ILTS 206 Sub-Area 2 Practice Question #01

An early childhood teacher works in the infant room of a child care center. She sits on the floor to play with a nine-month-old who is interested in a bucket of plastic blocks that can be stacked together. Which of the following teacher actions would best engage the infant and encourage communication?

Imitating the sounds the infant makes Telling the infant about the different colors of the blocks Talking about the blocks as the infant plays with them Asking the infant questions about with nonverbal cues

Correct Response: C

At this age, infants may be able to speak a few words and most infants practice speaking by babbling nonsense words. Teachers and families play a critical role in developing language rich learning environments. Adding words or questions to what an infant is doing such as “you have the pink block” encourages communication and models language for the infant.