Print Rich Classrooms
This study by Gerde et al. found a correlation between children's writing ability and ______________.
What is a print rich classroom?
One of the primary functions of this center is to provide looking and listening activities for children.
What is the language arts center?
This center is designed to accommodate children's listening experiences and contains things such as CD players, headsets, dry-erase boards, tape recorders, etc.
What is a Listening Center?
Setting, models, and planned and unplanned events are three factors that influence this at home and school.
What is Child Literacy?
A caretaker who “responds with sensitivity and accuracy based on an understanding of an infant’s (or young child’s) cues.
What is an Attuned Adult?
An area where students can give and receive a message from the teacher.
What is a message center or classroom news bulletin?
Paper, writing tools, and wall-displayed alphabet guides are all examples of what?
What are prewriting and writing materials?
These consist of collections of drawings and photographs and are valued as motivators for language-related child activities.
What are Picture Files?
__________ is a program's attempt to provide supportive assistance to families to promote their children's success in school and developmental growth.
What is Outreach?
The belief that children are born with dispositions for learning that mature in a natural way without adult intervention.
What is a Nativist?
These activities use children's names, physical features, or their selected preferences or choices.
What are graphing activities?
Flannel board sets, language games, and puppets are all examples of what type of materials?
What are Speech Materials?
This center area should contain books of various levels and types, headsets/taped stories, check out/in system for children, etc.
What is a Reading Center?
This pre-preschool program started in 1989 provides free books to over four million low-income families.
What is Reach Out and Read?
The belief that the minds of children are blank/unformed and need educational input or direct instruction to develop and show knowledge and appropriate behavior.
What is a Nurturist?
Print materials in a classroom that reflect the family structures, cultures, and other lived experiences are known as being _________.
What is Culturally Diverse?
This person's role is to be an interested companion to the children, recording children's dictations, sharing books, helping children use the center's equipment, ect.
What is a Teacher?
A ___________ center can offer problem-solving, creative experiences, and literacy opportunities when the proper programs are used.
What is a Computer?
Community programs available for both children and adults that are attempting to provide literacy-building opportunities and experiences for families.
What are Family literacy programs?
A passive type of listening wherein the child finds entertainment and enjoyment.
What is Appreciative Listening?
These items should be displayed through all areas of the classroom and are to be displayed on walls, tables, and other areas.
What are print materials or examples?
Mechanical or nonmechanical items that provide sight or hearing experiences.
What is audiovisual equipment?
This is meant to be a tool that benefits children's education through use as an instructional aid, child assessment, communication, as well as many other things. It should not be used with children less than 3 years of age.
What is Technology?
_____ ______ are planned to help teachers understand children's individual needs and cement home-school partnerships. They enable teachers to discover the cultures and literacy activities within the home.
What are Home Visits?
A type of listening where the child begins to discern whether a sound or sound pattern is the same or different.
What is Discriminative Listening?