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8 FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK- 3 Questions & Answers 1.What are some signs of child abuse?ANS Awkward social behavior, bruises, and being withdrawn.
2.Who should a teacher talk to if there is suspected child abuse?ANS Their supervisor.
3.What might cause a child to become easily agitated in class?ANS Lack of sleep.
4.What developmental patterns should a professional teacher assess to meet the needs of the student?ANS Social, physical, academic.
5.A preschool teacher is concerned because the three year olds in her class do not play with each other. Each student plays without interacting with others in the class. What advice would you give her?ANS Don't worry. It is typical for young children engage in "parallel" activities playing alongside their peers without directly interacting with one another.
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8 grade teacher for advice on how to make sure the three year old sibling doesn't end up having trouble learning to read like his brother. Based on research, what should the teacher recommend?ANS Intense practice on alphabet, exposure to numerous books, and to work on rhyming words and sounds.
7.A teacher notices that a student is sullen, and has several bruises on his head, arms, and legs. When asked, the student responds that he hit his arm getting out of bed that morning. What should the teacher do?ANS Report suspected abuse to the school counselor.
8.A child exhibits the following symptoms a lack of emotional responsivity, indifference to physical contact, abnormal social play, and abnormal speech. What is is the likely diagnosis for this child?ANS Autism.
9.How many stages of intellectual development does Piaget define?ANS Four Sensorimotor (birth - age 2 where children experience the world through movement and senses) Prepoerational (age 2 - age 7 is acquisition of motor skills) Concrete Operational (age 7 - age 11 where children begin to think logically about concrete events) Formal Operational (after age 11 where development of abstract reasoning occurs).
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