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What affect does quality early care on children? - correct answer ✅academic benefits lasting into high school What age group is considered early childhood? - correct answer ✅birth to 8 years old Age appropriateness - correct answer ✅considering what is typical for a child within a given age group Individual appropriateness - correct answer ✅considering the needs of each child as a unique individual Social/Cultural appropriateness - correct answer ✅considering the social and cultural contexts in which children grow and live Intentionality - correct answer ✅having clearly defined goals for children and thoughtfully prepared environments, experiences and activities to meet those goals Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are: - correct answer ✅-Addressing differences in school success and achievement -Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming -Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support
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Structural Indicators Examples - correct answer ✅Licensure Lower ratios Smaller group size Caregiver qualifications Professional development for staff Health and safety regulations Inclusive environment Structural indicators - correct answer ✅are things that are "regulable," meaning they can be monitored and are important for providing consistent care. Process Indicators Examples - correct answer ✅Curriculum and established routines Language and reasoning activities Sensitive, responsive interactions Collaboration and provisions for parents and families Parent, teacher, and child interactions Child-sized furnishings Well defined and equipped space that meets the needs of all children Process indicators - correct answer ✅are what programs "do" to help promote development through specific activities and intentional practices.
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Motivational theories - correct answer ✅focus on the belief that humans are controlled by many factors. They place more emphasis on personal motivation and desires. Based on these theories, you might consider what motivates children to act the way they do. Social development theories - correct answer ✅focus on emotional and personality development. Each stage of development lays foundational patterns that influence a person's ability to resolve conflict throughout life. Intellectual/Cognitive development theories - correct answer ✅focus on children developing an intellectual understanding of their world. Children interact with materials and people in the environment to construct knowledge. Maslow's Needs - correct answer ✅Self-Actualization (People cannot become everything they are capable of becoming until all needs are met.) Self-Esteem Belongingness and Love (Social) Safety and Security (Comfort) Physical (Basic) Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - correct answer ✅This theory suggests children move through stages as certain needs are met. Erik Erikson - correct answer ✅8 Stages of Social Development
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Erik Eriksons Theory - correct answer ✅Erikson's theory explores what a person learns when development proceeds successfully throughout life, from birth to old age. Trust vs. Mistrust (Erikson's 8 Stages) - correct answer ✅Birth to 1 year "I am all right" Autonmy vs Doubt (Erikson's 8 stages) - correct answer ✅1 to 3 years "I can make choices" Initiative vs Guilt (Erikson's 8 stages) - correct answer ✅4 to 5 years "I can do and I can make" Industry vs Inferiority (Erikson's 8 stages) - correct answer ✅6 to 12 years "I can join with others" Identity vs Role Confusion (Erikson's 8 stages) - correct answer ✅Adolescence "I can be to others what I am to myself" Intimacy vs Isolation (Erikson's 8 stages) - correct answer ✅later adolescence " I can risk offering myself to another Generativity vs Stagnation (Erikson's 8 stages) - correct answer ✅Adulthood "I am concerned for others"
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Formal Operations (Piaget's 4 stages) - correct answer ✅11 years to beyond "thinking becomes very abstract" Piaget's 4 Stages - correct answer ✅Sensorimotor (birth to approximately 2 years) Preoperational (2 years to 7 years) Concrete-Operational (7 years to 11 years) Formal Operations (11 years and beyond) Two developmental levels of ability (Vygotsky) - correct answer ✅The ability to do something with help or assistance The ability to do something without help or assistance Zone of Proximal Development. - correct answer ✅The distance between these two levels is called Vygotsky - correct answer ✅children create knowledge by interacting with their environment AND through social interactions, their culture and the use of language. Neuron - correct answer ✅specialized nerve cells that make up the central nervous system
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Axon - correct answer ✅a fiber that sends messages "away" to other neurons Dendrites - correct answer ✅accept incoming messages from the axons. Structure of a Neuron - correct answer ✅Neuron Axon Dendrites How many neurons are in a brain at birth? - correct answer ✅already nearly 100 billion neurons in the child's brain Physical Development - correct answer ✅Physical development refers to the development of large and small muscles as they gradually develop. It involves typical growth patterns, changes in weight and height, and general health and safety. Art Progression - correct answer ✅Children will typically progress from drawing free radicals into drawing basic shapes, such as circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles, then eventually drawing representations of people, places and ideas. By the age of three, children should begin to draw their first representations of the human form using basic shapes.
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Classroom Structure should include - correct answer ✅-Furniture for routine care and play should be child sized. -open shelves, baskets and cubbies should be placed on the child's level so they can easily reach them. -printed words that are meaningful and at a level where children can easily see them. -Children's art and writing samples should be displayed around the classroom at the children's eye level. Interactive Learning Centers - correct answer ✅-Dramatic Play/Home Living: kitchen furniture, mirrors, dress-up clothes, baby dolls, tables/chairs -Library: books, cozy area/ listening center, rugs, puppets, soft pillows/furniture, natural lighting -Discovery/Sensory/Science: items found in nature (pine cones, shells, rocks), water/sand table, sensory items (shakers, smelling jars) -Blocks/Construction: wooden/plastic/cardboard blocks, trucks/cars, doll house -Art/Creative Expression: paper, paints, pencils, markers, pens, collage materials, brushes, easels -Music/Movement: records, tapes, CDs, musical instruments -Manipulatives: pop beads, stack/nesting toys, puzzles -Wood Working: tools, Styrofoam, glue, toy hammer/nails -Feeding Area: tables/chairs, utensils, garbage can, sinks -Sleeping Area: individual cots, blankets, transitional objects, sheets, soothing music, dim lights
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-Writing Center: pencils, crayons, markers, dry-erase board, paper, sticky notes, erasers, stamps -Parent Communication Board Room Arrangement - correct answer ✅-Exits clearly marked -Remove clutter and eliminate blind spots -clear pathways that allow for smooth traffic flow in and out of each area -Keep toys and supplies on low, open shelves with picture and word labels that are appropriate for the children's age and abilities -Traffic patterns should be set up to avoid large open run-ways, yet should not be so divided up they are hard to move around in. Good room arrangements foster positive relationships and interactions by creating a homelike atmosphere that is inviting and culturally representative. Room Arrangement Tips - correct answer ✅Easy movement between centers is encouraged when like centers are placed near each other. Messy play areas, such as art, sand and water, should be placed near each other and should be convenient to a water source to facilitate setup and cleanup. Quiet, clean areas, such as books, manipulatives and computers, should be physically placed away from the messy areas. Recycling and Resources - correct answer ✅There is a list of resources for you to use when trying to find free or low-cost items for your classroom. These resources include: carpet companies that have free carpet square samples; canvas/awning makers, who often have heavy scrap material; dress shops that have material
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The following ideas will help you ease chaos during transition times: - correct answer ✅-Encourage children to clean up after play so you can supervise rather than clean -Plan your daily schedule so there are as few transitions as possible -Have materials ready so one activity can end and another can begin without having the children wait -Use methods like music or a movement activity to hold children's attention during the transition -Offer choices to the children. For example, "You can sit at the table until we finish or you can listen to the story." -Help children become familiar with the routine, so they know what to expect -Give children a warning just before the transition to help them prepare and get ready for what is coming next Scaffolding - correct answer ✅assistance a teacher or more skilled peer provides Three components of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: - correct answer ✅age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, social/cultural appropriateness Prohibited disciplinary practices - correct answer ✅severe, humiliating, frightening, or associated with food, rest, or toileting or spanking or any other form of physical punishment
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Three critical challenges - correct answer ✅-reduce the achievement gap -align and integrate learning experiences from birth to age 8 -teachers are often inadequately prepared and minimally supported Developmentally Appropriate Practice - correct answer ✅focuses on children birth through 8 years old Three principle components in Developmentally Appropriate Practice - correct answer ✅age appropriateness, individual appropriateness and social/cultural appropriateness. Developmentally Appropriate Practice - correct answer ✅helps teachers improve the effectiveness of their work with children because they make decisions based on what they know about children. Teachers who are grounded in Developmentally Appropriate Practice are able to - correct answer ✅make critical decisions when selecting materials, supporting interactions, implementing curriculum and adjusting instruction. Developmentally Appropriate Practice - correct answer ✅is a concept developed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
