How does the text suggest you apply the “blank slate” concept to your teaching?By teaching your students about John Locke and the blank slate conceptBy urging your students to adopt the Zen quality of relaxed awareness in every momentBy having an open, welcoming, and inquisitive attitude about each studentBy recognizing that it is nurture rather than nature shapes childrenFlag this QuestionQuestion 21 ptsReadiness tests ___________are used to assess quality of the curriculum.are essentially the same thing as learning standards.are, in most instances, designed and administered by the NAEYC.have been shown by research studies to be unreliable.Flag this QuestionQuestion 31 ptsWhich group is over-represented as early child educators as compared to the demographic make-up of early childhood classrooms?Black femalesHispanic femalesWhite femalesWhite malesFlag this QuestionQuestion 41 ptsWhich of the following would be the BEST way for a teacher to get in touch with her inner child while helping her students learn?Organizing outdoor play activities for the studentsSitting beside the children and making sand castles with themExplaining to the students what is meant by the term “inner child”Reading a book aloud while the children sit around in a circleFlag this QuestionQuestion 51 ptsOf the following, which is the BEST way to help children resolve conflicts?Set up a judge-and-jury system so that the entire class can decide who is right and who is wrongAllow the children to work it out for themselves in whatever manner comes to them spontaneouslyStep in and solve the problem for them while giving a clear explanation of why your solution is a good oneModel and practice conflict resolution at a specific place, such as a “peace table”Flag this QuestionQuestion 61 ptsOf the following children with special needs, which would be MOST likely to need active intervention from birth and long-term support?A child with a learning disabilityA child with cerebral palsyA child with a speech/language delayA child with attention-deficit disorderFlag this QuestionQuestion 71 ptsWhich of the following does NOT increase as an infant develops into a young child?Density of the brainCreating hard and soft “wiring” throughout the brainNetworks of neural connections throughout the brainProcessing stimuli through the senses as the key thinking skillFlag this QuestionQuestion 81 ptsAt what age do children first begin to form mental concepts (schema) in reaction to stimulation from the environment?As young toddlersIn the latter part of the infant stageAbout three months after birth, when they start to see clearlyThe early days after birthFlag this QuestionQuestion 91 ptsThe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ___________applies to pre-kindergarten children, but not primary grades and above.creates a special fund to help accelerate the education of gifted children.requires inclusion of special needs children in the regular classroom whenever possible.does not provide funds to local schools to help pay the extra expenses required to educate children with special needs.Flag this QuestionQuestion 101 ptsThe text points out that most of the optimal curriculum practices for preschoolers should be carried over into the primary grade curriculum, but often are not. The main explanation for this is that __________families of K-3 students want their children to quickly excel at academic subjects.K-3 students’ physical, affective, and cognitive characteristics are radically different from those of preschoolers.teachers face substantial pressures from learning standards and standardized tests.teachers typically lack the training to provide adequate instruction to K-3 students.