Chapter 1
Early Childhood Education is from birth to what age?
8
IDEA stands for?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
In the nature vs nurture debate, nature refers to
genetics, traits you inherited from birth
Standardized tests?
They are limited, only used for early intervention. - Not developmentally Appropriate, bias, not capturing the whole child
How are relationships in a child's life important?
they build trust, emotional security, and confidence
Higher levels of education result in...
Better teacher quality
FAPE stands for?
Free Appropriate Public Education
In nature vs nurture debate, nurture refers to
What should be in a child portfolio?
Health, personal/social development, creative ability, language and cognitive development
Family discipline culture
Beliefs tradition vary across families, so teachers should be aware of background to support children
NAEYC stands for?
National Association for the Education of Young Children
LRE stands for
Less restrictive environment
How can negative experiences or no stimulation impact the brain?
Slow brain development, emotional and social growth delays
What is the Observation process?
Description of the childrens and teachers interactions, description of the classroom and activities.
An example of positive relationships in classroom and communication starting with the letter R?
Respect
NANE was the previous name of NAEYC, which stands for?
National Association of Nursery Education of
What is the Head start program?
What is the multiple intelligence that talks about the awareness of space around us?
spatial
Running records refers to
continous description of childs activities and behaviors
Child guidance means
to model good behavior.
What are a few roles of an early childhood educator?
Educator, observer, facilitator, communicator, advocate for child's family, counselor
What were early learning standards created to do?
to set consistent goals to do at each stage of development
What are the eight multiple intelligences?
linguistic, logical-math, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist
Checklist refers to
specific list of behavior
No