facts or fiction
In the city of Newark New Jersey the following curriculum is used in most center based classrooms
a. high scope
b. curiosity corner
c. creative curriculum
What is creative curriculum
true or false
Preschoolers can count the same set of objects and come up with up with different final counts and not think anything of it
what is true
production of ________lags behind comprehension
( toddlers can understand more words than are in their speaking vocabulary)
What is speech
Recent research in NJ Abbott preschools indicates
a. attendance does not really impact a child's later learning.
b Preschool helps children with their math and reading skills , but it has no other impact
c. in addition to higher math and reading skills, children that attend preschool as half as likely to be retained in elementary school.
What is (c) in addition to higher math and reading skills children are half as likely to be retained in elementary school.
This curriculum model is based on Vygotsky's theory.
What is tools of the mind
True or false; with respect to friendships preschoolers have more friends than elementary students and are also less selective in who they call friend.
What is true
of all of the senses ___________ is the least developed at birth
What is vision
This is the organization that developed guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice
What is National Association for the education of young children (NAEYC)
Developmentally appropriate practice takes into consideration :
a. age appropriateness
b. individual appropriateness
c. cultural appropriateness
d. All of the above
What is (d) all of the above
children in the early childhood years learn best through;
a. workbooks
b. repeating after the teacher
c. hands on learning, problem solving and discovery
What is hands on learning and discovery
babies babble in
a. their home language
b. their home language and any other languages they hear regularly
c. All languages
What is (c) all languages
this person was the first female physician in Italy and is well know for her child care program. Casi dei Bambini. Today her approach to early childhood education continues to be popular throughout the world.
Who is Maria Montessori
Preschoolers tend to recognize which letter first;
a the beginning of the alphabet; ABC etc.
b. the letters in their own name.
c. the letters that are the easy shapes to remember (OSL)
What is (b) the letters in their name
Early Childhood education covers birth through
a. kindergarten
b. preschool
c. 3rd grade
what is (b) what is 3rd grade
This is Erikson's stage of infancy
What is Trust Vs Mistrust
according to Piaget, preschoolers are in what stage of cognitive development
What is pre-operational
True or False
Most states require that preschool teachers whether employed by private or public schools be certified
What is false
what is the name of the current assessment program used in the NPS Abbott classroom
a. silver springsb. tools of the mind
c. creative curriculum.
d. gold assessment
what is (d) Gold assessment
This is a major milestone of Piaget's sensorimotor stage of development
What is object permanence
Research shows that play
a. has no value educational value, it's just fun
b. Has value for a child's social development , but not for their academic development
c. has value for the child's overall development
What is (c) has value for a child's overall development