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Early Childhood Education Vocab
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1. Nonverbal actions expressed usually unconsciously by an individual including but not limited to facial expressions or gestures.
Immunization
Toddler
Body Language
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
2. Allow children to go to their homes after school and receive calls from caregivers to be sure there are no problems
Checking-in services
Maslow
Dawdling
Budget
3. Growth that occurs over a period of time
raffic pattern
Cephalocaudal principal
Development
Staff Development
4. 'Permission granted by an agency of government to an individual to engage in a given profession or occupation - once an applicant has met qualifications standards.'
Portfolios
Licensure
Department of Human Services
Cephalocaudal principal
5. Theorist believed that experiences in childhood influence your entire life.
Flow chart/Web
Freud
Isolation Room
Diversity
6. 'the process of memorizing using routine or repetition - often without full attention or comprehension.'
Gardner
Preschooler
Rote
Epilepsy
7. Recording your opinions rather than facts as to why you believe a behavior is occurring.
raffic pattern
Subjective observation
Proximodistal principle
Maslow
8. Observing someone in his or her job.
ognitive/ intellectual development
Language comprehension
Licensing Agency
Job Shadowing
9. A normal - uncontrollable reaction of your body to something that you feel - see - or experience.
Maturation
Development
Toddler
Reflex
10. Written plan showing specific actions and activities used to meet planned goals
Lesson plan
Direct Guidance
Adult to Child Ratio
Paraprofessional
11. Wasting time or moving slowly for example a child eating very slowly.
Physical development
Dawdling
Cover Letter
Objective observations
12. Children learn through four stages of development one being sensorimotor.
Erikson
Infant
Licensure
Piaget
13. An oath or set of moral principles - determined by a professional organization for its members.
Indirect guidance
Code of Ethics
Licensing Agency
Development
14. The evaluation of a program that has been evaluated by an external body to meet certain standards of quality.
Code of Ethics
Accreditation
Infant
Articulation
15. Communication of one's ideas - desires - or intentions to others - usually through speech - printed words or signing
Expressive language
Social development
Code of Ethics
Checklist
16. Diseases that can be spread to other people
Freud
Communicable Diseases
Praise
Moral Development
17. Projected spending plan based on expected income and expenses.
hild Care Center
Budget
Application
Piaget
18. A letter of when introducing yourself when sending a resume.
Subjective observation
NAEYC
Cover Letter
MS Child Care Quality Step Systems
19. The inability for the body to control the level of sugar in the blood
Participation charts
Diabetes
Separation anxiety
Sexual Abuse
20. Full day child care facilities that provide a place for children while parents or guardians are at work or school
hild Care Center
Subjective observation
Indirect learning experience
Block plan
21. Child care is provided in a private home.
Direct learning experience
ECERS
Family child care
Language comprehension
22. Growth of body to include height - weight -coordination and balance
Department of Human Services
Physical development
Piaget
Guidance
23. A learning experience that is spur of the moment - could be teachable moments -unplanned events.
Indirect learning experience
Early Childhood
Developmental milestones
Service learning
24. (Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale) an evaluation used for learning activities for programs working with children 2 ½ years to 5 years. The subscales learning activity areas are: fine motor; art; music & movement; blocks; sand and water play;
Block plan
Pre-operational stage
ECERS
Prompt
25. The Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program provides performance-based training - assessment and credentialing for participants.
Praise
Masters Degree
CDA
Portfolios
26. Space used by the children - not to include storage - kitchen - teacher areas -
Isolation Room
Usable Space
Accreditation
Ongoing assessment
27. Used by the teacher to keep track of a variety of children's behavior also known as participation chart.
Social development
Frequency count
Freud
I Messages
28. Developed the psychoanalytical theory. Anecdotal records - rating scales - checklist
Freud
Neglect
Aptitude
Bachelor's Degree
29. Child between the ages of 3 and 5 years old
Persuade
Model
Gross motor
Preschooler
30. How children interact with others and the world around them.
Self-help Skills
Social development
Physical abuse
Frequency count
31. Is a stage in human development from birth to 5 years of age.
NAEYC
Early Childhood
Privacy Law
Active listening
32. Diet needs for proper growth and development
Diabetes
Cover Letter
Maturation
Nutrition
33. Issued when all conditions and requirements for licensure have been met. The licensure period may not last more than a year.
Object permanence
Vygotsky
Diversity
Regular License
34. An assessment/observation tool used to show mastery of a list of items.
Checklist
Freud
Gross motor
Malnutrition
35. Expression of approval.
Budget
Internship
Frequency count
Praise
36. Listening - then repeating what was said.
Nutrition
Vygotsky
Active listening
Curriculum
37. A detailed account of behavior over a particular period of time.
Attachment
Running record
Development
Early Childhood
38. Activities done on a daily basis such tolieting - eating - and dressing.
Rote
Kindergartens
raffic pattern
Routine
39. Type of abuse that may involve inappropriate or unwanted touches - or sexual contact
Interview
Associate Degree
Sexual Abuse
Lesson plan
40. (Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale)an evaluation used for learning activities for programs working with children birth to 2 years. Things that are evaluated are: eye-hand coordination - art - blocks - active physical play - music & movement -
ITERS
Attachment
Active listening
Checking-in services
41. A person that provides care in the childs home and may receive food and housing in addition to wages
Paraprofessional
Checking-in services
Nanny
Prompt
42. A collection that has examples of your best work.
Portfolios
Freud
Anecdotal records
Transitions/Closures
43. Schools provide children with freedom within limits by a structured approach. Stress the theory that children learn best by being active and doing.
Montessori Schools
Anecdotal records
Associate Degree
Laboratory Schools
44. Sharing resources with others in the same field of study.
Networking
Separation anxiety
Associate Degree
rogram Goals
45. How a child understands language
Nanny
Epilepsy
Language comprehension
Masters Degree
46. A worker with an education beyond high school that is trained for a certain field of work.
Entrepreneurs
Guidance
Physical abuse
Paraprofessional
47. How information moves from one neuron to another
Synapses
Motor sequence
Epilepsy
Rote
48. To recommend - advise a plan or an action.
Development
Participation charts
Suggest
Interpersonal Skills
49. A natural talent or potential for learning a skill.
Entrepreneurs
Aptitude
Active Listing Skills
Portfolios
50. Form of child abuse in which the child may be deprived of proper diet - medical care - shelter and/or clothing
Body Language
Vygotsky
Neglect
Head Start Programs