Language
Connection, Conversation, Expansion
What is a powerful interaction?
Teaching
Scaffolding
1.Wet hands
2. Apply soap, rub hands together vigorously, covering all surfaces (away from steam of water) for 20 seconds
3. Rinse hands
4.Dry with clean disposable papertowel
What is hand washing?
This 60 plus minutes of uninterrupted period allows children to choose where, what, and with whom they play while teachers actively support learning through observation and interaction.
What is free play?
Why is this important?
Tt builds creativity, problem-solving, self-regulation, and social skills
Teachers demonstrate this through warm tones of voice, eye contact, encouragement, and positive physical interactions.
What is providing warmth?
Talking about the cloud display next to a window, watering a plant, using measuring cups in water play to measure the volume of a container, talking about recycling, matching baby animals with mommy animals
What is Nature/Science?
Tell me about your painting.
I wonder what would happen if you take a block away.
What made you decide to be a doctor?
What is an open-ended question?
Feet on the floor, Rosie. I don't want you to fall and get hurt", is an example of...
Simple explanations for why children cannot do unsafe actions. "Why"
During a 3-hour ITERS observation, how much total time should children spend in outdoor play and/or group time to ensure "throughout" indicators can still be achieved?
What is 60 minutes?
The scale considers the full daily schedule, including essential routines such as feeding, diapering, toileting, handwashing, and transitions. These routines naturally take a significant portion of time and are not expected to include access to the full range of classroom materials. Children should have consistent access to materials outside of these times-throughout the day.
This type of praise tells children exactly what they did well, making it more likely they will repeat the behavior.
What is behavior-specific praise?
This block is bigger.” “You have two cups.” “Let’s count—1, 2, 3.
What is math talk?
“You’re building a tall tower—that means very high!”
“This crayon is bright red, like an apple!”
“You rolled the ball into a tiny circle—see how small it is?”
What is helping children with vocabulary?
Counting fingers during diapering or seconds for hand washing, naming steps and procedures, singing are examples of ___________ during health related practices.
Powerful interactions or teaching during routines
Staples, tacks, glitter, googly eyes, small pom poms, broken crayons, marker caps, sequins and other small collage items are examples of? (ITERS scale)
What are major hazards?
Teachers use this by considering what is known about child development, each individual child, and the child's family and culture when planning learning experiences.
What is Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)?
Materials that children can reach and use independently during play.
What is accessible?
What does this look like for infants?
These should be read and discussed multiple times in a day individually or in small groups.
What are books?
Hand washing should happen during these times.
Entering classroom, before and after eating, before and after diapering/toileting, after wet/moist sensory play, after wiping noses or contact with other bodily fluids.
This amount of time or more of outdoor play affects the "throughout" score for activities in the ITERS scale.
60 Mins. The scale considers the full daily schedule, including essential routines such as feeding, diapering, toileting, handwashing, and transitions. These routines naturally take a significant portion of time and are not expected to include access to the full range of classroom materials. Children should have consistent access to materials outside of these times-throughout the day.
These include facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, and body language that communicate without words.
What is noticing non-verbal cues?
Why are these important to notice?
The time when children move from one activity or part of the day to another.
What is a transition?
Avoid wait times of 3 minutes with nothing engaging to do. Why is this?
This part of your classroom display shows how children choose and use materials creatively and individually. It's the process, not the product.
What is individualized art?
When staff usually anticipate and take action to prevent safety problems. Example: remove toys from fall zones, sweep sand off walk ways, pick up cluttered areas, stand near taller playground structures.
What is supervision or safety practice?
These four interest centers are specifically checked for in both the ECERS-3 and ITERS-3 because they provide essential opportunities for learning through play.
Blocks, Dramatic Play, Science, Library
Children are more likely to cooperate, take risks in learning, and build relationships in this type of classroom.
What is a positive learning environment?
These are the five types of diversity represented in the ERS scale.
What are race, culture, age, ability, and non-gender roles?