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Early Childhood Education Vocab
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1. A person who is willing to learn new information and acquire new skills throughout his or her life.
Temperament
Lifelong learner
Vygotsky
Parent Cooperatives
2. An oath or set of moral principles - determined by a professional organization for its members.
Maslow
Routine
Code of Ethics
Piaget
3. Growth that occurs over a period of time
I Messages
Development
Routine
Model
4. Behaviors in which one can care for themselves in the areas of feeding - dressing - bathing - and toileting
Self-help Skills
Rating scales
Nutrition
Participation charts
5. A person that provides care in the childs home and may receive food and housing in addition to wages
Development
Mission Statement
Rote
Nanny
6. A detailed account of behavior over a particular period of time.
Lifelong learner
Curriculum
MECA
Running record
7. Workers who are self-employed or own their own business.
Articulation
Entrepreneurs
Diversity
School-age child care
8. Statements of purpose reflecting the end result of curriculum.
Piaget
rogram Goals
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Caregiver
9. Space used by the children - not to include storage - kitchen - teacher areas -
Resume
Usable Space
MECA
Guidance
10. Nonverbal actions expressed usually unconsciously by an individual including but not limited to facial expressions or gestures.
Anecdotal records
Direct learning experience
Suggest
Body Language
11. Influencing children's thoughts or actions.
Rating scales
Preschooler
Reflex
Persuade
12. Common traits/skills that helps you relate to others.
Proximodistal principle
Block plan
Interpersonal Skills
Sexual Abuse
13. 'argued that when a childs actions have positive results - they will be repeated - continued negative results may end unwanted behavior'
Physical abuse
Skinner
Adult to Child Ratio
Gross motor
14. A list of characteristics or skills considered normal for children in a certain age group.
Expressive language
hild Care Center
Probational License
Developmental milestones
15. Skills used to comprehend and repeat What is being said.
Active Listing Skills
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Participation charts
Epilepsy
16. A person from another country who lives with a family and provides child care
Au pair
Diversity
Pre-operational stage
Job Shadowing
17. 'theory of Multiple Intelligence emphasizes that there are different kinds of intelligence used by the human brain - one being Bodily/Kinesthetic intellegence.'
Director Designee
Indirect guidance
Gardner
Ongoing assessment
18. Type of guidance technique used to change child's behavior by offering another choice of an activity.
Redirect
Physical abuse
Au pair
Initial assessment
19. Garments worn by an individual.
Lesson plan
Attire
Piaget
Motor sequence
20. A degree earned upon completing at least thirty hours beyond a Bachelor's degree.
Rote
ECERS
Attachment
Masters Degree
21. Summary of a persons qualification - skills - and job experiences.
ITERS
Accreditation
Resume
Nutrition
22. Growth of body to include height - weight -coordination and balance
ognitive/ intellectual development
Physical development
Kindergartens
Indirect guidance
23. Moving from one activity to another
Transitions/Closures
School-age child care
MS Child Care Quality Step Systems
Professional
24. A type of observation centering on a specific event in form of written notes
Block plan
Laboratory Schools
Anecdotal records
Work-based learning
25. An agency responsible for providing public assistance programs to the populations they serve.
Department of Human Services
Privacy Law
Fine motor
Lesson plan
26. An assessment/observation tool used to show mastery of a list of items.
Development
Gross motor
Job Shadowing
Checklist
27. A collection that has examples of your best work.
Proximodistal principle
Attire
Object permanence
Portfolios
28. Written plan showing specific actions and activities used to meet planned goals
Lesson plan
Prompt
Indirect learning experience
Kindergartens
29. Guarantees a child's records may only be released to parent or guardian
Checking-in services
Privacy Law
Vygotsky
Usable Space
30. Child care programs formed by parents - so they can have more control over the learning environment - the teacher may experience a lack of control
Interpersonal Skills
Language comprehension
Parent Cooperatives
Service Staff
31. Are located at secondary or postsecondary institutions - used to train future teachers.
Anaphylactic Shock
Adult to Child Ratio
Application
Laboratory Schools
32. State ones feelings about a problem or behavior without placing blame.
Montessori Schools
I Messages
Licensing Agency
Pre-operational stage
33. Schools provide children with freedom within limits by a structured approach. Stress the theory that children learn best by being active and doing.
Active listening
ITERS
Epilepsy
Montessori Schools
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 -
Pica
raffic pattern
ITERS
Director Designee
35. An assessment/observation tool used to determine a childs level of performance.
Synapses
Rating scales
Redirect
Prompt
36. 'the process of memorizing using routine or repetition - often without full attention or comprehension.'
Guidance
Rote
Asthma
Gardner
37. Is a stage in human development from birth to 5 years of age.
Early Childhood
Maslow
Entry-level Job
Auditory signals
38. Allow children to go to their homes after school and receive calls from caregivers to be sure there are no problems
Synapses
NAEYC
Checking-in services
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
39. The development of a child's cognitive - social - emotional - and physical skills through the sequence of changes.
Usable Space
Self-help Skills
Communicable Diseases
Maturation
40. An observation that records the facts without using your personal opinions.
Skinner
Montessori Schools
Objective observations
Freud
41. Sharing resources with others in the same field of study.
Theme
Toddler
Sensorimotor stage
Networking
42. The Mississippi State Department of Health - responsible for granting licence to operate a child care center
Networking
Nutrition
emotional abuse
Licensing Agency
43. Keeping sensitive personal information of others private.
Probational License
School-age child care
Indirect learning experience
Confidentiality
44. Developing from the center outward
Accreditation
Proximodistal principle
CDA
Kindergartens
45. The manner of thinking - behaving - or reacting characteristic of a specific person
Epilepsy
Adult to Child Ratio
Temperament
Job Shadowing
46. A tool used to determine mastery over a period of time.
Ongoing assessment
Running record
Initial assessment
School-age child care
47. A person who provides support services such as cooking - cleaning - or driving a vehicle - but is not a caregiver.
Indirect guidance
Bachelor's Degree
Staff Development
Service Staff
48. Activities done on a daily basis such tolieting - eating - and dressing.
Routine
Masters Degree
MECA
Redirect
49. Diet needs for proper growth and development
Lifelong learner
Nutrition
Laboratory Schools
Interview
50. A person who provides direct care - supervision - and guidance to children in a child care facility - regardless of title or occupation.
Caregiver
Social development
Object permanence
Frequency count