The Five Areas of Child Development
This area focuses on how young children learn.
What is Approaches to Play and Learning.
Includes areas of Curiosity & Initiative; Creativity & Imagination; Executive Functions and Cognitive Self-Regulation; and Behavioral Self-Regulation
At this age, I should "imitate adult sounds including multiple syllables (e.g. "mamma", "dadada" to show Cognitive Development.
What is Later Infancy 6-14 months
The definition of "Indicator" is "A general statement that shows the knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes a child may display during a specific developmental stage"
True
The Area's sub-areas include: Science, Social Science, Mathematics and Fine Arts
What is Cognitive Development
At the end of this age, I should be able to "recognize many upper and lower case letters"
What is Later Preschool 44-60 months
The ELDS can be used as a formal assessment to decide whether or not children are developing at a typical rate.
False. They are "not intended to serve as a developmental checklist, an assessment, or a curriculum" (page 9) and "Development occurs with some predictability, but children progress through their development at their own rate and in their own way" (page 7)
"Plays alongside peers and engages in simple turn-taking (e.g. takes turns on slide at the playground) is an indicator for this Area of Development.
What is Social and Emotional Development.
At this age, I should begin to draw/ write for a variety of purposes (e.g., grocery lists, invitations, birthday cards) as part of my foundations of writing
What is Later Toddler 22-36 months
One of the "Guiding Principles" of ELDS on Technology says that "Children aged 1 and under should have little or no reliance on digital devices for their entertainment or learning"
False. It say "Children aged 2 and under should have little or no reliance on digital devices for their entertainment or learning. " and that they should only be used to "enable investigation, communication, collaboration, and creativity " (page 8)
This Area's indicators include: Handing writing tools; Learning spoken language is composed of smaller segments of sounds; and Using vocabulary and nonverbal cues to communicate.
What is Communication, Language and Literacy Development.
At this age, I "express feelings through facial expressions, body movements, crying and vocalizing, often depending on adults for emotional comfort" as part of my Social and Emotional Development
What is Early Infancy 0-8 months
The Guiding Principles state that the most important support to a young child's learning is and available and responsive adult.
True.
"Using eyes and hands together" is an indicator in this Area of Development
What is Health and Physical Development
A this age, I can "Use hands and fingers to build a tall block tower, turns single book pages, twists toy nuts and bolts, uses one hand to hold and drink from a cup"
What is Early Toddler 12-24 months
"Parallel Play" is defined as "Playing with others using a shared theme and coordinated and negotiated roles to carry out the play theme"
False. (that was definition for Cooperative Play) Parallel Play means "Playing beside or near other players but not with them"