Saying & Listening
A temporary way to refocus a child's attention.
Distraction
A broad concept and can be thought of as a plan for learning.
Curriculum
The important part of "keeping up" with things to ensure safety. (i.e. reparations)
Maintenance
Mathematics that relate directly to problems in the child's own world
Real World Math
Play that involves several children playing by themselves but in close proximity, influences by each other but without interaction.
Parallel play
Acknowledging a child's feeling and moving on to an activity.
Redirection
The cognitive milestone when babies develop the understanding that objects and people continue to exist when they can't be seen.
Object permanence
Dual Focus
Lies somewhere between the realm of pure work and pure play
Project approach
A form of play which children use the same materials, interact with each other, and carry on conversations
Associative play
Language expressed through ideas, feelings, thoughts, etc.
Expressive language
Children are able to pick up on these different speech styles.
Linguistic registers
Thinking about yourself and your beliefs.
Reflective Practice
The understanding that counting involves assigning one number to each object or person being counted, a prerequisite to true counting.
One-to-one correspondence
A form of play that uses one thing to stand for another and shows the child's ability to create mental images
Symbolic play
The process of learning to use language from birth onward.
Emergent literacy
Language that can be understood, though perhaps not spoken.
Receptive language
A set of attitudes, theories and standards that guide those who work in Early Childhood Education.
Professionalism
Inner rewards that drive a child to accomplish something
Intrinsic motivation
A practice that is specifically appropriate for a child's stage of development
Developmentally appropriate practice
A form of listening that goes beyond merely hearing.
Holistic listening
A form of non-judgmental commentary, adults use this to put children's actions and feelings into words to convey recognition, acceptance, and support.
Descriptive feedback
Recognizing, respecting, and valuing the diversity that make up the American people.
Multiculturism
Physical understanding of relationships between objects
Logico-mathematical knowledge
A phenomenon that occurs when children are influences by each others' behaviors, most noticeable in its negative form.
Behavior contagion