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Praxis II Early Education Content Knowledge

Category - Reading/LA

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A kindergarten teacher, fresh out of college, has decided to have her kindergarteners do some journaling. She notices many made-up words and scribbles in her students’ journals. Which of the following statements best describes what she should do about their entries?
  1. Cease the journaling activities since they are too young to write if they cannot spell words.
  2. From now on, monitor the students while journaling so they can correct their mistakes and prevent scribbling.
  3. From now on, write on the board exactly what she wants the students to write in their journals.
  4. She should not do anything different.
Explanation
Answer: D -The kindergarten teacher should not do anything different in regard to her students’ made-up words and scribbles in their journals. Scribbling and making up words are part of the writing process for kindergarteners. To discourage them from writing in their journals could discourage them from writing entirely.
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