Young Learners Lesson1

Mark these statements true(T) or false(F) Piaget believed that children learn by watching adults solve problems.

Piaget believed that each child passes through specific stages of development.

Vygotsky believed thar children learn from others in their social environment.

Vygotsky believed that children need repetition in order to slove difficult tasks.

Bruner believed that teachers shoulder make difficult tasks easier for students.

Choose the best answerWhich of the following is true about seven-year-olds?

which of these statements is true of twelve-year-olds?

Which kinds of class activities are good for children egiht to ten years old?

Which kinds of class activities are good for children five to seven years old?

Which kinds of class activities are good for children eleven to twelve years old?

Which learning style and intelligences are being described? Choose the best answer.Alex talks constantly in class. He enjoys group work and and has difficulty concentrating during individual work. He usually looks at his classmates to see what they are doing. He may imitate what they do.

Jose Antonio continually gets out of his seat. He enjoys playing games and physical activity and remembers language used in these games. Jose Antonio has difficulty concentrating during quiet, individual work.

Mari writes everything in her notebook and remembers words easily. She finishes reading exercises before her classmates. Mari can usually remember what she reads. She enjoys going to the library.

Elena loves activities that invlove music. She always pays attention to what the teacher says, and remembers verbal instructions. She likes calling out vocanulary or making a story. This child has difficulty concentrating when there is too much noise or chatter.

Gaby is sometimes distracted, and spends time looking out the window. She remembers what is written on the board and follows directions well when she is shown what to do. She does well on activities where she has to find missing objects in a picture or describe a picture to her classmate.