facts or fiction
preschoolers
infants
field of early childhood education
100

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

100

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

100

production of ________lags behind comprehension 

( toddlers can understand more words than are in their speaking vocabulary)

What is speech

100

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.

200

This curriculum model is based on Vygotsky's theory.

What is tools of the mind

200

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

200

of all of the senses ___________ is the least developed at birth

What is vision

200

This is the organization that developed guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice

What is National Association for the education of young children  (NAEYC)

300

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

300

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

300

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

300

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

400

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

400

Early Childhood education covers birth through 

a. kindergarten

b. preschool

c. 3rd grade

what is (b) what is 3rd grade

400

This is Erikson's stage of infancy 

What is Trust Vs Mistrust

400

according to Piaget, preschoolers are in what stage of cognitive development

What is pre-operational

500

True or False

Most states require that preschool teachers whether employed by private or public schools be certified

What is false

500

what is the name of the current assessment program used in the NPS Abbott classroom

a. silver springs

b. tools of the mind 

c. creative curriculum.

d. gold assessment


 


what is (d) Gold assessment

500

This is a major milestone of Piaget's sensorimotor stage of development

What is object permanence


500

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