Child Development & Learning
Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Content Pedagogy & Knowledge
Professionalism, Family, & Community
Observation, Documentation, & Assessment
100
Of the following, which lists all of the concepts of measurement that a child at the preoperational level can understand?
(A) The height of an object
(B) The height and length of an object
(C) The height, width, and length of an object
(D) The height, width, length, and surface area of an object
(A) The height of an object
100
Which of the following strategies will most likely encourage preschool children to engage in active play?
(A) Allowing the children to repeat a specific activity with adult assistance until it is mastered
(B) Providing activities that allow the children to learn a skill on their own
(C) Asking the children to participate in the same activity for the entire time with the whole class.
(D) Giving children the opportunity to select an activity that is of interest to them.
(D) Giving children the opportunity to select an activity that is of interest to them.
100
A preschool teacher wants to teach a group of four-year-old children the formal mathematical symbols for the numbers one through nine. Of the following, the most appropriate means of assessing the children’s readiness for this learning task would be to determine whether they can
(A) Count orally to ten
(B) Classify objects that are similar in shape
(C) Group objects into sets of twos and threes
(D) Demonstrate one-to-one correspondence using objects
(D) Demonstrate one-to-one correspondence using objects.
100
Which of the following is the most important reason for an early childhood teacher to become a member of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE) ?
(A) Improve knowledge about the care of young children.
(B) Gain additional certification in early childhood.
(C) Explore opportunities for classroom grants.
(D) Justify the legitimacy of lessons to parents.
(A) Improve knowledge about the care of young children.
100
At the beginning of the school year, a preschool teacher plans to create a performance assessment to determine the children's abilities to sort blocks into groups by size and color. In addition to direct observation by the teacher, the assessment tool that is most appropriate for the teacher to utilize is a
(A) Task Checklist
(B) Reflection Journal
(C) Summative Review
(D) Selected Response
(A) Task Checklist
200
Which of the following will best promote cooperative learning in a preschool classroom?
(A) A coloring book
(B) A stuffed animal
(C) A wagon
(D) A computer game
(C) A wagon
200
To best support preschool children’s transition from dependent to independent instructional activities, the teacher should provide
(A) Opportunities for group work
(B) Individual seatwork after direct instruction
(C) Scaffolding and differentiation
(D) Whole-group instruction
(C) Scaffolding and differentiation
200
A teacher asks a 6-year-old child to memorize a telephone number and encourages the child to repeat the number as a way of memorizing it. This activity is an example of which of the following memorization strategies?
(A) Association
(B) Mnemonic Device
(C) Rehearsal
(D) Visual Imaging
(A) Association
200
Ms. Fero would like to encourage a wider variety of the families of the children in her class to participate in school functions. To best increase the likelihood of this happening, Ms. Fero should
(A) Continue to offer beginning-of-the-year “meet the teacher” activities to make families feel welcomed.
(B) Plan events throughout the year that include a variety of food, music, and other cultural activities.
(C) Try to determine who the more actively involved parent is in each family and invite him or her to school functions in person.
(D) Plan activities that appeal to the dominant culture in the classroom to ensure the largest participation.
(B) Plan events throughout the year that include a variety of food, music, and other cultural activities.
200
A preschool teacher notices that a 10-month-old child does not turn toward loud sounds, smile when spoken to, or make babbling sounds. When discussing the teacher's observations with the parent, which of the following is the most appropriate recommendation?
(A) Providing a full informational packet on causes of hearing loss
(B) Calling an audiologist to discuss the teacher's observations
(C) Evaluating the child's hearing in the classroom formally
(D) Suggesting the parent consider a hearing evaluation for the child
(D) Suggesting the parent consider a hearing evaluation for the child
300
Molly is a four-year-old preschooler who typically sits and plays silently, does not follow simple commands, and cannot name simple objects around the classroom. Molly is demonstrating difficulty with
(A) Language development
(B) Physical development
(C) Social development
(D) Emotional development
(A) Language Development
300
In a class, each child takes turns feeding the fish, passing out snacks, and being the line leader. By engaging children in these activities, the teacher understands the importance of children learning to
(A) Complete unpleasant tasks
(B) Share with others
(C) Follow directions
(D) Contribute to the community
(D) Contribute to the community
300
(B) "Can you tell me why you added those two shapes?"
300
Sam has been identified as a second-grade student with special needs. An Individualized Education Program (IEP) will be developed to meet his educational needs. Which of the following is true about an IEP as specified by federal law?
(A) Sam’s IEP can include only one disability.
(B) Sam’s IEP will specify his learning and behavior objectives for the next three years.
(C) Sam will be reevaluated every five years to ensure he still qualifies for special education services.
(D) Sam’s IEP will indicate his current functioning level and abilities.
(D) Sam's IEP will indicate his current functioning level and abilities.
300
School professionals conducted several classroom observations of Brianna, a 4-year-old preschooler, and agree that she shows signs of a potential cognitive delay. Which of the following strongly suggests Brianna has a cognitive delay?
(A) Preferring to play dolls and house with her new best friend
(B) Showing little interest in environmental print games and activities
(C) Exhibiting difficulty learning and remembering simple routines
(D) Using a limited expressive vocabulary in social conversations
(C) Exhibiting difficulty learning and remembering simple routines.
400
A class is about to participate in a hands-on science experiment. One child uses a wheelchair and cannot reach the table where the lab has been set up. Which of the following is the most effective action for the teacher to take to ensure the child's full participation?
(A) Giving the child a work sheet that covers the same information the rest of the class is learning
(B) Placing the child in a location that makes it easy to observe the experiment from a wheelchair
(C) Setting up in the classroom an additional lab area that is within reach of the child
(D) Sending the child to another classroom until the experiment is completed
(C) Setting up in the classroom an additional lab area that is within reach of the child
400
Which of the following strategies will best foster multiculturalism in the classroom?
(A) Playing a variety of music from different cultures
(B) Providing foods from various countries in the role-play area
(C) Inviting families to share their custom with the class
(D) Hanging travel posters from various countries in the classroom
(C) Inviting families to share their custom with the class.
400
A preschool teacher observes Berta, a 3-year-old, trying to find a yellow hexagonal block to continue a pattern activity. Which of the following would be the most appropriate first step for the teacher observing the child?
(A) Casually touching the correct block choice
(B) Observing the child’s actions and noting her choices
(C) Directing the child to an alternative center activity
(D) Prompting a peer to assist the child in the activity
(B) Observing the child’s actions and noting her choices
400
A preschool teacher wants to be sensitive to each child's family structure. Which of the following is the most developmentally appropriate way to gather the information?
(A) Having the children draw, color, and label a family portrait
(B) Asking the children to fill out a questionnaire about their family structure
(C) Encouraging the children to talk about family structure during circle time
(D) Allowing the children to choose classmates to portray family members in a play
(A) Having the children draw, color, and label a family portrait
400
Mr. Davis is a first-grade teacher in an inclusion classroom. One of the students in the classroom is often ignored by peers and is uninvolved in most of the social activities. Which of the following is the most appropriate strategy for increasing the social status of the student within the classroom?
(A) Depriving the class of privileges when the student is not included in play
(B) Punishing any student who purposely rejects another studentparent distraction.
Her head moved hardly at all and she was standing less than erect.
(C) Allowing the students to establish social relationships without teacher interference
(D) Demonstrating that the student is worthy of the teacher's attention
(D) Demonstrating that the student is worthy of the teacher's attention
500
Which of the following theories continues to influence the field of early childhood education through the practice of postponing children’s entrance to kindergarten from age 5 to age 6, presuming they are then more ready to learn?
(A) Psychoanalytic Theory
(B) Maturationist Theory
(C) Sociocultural Theory
(D) Behavioral Theory
(B) Maturationist Theory
500
Mr. Bloch is encouraging character development in his second-grade students by modeling positive character traits. Each week he awards one of his students the “I Know I Can” award for sticking with a difficult task. Which of the following traits is he reinforcing by this practice?
(A) Compassion
(B) Industriousness
(C) Perseverance
(D) Citizenship
(C) Perseverance
500
After modeling a lesson on AB patterns, a preschool teacher has the children practice completing the patterns on their own. Which of the following is the most effective way to assess the children's proficiency with the concept?
(A) Asking the children to find different patterns around the room
(B) Telling children to line up in a boy-girl pattern
(C) Having each child state one thing he or she knows about patterns
(D) Providing the children with manipulatives to use to create various patterns
(B) Telling children to line up in a boy-girl pattern
500
Which of the following is the most effective way to promote two-way communication between a teacher and a child's parent?
(A) Sending home a weekly newsletter with information about class activities
(B) Posting pictures of classroom events on the school bulletin board
(C) Using a report card to send comments and feedback about a student to parents
(D) Contacting parents by phone on a regular basis to share good news and discuss concerns
(D) Contacting parents by phone on a regular basis to share good news and discuss concerns
500
A teacher has observed a child about whom she is concerned and writes a summary of her observation. Which of the following summaries represents an inference rather than a statement of behavior?
(A) Maria sat as her seat looking at a book for two minutes without looking up or giving any attention to the loud activities that other children were engaged in nearby.
(B) Maria looked out the window for at least three minutes without apparent distraction.
(C) Maria has kept to herself and gazed out of the window without expression throughout the day.
(D) Maria’s behaviors—keeping to herself, walking slowly, and gazing out of the window without expression—are indications of deep sadness.
(D) Maria’s behaviors—keeping to herself, walking slowly, and gazing out of the window without expression—are indications of deep sadness.