What are a critical part of cognitive development?
100
Early childhood encompasses ages from...
What is zero to eight?
100
planned and unplanned experiences, activities to develop skills and knowledge
What is curriculum?
100
the children, their families, and the community.
the values, attitudes, and interests of early childhood teachers.
What is quality curriculum planning?
100
be flexible and adapt to the current needs of the children.
What the teacher should do when planning and implementing activities in the classroom?
200
It includes planning for indoor and outdoor play, and both quiet and active experiences.
What is planning appropriate experiences for the children?
200
emphasizes that when preschool-age children mature their thinking connections develop through related and repeated experiences.
What is Piaget’s stage theory?
200
teachers would provide opportunities to learn a concept in a variety of ways, including communication with adults and other children.
What are activities influenced by Vygotsky’s theories?
200
places emphasis on the organization of the physical environment and active collaboration between the children and adults.
What is The Reggio Emila philosophy?
200
establishing accountability through appropriate observation and assessment.
understanding how children learn and what they are capable of learning while appreciating that no one teaching strategy meets all children’s needs.
adopting intentionality towards the best possible outcomes for young children with a focus on child-centered activities rather than curriculum-oriented activities.
What is Developmentally appropriate curriculum planning?
300
uses an anti-bias and multicultural approach to achieve culturally affirming programs for children and families.
-integrates anti-bias experiences into the whole curriculum rather than adding on “holiday” or cultural activities on a “study” basis.
What is authentic inclusion when planning activities?
300
the child’s temperament and rate of maturation,
family and cultural experiences, as well as interaction with others in their environment,
opportunities for movement and activity.
What are some of the factors that influence the development of a child?
300
have a decisive impact on the actual structure of their brains
What are early experiences that infants encounter?
300
supports the development of the child in all areas of growth.
What is the concept of the whole child?
300
the theorist who believes that children develop and unfold in predictable and patterned schedules.
Who is Arnold Gesell?
400
The developmental focus areas discussed in the text
What are physical, affective (social-emotional understanding) and aesthetic, and cognitive?
400
artistic awareness and sensorial responsiveness of the children to their surroundings.
What is aesthetic development in early childhood education?
400
the dimensions of their feelings, emotions, and sociability.
What is affective development in young children?
400
respond to the child’s cultural and linguistic diversity.
contribute to their growth of positive identities.
provide age-appropriate opportunities for children to learn more about their own culture.
What are developmentally and culturally appropriate activities?
400
value their home language and offer linguistically appropriate learning opportunities.
What programs do linguistically diverse children benefit from?
500
The developed abilities in body movement, thinking, social and emotional behaviors are referred to as
What are skills?
500
influences the experiences and activities that are planned for young children in a particular school or setting.
What is the type of program?
500
have significant effects on brain development.
What are early experiences?
500
creates individual differences in such characteristics as activity level, attitudes, and emotions.
What is a child's innate temperament?
500
lead to strong connections between the children and teachers.