Give an example of PDA, Positive Descriptive Acknowledgement?
You are passing the food carefully, you are being safe.
You are giving you friend the bucket of playdough toys, you are being kind.
You are waiting for the bike that is being respectful.
Sarcastic Voice
Negative Climate
Identify 3 non-verbal ways to interact with children
eye contact, body language facial expressions
Open-Ended Question
A question that requires more than a one-word response.
What's your favorite thing about working with Children?
Freebee answer!
True or False:
CLASS observers usually look at classroom lesson plans.
False
Allows children to freely move around the classroom.
Regard for Student Perspectives
Name one of the 2 people who started Teachstone.
Bob Pianta, PhD, and Bridget Hamre, PhD
Self Talk
Describing what I am doing as I do it (or something like that)
What does NAEYC stand for?
True or False
The scoring range is from low, mid to high
True
Uses children's names when speaking to them.
Positive Climate
List 2 open-ended questions
Tell me more about....
What would happen if...
Brainstorming
Group discussion to produce ideas or solve problems
.........
How many domains are there in the Pre-K CLASS tool?
3
Ask children "how" and "why" prediction questions.
Concept Development
List 3 ways to interact with children during mealtime
sit with them, engagement in conversations, and model eating healthy foods
Scaffolding
Building on what a child already understands by giving hints and assistance to help her get to the answer or complete the task.
What is your favorite movie?
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What does PDA stand for?
Positive Descriptive Acknowledgement
Helps to resolve classroom problems that arise.
Teacher Sensitivity
Describe a signal you can use to gather children's attention
lights off/on, clap hands, peace sign, rainbows, certain songs or certain sounds, i.e. bells, chimes
Feedback loop
You are the bus driver. At stop 1, two people get on the bus and 4 people get off At stop 2, 0 people get on the bus and 2 get off. What color are the eys of the bus driver
Brown