Acronyms
Free Appropriate Public Education- Education for children with disabilities that is required by IDEA, so that children with disabilities are not denied the same opportunities offered to everyone else.
The term inclusion in child care refers to what?
What is children with special needs being able to attend the child care where their typically developing peers attend.
Who believed that children develop naturally in an organized environment where active learning comes from sensory experiences?
Who is Maria Montessori.
To have a safe classroom environment, observe children, and demonstrate materials but to never interfere with there natural exploration.
What is a teacher's role when teaching.
In what setting does an early childhood educator provide care and education for children, as well as administer his or her own business?
What is a family-child care home.
NAEYC stands for...
What is the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
A written plan that describes the goals for children’s learning and development, and the learning experiences, materials, and teaching strategies that are used to help children achieve those goals.
What is the curriculum.
Which theory is based on the idea that children build their knowledge from experiences and environment. When we focus more on this kind of learning we can take into consideration the child’s interests and needs and over all this will help them reach learning goals that are set for them.
What is Constructivism Theory.
An ______ teacher of young children recognizes that children learn best in environments that is respectful of the child and their need for active learning.
What is an intentional teacher.
A federally funded, national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children ages 3, 4, and 5.
What is Head Start.
What does IDEA stand for?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act- federal law governing provision of services for children with special needs.
Language that recognizes that a child is a child first, whether or not he or she has a disability.
What is person-first language.
What are the four developmental domains?
Physical, Communication, Cognitive, Social and Emotional
What is assessment and what is the importance of it?
Assessment is the ongoing process of gathering evidence. It is important because teachers can use this evidence to plan better teaching.
Preschool is the term used to describe what age group of children?
What is 3 and 4 year olds.
What does DAP stand for?
What is Developmentally Appropriate Practice.
Inherited or experiential conditions that potentially contribute to poor developmental outcomes for children, such as peer rejection, academic failure, juvenile delinquency, and school expulsion.
What are risk factors.
What was the purpose of laboratory school, nursery schools, and what type of families did they generally serve?
Laboratory schools were invented for research and demonstration on teaching methods. They served families of middle and upper class and children younger than kindergarten age.
The ability to work effectively across cultural groups and to work respectfully with those who are different from oneself. It is not a set of skills but is instead a way of being, an openness to cultural learning.
What is cultural competence.
Early Childhood Education is a highly diverse field serving children birth through what age?
What is age eight.
What does IEP stand for?
Individual Education Program- a written plan designed to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability or special need.
Settings that are natural or normal for the child's same-age peers without disabilities such as child care centers, parks, a neighbors house, or the zoo.
What are natural learning environments.
What was the progressive education movement?
A major effort to reform schooling at all levels to make it more democratic. Its tenets were in direct contrast to the prevailing practices in schools of the time, which emphasized rote memorization, strict conformity, and harsh discipline. The traditional curriculum was limited to the “3 R’s”: reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Why do teachers need to understand children’s background or culture?
Culture can impact a child’s behavior and their view on a certain topic or word. There is less tendency to be stereotypical or categorize the children. Knowing a child’s culture also allows parents to have better relations with the parents
Public Pre-K
Childcare centers/daycares
In home centers
Preschool
Laboratory schools
Head Start
Early Head Start
What is a list of types of ECED care/facilities.