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Early Childhood Education Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Topic or concept around which class activities are planned
Separation anxiety
Work-based learning
Pica
Theme
2. Guarantees a child's records may only be released to parent or guardian
Self-help Skills
Fine motor
Toddler
Privacy Law
3. Using outside factors such as room arrangement to promote desirable behavior in children
Sexual Abuse
Indirect guidance
Staff Development
Gardner
4. A normal - uncontrollable reaction of your body to something that you feel - see - or experience.
Developmental milestones
Development
Kindergartens
Reflex
5. 'The first stage of Piaget's theory lasts from birth to age two and is centered on the infant primarily learning through the senses.'
Moral Development
Sensorimotor stage
Neglect
Participation charts
6. Through psychosocial development personality goes through eight stages one being trust vs. mistrust
Interview
Erikson
Budget
Lifelong learner
7. A person that provides care in the childs home and may receive food and housing in addition to wages
Flow chart/Web
Immunization
Articulation
Nanny
8. A learning experience that is spur of the moment - could be teachable moments -unplanned events.
Indirect learning experience
Anecdotal records
Active listening
Emotional development
9. Common traits/skills that helps you relate to others.
Interpersonal Skills
Malnutrition
Cover Letter
Preschooler
10. An experience planned by the teacher with a specific goal in mind.
Infant
Multiple Intelligences
Body Language
Direct learning experience
11. Skills used to comprehend and repeat What is being said.
Active Listing Skills
Masters Degree
Asthma
Model
12. Nonverbal actions expressed usually unconsciously by an individual including but not limited to facial expressions or gestures.
Erikson
Body Language
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Articulation
13. How information moves from one neuron to another
Privacy Law
Early Childhood
Synapses
Sexual Abuse
14. Order of new movements - which depends on brain and nerve development.
Frequency count
Developmental milestones
Privacy Law
Motor sequence
15. Any person designated to act as the director - having all responsibility and authority of a director - during the directors short-term absence and shall not retain sole director authority for more than 24 total hours during a calendar week.-at least
Attire
Director Designee
Skinner
Lesson plan
16. Developed the psychoanalytical theory. Anecdotal records - rating scales - checklist
rogram Goals
Rating scales
Curriculum
Freud
17. The Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program provides performance-based training - assessment and credentialing for participants.
Freud
Gardner
CDA
Entrepreneurs
18. Used by the teacher to keep track of a variety of children's behavior also known as participation chart.
Frequency count
Epilepsy
Regular License
Gross motor
19. Type of guidance technique that can be used when a child's misbehavior is not harmful.
Adult to Child Ratio
emotional abuse
Lifelong learner
Ignore
20. Garments worn by an individual.
Objective observations
Attire
Direct learning experience
Lifelong learner
21. (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
Work-based learning
Temporary License
Nutrition
22. 'the process of memorizing using routine or repetition - often without full attention or comprehension.'
Reflex
Communicable Diseases
Interview
Rote
23. Breathing disorder that may cause labored breathing - coughing and wheezing
Flow chart/Web
Early Childhood
Asthma
Piaget
24. Understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen - heard - or touched
Epilepsy
Routine
Block plan
Object permanence
25. Schools provide children with freedom within limits by a structured approach. Stress the theory that children learn best by being active and doing.
Licensing Agency
Paraprofessional
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Montessori Schools
26. The Mississippi State Department of Health - responsible for granting licence to operate a child care center
Licensing Agency
Aptitude
Epilepsy
Isolation Room
27. Public and private elementary schools enrolled children in half day or full day programs to prepare children for elementary school
Self-help Skills
Kindergartens
Model
Indirect learning experience
28. Workers who are self-employed or own their own business.
Work-based learning
Temperament
Entrepreneurs
Internship
29. Child care is provided in a private home.
Family child care
Interview
Service learning
Checklist
30. Listening - then repeating what was said.
Director Designee
Early Childhood
Active listening
Multiple Intelligences
31. To suggest - remind or assist.
Prompt
Erikson
Piaget
Separation anxiety
32. Before or after school care for children ages five-to-ten-year-old children
School-age child care
Cover Letter
Direct Guidance
Skinner
33. Process of gradually learning to base one's behavior on personal beliefs of right or wrong
MS Child Care Quality Step Systems
Moral Development
Rote
Sensorimotor stage
34. Growth that occurs over a period of time
Development
Neglect
Accreditation
Privacy Law
35. The development of a child's cognitive - social - emotional - and physical skills through the sequence of changes.
Active listening
Maturation
Temporary License
Social development
36. A tool used to determine mastery over a period of time.
Maturation
Synapses
Ongoing assessment
Self-help Skills
37. Special room or space to seperate children who become sick or show signs of a communicable disease
Cover Letter
Physical abuse
Aptitude
Isolation Room
38. Mississippi Early Childhood Association: is the largest state organization for early childhood professionals.
MECA
Checklist
Ignore
Nutrition
39. Full day child care facilities that provide a place for children while parents or guardians are at work or school
hild Care Center
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Self-help Skills
Licensing Agency
40. Is the action involving the large muscles of the body - as in walking - running or swimming
Gross motor
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Ignore
Gardner
41. 'argued that when a childs actions have positive results - they will be repeated - continued negative results may end unwanted behavior'
Freud
Skinner
Work-based learning
Preschooler
42. Theorist believed that experiences in childhood influence your entire life.
Freud
Sexual Abuse
Paraprofessional
Pica
43. Allow children to go to their homes after school and receive calls from caregivers to be sure there are no problems
Prompt
Direct learning experience
Bachelor's Degree
Checking-in services
44. Equipment - activities and guidance matched to the developmental characteristics and needs of each age group.
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Auditory signals
Licensing Agency
Multiple Intelligences
45. Type of guidance technique used to change child's behavior by offering another choice of an activity.
Object permanence
Redirect
Preschooler
Asthma
46. Expression of approval.
Praise
Piaget
Sexual Abuse
Ongoing assessment
47. How children develop skills such as concentration - and the ability to learn - understand - recognize and reason.
ognitive/ intellectual development
Neglect
rogram Goals
Temporary License
48. An assessment/observation tool used to show mastery of a list of items.
Checklist
Probational License
Moral Development
Interpersonal Skills
49. A child's apprehension associated with separation from a parent or other caregiver
Code of Ethics
hild Care Center
Head Start Programs
Separation anxiety
50. Statements of purpose reflecting the end result of curriculum.
Interview
rogram Goals
Parent Cooperatives
Sexual Abuse