Eight-year-old Julie lives in a rural area where many people are farmers or in some other way make their living through agriculture. After a lengthy summer drought, it begins to rain heavily one day in late July. Thank goodness Julie hears her father exclaim. Our prayers have finally been answered Julie makes a mental note of the causeandeffect relationship her father has implied. This situation illustrates Vygotsky's belief that:
a. adults pass along to children the ways in which their culture interprets events.
b. children's level of potential development is always a bit higher than their actual developmental level.
c. children acquire more knowledge and skills when scaffolding is kept to a minimum.
d. thought and language are distinct processes in the early years of life.
Question 2
Mr. Sanders teaches in a school district where students are predominantly Native Americans. In this situation, which one of the following would best illustrate culturally responsive teaching?
a. Conducting math races in which students in a particular row go to the chalkboard and try to solve math problems more quickly than their classmates
b. Asking students to take turns responding to teacher questions during whole-class discussions
c. Conducting cooperative learning activities in which students work together to create maps of their local community
d. Posting a class honor roll of students who get the five highest scores on class spelling tests each week
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