p.409 According to the textbook, which learning model is the best predictor of children's later language and learning?

• Academic curriculum models

• Play-based models

• Group reading sessions

• Individual study time

p. 410 Sociologist Mildred Parten studied young children's play and identified six stages. Which of the following puts them in order?

• Solitary, Unoccupied, Onlooker, Parallel Cooperative, Associative

• Unoccupied, Solitary, Onlooker, Parallel, Associative, Cooperative

• Solitary, Unoccupied, Parallel, Onlooker, Associative, Cooperative

• Onlooker, Solitary, Unoccupied, Parallel, Cooperative, Associative

p. 410 What is the primary characteristic of unoccupied play?

• The child plays alone with toys.

• The child observes people and things in the environment.

• The child watches other children play but does not join in.

• The child plays side-by-side with other children.

p. 410 What is a characteristic of parallel play?

• Children play together with the same materials.

• Children play alone with different materials.

• Children play side-by-side but do not interact.

• Children watch others play but do not join in.

p. 410 In associative play, what do children typically do?

• Play alone with toys

• Watch others play

• Engage in separate but related activities and exchange materials

• Work together to complete a common goal

p. 410 What is the main goal of cooperative play?

• Observing others

• Playing alone

• Completing a common goal

• Playing side-by-side

p. 411 While pretending to engage in social interactions, such as eating a

family meal or dressing a doll for bed, children use _____ to fill in the blanks.

• spatial skills

• social cues

• a script

• props

p. 411: What is social referencing?

• The ability to play alone

• Reading others' expressions to determine how to respond

• The act of building physical strength through play

• The method of organizing toys

p. 411 What is emotional self-regulation linked closely to?

• Physical play

• Dramatic play

• Solitary play

• Competitive play

p. 411-412 What is evidence of developing self-regulation skills in children?

• Mastering and employing social skills like sharing and taking turns

• Talking about themselves in family discussions

• Playing with pets

• Expressing their feels in a creative form with paint or found obects