Praxis 4

Which of the following has research found most predictive of children's future long-term literacy performance?

• Their scores on standardized intelligence tests

• Their family's relative socioeconomic status

• Their phonological and phonemic awareness

• Their early knowledge of vocabulary words

What statement is accurate regarding normally developing oral language in children?

• There is no considerable range of ages within normal individual growth

• There are no individual differences among developmental milestones

• Individual children achieve oral language milestones at specified ages

• Individual children all develop spoken language skills at the same rates

Which of these is correct about mental math games adults can initiate with young children to promote their problem-solving skills for learning math?

• Adults should always use concrete objects within oral story problems

• Adults should plan mental math games to adhere to child grade levels

• Adults should always keep problems simple with only whole numbers

• Adults should always tell young children correct answers to questions

Which of these is true about children's transition from inuititive thinking to formal math education?

• Children do not use mathematical thinking until they begin their formal school education

• Children may see math as a set of rules and procedures, not as practical problem solving

• Children will automatically apply their formal math learning to useful solutions in real life

• Children are less likely to see connections between math and life using concrete objects

Which of the following is true regarding children's development of the concept of symbolic representation?

• When young children engage in make-believe and pretend play, this is symbolic representation

• Children do not develop this ability until they are old enough to engage in fully abstract thinking

• Children first show this concept by reading, writing and connecting written with spoken language

• When young children first begin counting on their fingers, they have not yet developed this concept

Which is true about instructing children in conflict resolution skills and processes?

• Conflict resolution can be taught to children who are as young as 18 months

• Children can only understand theses concepts at school ages 6+

• Conflict resolution instruction has never been attempted with young children

• Children taught conflict mediation/resolution are unlikely to generalize these

A part of which of these human body systems regulates the body temperature

• Lymphatic

• Circulatory

• Integumentary

• Musculoskeletal