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Early Childhood Education Essentials

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1. U.S. legislation granting educational rights to people with cognitive - emotional - or physical disabilities from birth until age 21; initially passed in 1975 - it has been amended and reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004. IDEA operates under six b






2. Refers to the sounds that letters represent and how these sounds and letters combine to form words.






3. Examination of inappropriate behavior and its antecedents and consequences to determine one or more purposes (functions) that the behavior might serve for the learner.






4. Norm-referenced assesments enable the PT to document the infants level of development while criterion-referenced assessment serves as measure of direct effects of PT






5. Engaging in activities because they are personally rewarding or because they fulfill our beliefs and expectations






6. (1908-1970) humanistic psychologist who proposed the hierarchy of needs - with self-actualization as the ultimate psychological need. Humans have a hierarchy of needs ranging from lower-level needs for survival and safety to higher-level needs for in






7. In classical conditioning - the eventual disappearance of a conditioned response as a result of the conditioned stimulus being repeatedly presented alone - In operant conditioning - the eventual disappearance of a response that is no longer being rei






8. Limit setting through body language (yours as a teacher)


9. 4 mos fine motor grasps rattle - plays with hands together - inspects hands - carries objects to mouth.






10. Special education and related services that (a) have been provided at public expense - under public supervision and direction and without charge; (b) meet the standards of the state educational agency; (c) include an appropriate preschool - elementar






11. The ease by which as test can be taught - learned and administered






12. Proponents argue that intelligent behavior arises from a balance between analytical - creative and practical abilities.






13. Behaviors and belief systems that members of a long-standing social group share and pass along to successive generations.






14. Intermediate Literacy: Students begin to ___________ to meet communication and learning demands with increasing accuracy. They are able to identify and understand more concrete details and some major abstract concepts during unmodified instruction.






15. Inquiry - Case Studies - Concept Mapping - Reading for Meaning - Cloze Procedures






16. Is the process of observing - recording - and documenting children's growth and behavior






17. 10 months






18. Disability characterized by significantly below-average general intelligence and deficits in practical and social skills.






19. Joint communication and decision making among educational professionals to create an optimal learning environment for students and especially for students with disabilities. A philosophy about how to relate to others—how to learn and work.






20. Ongoing process of arranging information and experience into mental systems or categories






21. The observer is not always present and someone else is telling you want they saw happened






22. The number of children of the same age or grade level who would be expected to score lower thatn the child tested






23. Between testers






24. Form of English generally considered acceptable at school - as reflected in textbooks and grammar instruction.






25. The principle that government must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person.






26. Plan developmentally appropriate curriculum - gain insight into child's learning style and needs - interests - strengths and weaknesses - identify classroom






27. Three zeros in row... three fails in a row






28. An approach to teaching that gives students opportunities to inquire into subjects so that they discover knowledge for themselves. Discovery learning encourages students to think for themselves and discover how knowledge is constructed.






29. Fine motor able to dress self with minimal assistance - able to draw three-part human figure - draws square following demonstration - colors within lines






30. AKA observational learning or modeling; component of social learning theory; expanded by Albert Bandura; states that people pay attention to a model and convert the learning into action






31. 1. Speech and language: receptive (take in) - expressive (give out) 2. social and emotional: sharing - taking turns - following directions 3. cognitive (academics): writing - counting - reading 4. self-help: independence - eating - toileting - hygien






32. Basing curriula - teaching and assessment of student leanring on rigorous academic standards.






33. Imitates - object permanence - drinks from cup






34. Dry in the day - Removes some clothing






35. Is rationally deciding what to believe or what to do. When one rationally decides something - he or she evaluates information to see if it makes sense - whether it's coherent - and whether the argument is well founded on evidence.






36. Clinical observation - interview - history - assessment tools






37. Kicks ball - Climbs stairs one at a time






38. May be caused by/confused by differences in socioeconomic status (SES) - Some students have physical or mental health issues that lead to term in the classroom. Collaborating with families and colleagues who know the child's needs can help the teache






39. A measure of social class based on income and education






40. Using Say - See - Do - You say - they do something - they do more


41. With-it-ness: means that you have eyes all over you...that you see things...you pick up on what's going on in your classroom a. Pick up on body language b. Know What is going to happen before it happens d. This can be developed with practice






42. Explains why behaviors occurs






43. Can you see the importance of the test or questions at face value






44. A consequence that brings about the increase of a behavior through the presentation (rather than removal) of a stimulus.






45. Laughs






46. 1987 - Positive Class Discipline - Emphasis on the teacher's nonverbal communication - Emphasis on classroom organization - 'Say - See - Do Teaching'






47. The simplest form of direct observation - is a brief narrative account of specific incident






48. Idea that people act more 'intelligently' when they have physical - symbolic - or social assistance.






49. A level of thinking that requires the student to think critically. These levels would be at the application - analysis - synthesis and evaluation levels on the Bloom's taxonomy scale.






50. In Vygotsky's theory - the range between children's present level of knowledge and their potential knowledge state if they recieve proper guidance and instruction