Early Childhood Professions & Current Issues in Early Childhood Education
Observation and Assessment & Historical Perspective & Theories of Child Development
Child Care & ECE Programs & Federal Programs
Infants and Toddlers & The Preschool years & Learning with Technology
Multicultural Education & Working with Parents of Young Children & Kindergarten Education
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A person who promotes child development, builds family and community relationships, observes and documents students needs, and used content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum.
What is an Early Childhood Professional.
100
The process of collecting information about children's development, learning, health, behavior, academic progress, need for special services, and attainment in order to make decisions.
What is Assessment.
100
Child care is becoming more popular for multiple reasons. Name one. (a few possible answers)
What is increasing number of single parents, both parents working, short time for maternal leave.
100
Sensitive periods to acquire certain skills such as language.
What is Age Appropriate Experiences.
100
The ability and confidence to interact effectively with children, families, and colleagues of different cultures.
What is Cultural Competence.
200
Developing content around a theme, using visual aids to deliver content, allowing students to use nonverbal responses, and honoring children's culture, are all ways to help what type of students succeed in the classroom?
What is English Language Learners.
200
Assessment conducted through every day activities that require children to demonstrate what they know and are able to do.
What is Formative or Authentic Assessment.
200
The principles of this approach of child care are sensitive periods, prepared environment, absorbent mind, and respect for the child.
What is a Montessori Approach.
200
Basic trust vs. mistrust, social behaviors, attachment, and personality are all part of what type of development.
What is Psychosocial Development.
200
Fostering multicultural awareness throughout every part of your curriculum and learning environment.
What is Multicultural Infusion.
300
What is one family or social issue related to children and families of Early Childhood Education?
(can be more than one answer)
What is What is structure, roles, single parents, working parents, poverty achievement gaps, wellness and healthy living.
300
One of the oldest philosophers who believed experiential play and physical activity were important as well as the power of observation to understand children's needs.
Who is Plato.
300
A national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to children and families.
What is Head Start.
300
Unoccupied play, solitary play, onlooker play, parallel play, associative play, and cooperative play are all in the category of _________ play.
What is Social Play.
300
Personal/individualized, home/family, school based, community based, and state/national are all possible types of _________.
What is Parent/Family Involvement.
400
A set of beliefs about how children develop and learn as well as how to best teach young children.
What is a Philosophy of Education.
400
A theory associated with Piaget that believed children should actively seek knowledge and have direct experiences with the physical world.
What is Constructivism.
400
National Nutrition Program, Title 1 Early Childhood Programs, and Department of Defense Child Care are all ________.
What is Federal Early Childhood Initiatives.
400
The ability to use digital media for speaking, listening, reading and writing purposes and the psychomotor skills needed to maneuver the tools.
What is Digital Literacy.
400
The appreciation and understanding of other people’s cultures, SES, and gender.
What is Multicultural Awareness.
500
The acronym DAP stands for..?
What is Developmentally Appropriate Practices.
500
This term is associated with Howard Gardner and states that intelligence has many parts (8 intelligences) and IQs are not fixed.
What is Multiple Intelligences.
500
An investigation undertaken by a small group of children within a class, sometimes by a whole class, occasionally by an individual child, to search for answers to questions about a topic worth learning more about.
What is The Project Approach.
500
An item, piece of equipment, or product system, modified or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability.
What is Assistive Technology (AT).
500
A term that refers to children's preparedness for Kindergarten, making sure they have the knowledge and abilities necessary for success.