ECCE 2202 Midterm

Identify the least appropriate answer: Personal characteristics of teachers who create partnership with families include

• compassion.

• humility.

• a strong sense of self.

• ability to communicate their expert knowledge effectively.

Most single-parent families are

• headed by fathers.

• headed by a grandparent.

• headed by mothers.

• caused by teenage pregnancy.

What is one of the causes of stress in many families today?

• Keeping up with consumer advertising.

• Violence on television.

• Increased hours spent in work.

• Longer commutes to work.

Particular risk factors for poverty for families are:

• all of these answers.

• single parenthood.

• low educational attainment.

• part-time or no employment.

Identify the least appropriate answer: When parents do not regularly visit the classroom, which of the following methods for communication would be helpful?

• Telephone calls

• Newsletters

• Bulletin boards

• E-mail

Identify the least appropriate answer: E-mail may be a useful method of communication because:

• all families now have computer access.

• teachers can provide daily classroom journals to keep parents informed.

• parents can have easy access to teachers, avoiding telephone tag.

• parents can easily reply, making communication two-way.

One of the reasons for decreasing family size is that women are increasingly delaying marriage and childbearing. True or False?

• True

• False

Which of the following is the least appropriate method to support family literacy?

• traveling journals or suitcases

• personal notes

• newsletters

• suggestion boxes

Family involvement includes:

• education on parenting and family issues

• communication methods

• inviting parents to volunteer in classrooms

• all of these answers

Identify the least appropriate answer: When teachers work with young children who are having difficulties with separation, it is helpful to suggest that:

• parents bring comfort objects from home.

• the process of adjustment may take some time.

• parents establish a morning routine for departure.

• parents leave quickly while the child is distracted.