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Early Childhood Education Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How information moves from one neuron to another
Indirect guidance
Synapses
Temperament
Gardner
2. Is the action involving the large muscles of the body - as in walking - running or swimming
Gross motor
Telegraphic speech
Mission Statement
Developmental milestones
3. Cravings for nonfood items such as paper - soap - rags and toys
Pica
Developmental milestones
Pre-operational stage
Preschooler
4. 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
Director
Temperament
Staff Development
Cephalocaudal principal
5. Influencing children's thoughts or actions.
Persuade
Toddler
Separation anxiety
NAEYC
6. Activities done on a daily basis such tolieting - eating - and dressing.
Adult to Child Ratio
Diversity
Dawdling
Routine
7. Child between the ages of 3 and 5 years old
Self-help Skills
Preschooler
Toddler
Associate Degree
8. (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;
ECERS
Asthma
Active Listing Skills
Probational License
9. Extreme allergic reaction
Anaphylactic Shock
Associate Degree
Staff Development
Cover Letter
10. To suggest - remind or assist.
Physical development
Prompt
Pre-operational stage
Body Language
11. Actions such as spoken words or gestures that influence behavior.
Networking
Parent Cooperatives
Direct Guidance
Entry-level Job
12. Equipment - activities and guidance matched to the developmental characteristics and needs of each age group.
emotional abuse
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Anecdotal records
Theme
13. A learning experience that is spur of the moment - could be teachable moments -unplanned events.
Early Childhood
Communicable Diseases
Cover Letter
Indirect learning experience
14. The Mississippi State Department of Health - responsible for granting licence to operate a child care center
Direct Guidance
Kindergartens
Theme
Licensing Agency
15. Child between infancy and childhood it usually begins between the ages of 1 to 3 years old
Associate Degree
Toddler
Freud
Accreditation
16. 'The first stage of Piaget's theory lasts from birth to age two and is centered on the infant primarily learning through the senses.'
Active listening
Attachment
Sensorimotor stage
Family child care
17. A degree earned upon completing at least thirty hours beyond a Bachelor's degree.
Early Childhood
Prompt
Masters Degree
Resume
18. Developing from head to toe
Department of Human Services
Confidentiality
Licensure
Cephalocaudal principal
19. 'theory of Multiple Intelligence emphasizes that there are different kinds of intelligence used by the human brain - one being Bodily/Kinesthetic intellegence.'
Associate Degree
Portfolios
Running record
Gardner
20. Behaviors in which one can care for themselves in the areas of feeding - dressing - bathing - and toileting
Suggest
Maslow
Self-help Skills
Cover Letter
21. Theorist believed that experiences in childhood influence your entire life.
Parent Cooperatives
Associate Degree
ECERS
Freud
22. Growth that occurs over a period of time
Motor sequence
Sexual Abuse
Development
Proximodistal principle
23. Topic or concept around which class activities are planned
Theme
Active Listing Skills
Malnutrition
Licensing Agency
24. How children develop skills such as concentration - and the ability to learn - understand - recognize and reason.
Neglect
Development
Separation anxiety
ognitive/ intellectual development
25. Mississippi Early Childhood Association: is the largest state organization for early childhood professionals.
Direct Guidance
Budget
MECA
Expressive language
26. Child care is provided in a private home.
Expressive language
Gardner
Family child care
ECERS
27. An agency responsible for providing public assistance programs to the populations they serve.
Ongoing assessment
Anecdotal records
Department of Human Services
ECERS
28. The number of adults who must be in the classroom with the children
Probational License
Adult to Child Ratio
Redirect
Mission Statement
29. The ability to use clear - distinct speech.
Self-help Skills
Epilepsy
Family child care
Articulation
30. 'Howard Gardner identifies seven different human intelligences that allow us to engage in learning and help us make sense of the world.'
Multiple Intelligences
Communicable Diseases
Budget
Internship
31. Recording your opinions rather than facts as to why you believe a behavior is occurring.
Frequency count
Subjective observation
Emotional development
Suggest
32. Diet needs for proper growth and development
Motor sequence
Routine
Maturation
Nutrition
33. Breathing disorder that may cause labored breathing - coughing and wheezing
Participation charts
Praise
Laboratory Schools
Asthma
34. (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
Erikson
NAEYC
Sensorimotor stage
35. '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.'
Motor sequence
Synapses
Licensure
Paraprofessional
36. Child birth to 12 months
Block plan
Diabetes
Infant
Early Childhood
37. A statement that gives the purpose of the organization.
Routine
Persuade
Mission Statement
NAEYC
38. How children attain the ability to share and appropriately express their feelings.
Cephalocaudal principal
Au pair
Associate Degree
Emotional development
39. Believed interaction with peers and adults help children learn through social and cultural experiences.
Vygotsky
Kindergartens
Director
Maslow
40. 'argued that when a childs actions have positive results - they will be repeated - continued negative results may end unwanted behavior'
Skinner
Body Language
Interview
Lesson plan
41. Used by the teacher to keep track of a variety of children's behaviors also known as frequency chart.
Participation charts
Accreditation
Aptitude
Redirect
42. Lack of proper diet causing improper development in children
Confidentiality
Family child care
Entrepreneurs
Malnutrition
43. A connection between child and caregiver/parent
Separation anxiety
Attachment
Toddler
Gardner
44. Sharing resources with others in the same field of study.
Service learning
Freud
Checking-in services
Networking
45. Statements of purpose reflecting the end result of curriculum.
Cover Letter
Motor sequence
Diversity
rogram Goals
46. A job in which a person works for little or no pay while gaining work experience and receiving supervision.
Internship
Social development
Separation anxiety
Piaget
47. School program that offers students the opportunity for on-the-job learning.
Suggest
Work-based learning
Parent Cooperatives
Transitions/Closures
48. National Association for the Education of Young Children is the professional organization for early childhood education and child care in the United States.
Self-help Skills
Temperament
Object permanence
NAEYC
49. The manner of thinking - behaving - or reacting characteristic of a specific person
Dawdling
Temperament
MS Child Care Quality Step Systems
Parent Cooperatives
50. Nonverbal actions expressed usually unconsciously by an individual including but not limited to facial expressions or gestures.
Body Language
Anaphylactic Shock
Pica
Fine motor