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Early Childhood Education Vocab

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1. To suggest - remind or assist.






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






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






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






5. Common traits/skills that helps you relate to others.






6. Type of abuse affecting a childs self-concept through words or actions






7. A map that outlines major concepts and ideas related to a theme.






8. How a child understands language






9. An assessment/observation tool used to show mastery of a list of items.






10. Used by the teacher to keep track of a variety of children's behavior also known as participation chart.






11. Observing someone in his or her job.






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






13. 'Howard Gardner identifies seven different human intelligences that allow us to engage in learning and help us make sense of the world.'






14. The evaluation of a program that has been evaluated by an external body to meet certain standards of quality.






15. A person that provides care in the childs home and may receive food and housing in addition to wages






16. 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






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






18. School program that offers students the opportunity for on-the-job learning.






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






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






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






22. A license issued at the licensing agencies discretion where violations may endanger the health or safety of the children - but only when such violations may be corrected within a specified period. Period of time may be no longer than six months.






23. The ability to use clear - distinct speech.






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






25. 4 stages - studied his children's mental growth - sensorimotor.






26. (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;






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






28. Theorist believed that experiences in childhood influence your entire life.






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






30. Brain damage leading to periodic seizures






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






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






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






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






35. Growth that occurs over a period of time






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






37. A evaluation process by which a person meets a potential employer face to face.






38. Type of guidance technique that can be used when a child's misbehavior is not harmful.






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






40. Skills used to comprehend and repeat What is being said.






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






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






43. Are located at secondary or postsecondary institutions - used to train future teachers.






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






45. Child care programs formed by parents - so they can have more control over the learning environment - the teacher may experience a lack of control






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






47. Order of new movements - which depends on brain and nerve development.






48. Using sound to signal the transition from one activity to another






49. A form used to describe ones abilities and qualifications when applying for a job.






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