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Early Childhood Education Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. '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.'






2. Actions used by an adult to help children develop self control






3. Used by the teacher to keep track of a variety of children's behaviors also known as frequency chart.






4. A type of observation centering on a specific event in form of written notes






5. The way children move through the classroom.






6. Words arranged in an order that makes sense - and contains almost all nouns and verbs - usually two word phrases.






7. How children attain the ability to share and appropriately express their feelings.






8. Summary of a persons qualification - skills - and job experiences.






9. How children interact with others and the world around them.






10. Is a stage in human development from birth to 5 years of age.






11. Diseases that can be spread to other people






12. Sharing resources with others in the same field of study.






13. A detailed account of behavior over a particular period of time.






14. When someone demonstrates how to appropriately complete a task - action or behavior.






15. An agency responsible for providing public assistance programs to the populations they serve.






16. School program in which students volunteer in their community.






17. To recommend - advise a plan or an action.






18. Recording your opinions rather than facts as to why you believe a behavior is occurring.






19. Brain damage leading to periodic seizures






20. Five levels. Assumed human nature was good not bad - and we continually need to fulfill needs. Pyramid






21. An oath or set of moral principles - determined by a professional organization for its members.






22. A position for beginners in a field. It requires limited education and training.






23. Allow children to go to their homes after school and receive calls from caregivers to be sure there are no problems






24. Any individual - designated by the operator - who has met minimum state requirements and who has on-site responsibility for the operation of a childcare facility. This person may or may not be the operator






25. Type of abuse that may involve inappropriate or unwanted touches - or sexual contact






26. Growth that occurs over a period of time






27. Influencing children's thoughts or actions.






28. Listening - then repeating what was said.






29. State ones feelings about a problem or behavior without placing blame.






30. Lack of proper diet causing improper development in children






31. Behaviors in which one can care for themselves in the areas of feeding - dressing - bathing - and toileting






32. Child care is provided in a private home.






33. How information moves from one neuron to another






34. Is the action involving the small muscles of the hands - as in handwriting - stringing beads - cutting or Legos.






35. Training required for designated employees by MSDH annually to maintain licensure






36. How children develop skills such as concentration - and the ability to learn - understand - recognize and reason.






37. A person from another country who lives with a family and provides child care






38. Projected spending plan based on expected income and expenses.






39. A five star rating system developed for licensed early childhood facilities.






40. (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;






41. Differences among others.






42. A worker with an education beyond high school that is trained for a certain field of work.






43. An injection of antigens given to a person to provide immunity from a certain disease






44. Space used by the children - not to include storage - kitchen - teacher areas -






45. A natural talent or potential for learning a skill.






46. Through psychosocial development personality goes through eight stages one being trust vs. mistrust






47. A list of characteristics or skills considered normal for children in a certain age group.






48. 'theory of Multiple Intelligence emphasizes that there are different kinds of intelligence used by the human brain - one being Bodily/Kinesthetic intellegence.'






49. Moving from one activity to another






50. The Mississippi State Department of Health - responsible for granting licence to operate a child care center