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Early Childhood Education Vocab

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1. (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 -






2. Extreme allergic reaction






3. Wasting time or moving slowly for example a child eating very slowly.






4. Children learn through four stages of development one being sensorimotor.






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






6. A tool used to determine what the children know before instruction begins






7. Child between the ages of 3 and 5 years old






8. The number of adults who must be in the classroom with the children






9. Child care is provided in a private home.






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






11. Workers who are self-employed or own their own business.






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






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






14. A degree earned after successfully completing a four year course of study at a university.

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15. A person with a position that requires at least a degree from a four-year college or technical school in a particular area of study.






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






17. Mississippi Early Childhood Association: is the largest state organization for early childhood professionals.






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






19. Cravings for nonfood items such as paper - soap - rags and toys






20. Most visible type of abuse such as bites - burns - bruises - broken bones or other unexplainable non-accidental injuries






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






22. '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.'






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






24. Written plan showing specific actions and activities used to meet planned goals






25. Activities done on a daily basis such tolieting - eating - and dressing.






26. A degree earned upon completing at least thirty hours beyond a Bachelor's degree.






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






28. An assessment/observation tool used to determine a childs level of performance.






29. The inability for the body to control the level of sugar in the blood






30. The development of a child's cognitive - social - emotional - and physical skills through the sequence of changes.






31. How information moves from one neuron to another






32. A collection that has examples of your best work.






33. Breathing disorder that may cause labored breathing - coughing and wheezing






34. Actions such as spoken words or gestures that influence behavior.






35. Special room or space to seperate children who become sick or show signs of a communicable disease






36. Process of gradually learning to base one's behavior on personal beliefs of right or wrong






37. Developing from the center outward






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






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






40. Believed interaction with peers and adults help children learn through social and cultural experiences.






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






42. A statement that gives the purpose of the organization.






43. A person who provides support services such as cooking - cleaning - or driving a vehicle - but is not a caregiver.






44. Child birth to 12 months






45. Schools provide children with freedom within limits by a structured approach. Stress the theory that children learn best by being active and doing.






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






47. Lack of proper diet causing improper development in children






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






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






50. Topic or concept around which class activities are planned