulary and begin using telegraphic speech?
A) 8 to 18 months
B) 1 year mark
C) 18 to 24 months
D) ages 2 to 3
6) What is one of the most effective ways to communicate with babies or toddlers?
A) cooing
B) babbling
C) play-by-play language
D) expressive language
7) According to researcher David Dickinson, how many back-and-forth exchanges should a
teacher strive for in a conversation?
A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five
8) Talking with a child about his or her imagined scenario of playing with dancing flowers would
be an example of what?
A) rare words
B) extended discourse
C) wondering aloud
D) decontextualized speech
9) Dual language learners are being engaged in what?
A) simultaneous acquisition
B) sequential language learning
C) language mixing
D) bilingualism
10) At what age do children typically realize that print carries a message?
A) 6 to 12 months
B) 12 to 24 months
C) 2 years old
D) 3 to 4 years old
11) Phonological awareness and print awareness are both examples of
A) early literacy skills
B) giftedness
C) encoding and decoding
D) visual literacy skills
12) A child spelling the word busy “bise” is an example of what?
A) print awareness
B) invented spelling
C) phonetic spelling
D) alphabet awareness
13) Reading involves which two processes?
A) encoding and decoding
B) decoding and comprehending
C) word identification and comprehension
D) motivation and book appreciation
14) Which of the following is an example of visual literacy?
A) “What would you like to color?”
B) “I like your picture, Jeremy.”
C) “What is your favorite color?”
D) “What materials did you use to make this fish?”
15) Which one of the following is considered to be the LEAST developmentally appropriate
music or movement activity for young children?
A) children make up their own lyrics to songs
B) children use simple rhythm instruments to create music
C) children move and dance with or without music
D) children put on a performance for their families that they have practiced until perfected
16) What can a teacher do to support children’s creativity?
A) stand back and allow the children to do what they want with the materials
B) value the process and the product of the children’s creative work
C) be sure that all children make something that they can take home everyday
D) provide a model so that the children can feel successful with their finished product
17) Which would be beneficial for children during pretend play or dramatization activities?
A) detailed scripts where each child is assigned a role
B) realistic props such as dress-up clothes or actual props that can be used by the characters
C) a stage so that others can watch
D) an audience to appreciate the children’s performance
18) Explain how language development is affected by socioeconomic status.
19) Give examples of how a teacher working with infants and toddlers can support language
development.
20) Observe adults working with young children. Give examples of what conversation closers
and conversation stretchers you witnessed.
21) Explain the term digital literacy and explain its importance for children today.
22) Explain how creative arts affect cognitive development in young children.
Chapter 12 – Teaching Children to Communicate: Language, Literacy and the Arts