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Early Childhood Education Vocab
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1. Used by the teacher to keep track of a variety of children's behavior also known as participation chart.
Language comprehension
Director
Application
Frequency count
2. How children develop skills such as concentration - and the ability to learn - understand - recognize and reason.
Dawdling
ognitive/ intellectual development
Communicable Diseases
hild Care Center
3. Developing from head to toe
Head Start Programs
Frequency count
Application
Cephalocaudal principal
4. Communication of one's ideas - desires - or intentions to others - usually through speech - printed words or signing
Entrepreneurs
Reflex
Model
Expressive language
5. A collection that has examples of your best work.
Portfolios
Usable Space
Participation charts
Checking-in services
6. Growth of body to include height - weight -coordination and balance
Physical development
Erikson
Piaget
Suggest
7. Cravings for nonfood items such as paper - soap - rags and toys
CDA
Isolation Room
emotional abuse
Pica
8. Garments worn by an individual.
Praise
Sexual Abuse
Attire
Objective observations
9. Equipment - activities and guidance matched to the developmental characteristics and needs of each age group.
Gross motor
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Active listening
Checking-in services
10. A job in which a person works for little or no pay while gaining work experience and receiving supervision.
Internship
Family child care
Lifelong learner
Pre-operational stage
11. Theorist believed that experiences in childhood influence your entire life.
Freud
ECERS
Au pair
Prompt
12. Summary of a persons qualification - skills - and job experiences.
Staff Development
Resume
Family child care
Body Language
13. 'Howard Gardner identifies seven different human intelligences that allow us to engage in learning and help us make sense of the world.'
Mission Statement
Piaget
Multiple Intelligences
Interview
14. Wasting time or moving slowly for example a child eating very slowly.
Reflex
Maturation
Dawdling
Indirect guidance
15. An assessment/observation tool used to determine a childs level of performance.
Rating scales
Lesson plan
Usable Space
Code of Ethics
16. Lack of proper diet causing improper development in children
Director Designee
Malnutrition
Piaget
Adult to Child Ratio
17. A evaluation process by which a person meets a potential employer face to face.
Frequency count
Entry-level Job
Interview
Object permanence
18. (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
Fine motor
Pica
Licensing Agency
19. 'The first stage of Piaget's theory lasts from birth to age two and is centered on the infant primarily learning through the senses.'
Curriculum
Sensorimotor stage
Objective observations
Routine
20. An experience planned by the teacher with a specific goal in mind.
Routine
Direct learning experience
Emotional development
Paraprofessional
21. Differences among others.
Work-based learning
Auditory signals
Diversity
MECA
22. Type of abuse that may involve inappropriate or unwanted touches - or sexual contact
Active Listing Skills
Sexual Abuse
Redirect
Director
23. Guarantees a child's records may only be released to parent or guardian
Suggest
Montessori Schools
Privacy Law
Work-based learning
24. The number of adults who must be in the classroom with the children
Adult to Child Ratio
Au pair
Professional
Internship
25. Using sound to signal the transition from one activity to another
Networking
Auditory signals
Participation charts
Initial assessment
26. Form of child abuse in which the child may be deprived of proper diet - medical care - shelter and/or clothing
Neglect
Isolation Room
Gardner
Auditory signals
27. To suggest - remind or assist.
Freud
Telegraphic speech
Prompt
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
28. Recording your opinions rather than facts as to why you believe a behavior is occurring.
Department of Human Services
Subjective observation
Resume
Reflex
29. A person who provides support services such as cooking - cleaning - or driving a vehicle - but is not a caregiver.
Budget
Regular License
Body Language
Service Staff
30. Type of abuse affecting a childs self-concept through words or actions
emotional abuse
ITERS
Suggest
Diversity
31. An observation that records the facts without using your personal opinions.
Confidentiality
Licensing Agency
Communicable Diseases
Objective observations
32. State ones feelings about a problem or behavior without placing blame.
I Messages
Anaphylactic Shock
Kindergartens
Pica
33. The Mississippi State Department of Health - responsible for granting licence to operate a child care center
Licensing Agency
Rote
NAEYC
Transitions/Closures
34. Projected spending plan based on expected income and expenses.
Budget
Development
NAEYC
Au pair
35. A tool used to determine mastery over a period of time.
Ongoing assessment
Expressive language
Curriculum
Multiple Intelligences
36. A position for beginners in a field. It requires limited education and training.
Entry-level Job
Participation charts
Piaget
MS Child Care Quality Step Systems
37. A connection between child and caregiver/parent
Attachment
Expressive language
Code of Ethics
Erikson
38. Common traits/skills that helps you relate to others.
Vygotsky
MECA
MS Child Care Quality Step Systems
Interpersonal Skills
39. Actions used by an adult to help children develop self control
Physical abuse
Guidance
Service Staff
Attire
40. When someone demonstrates how to appropriately complete a task - action or behavior.
Maslow
hild Care Center
Preschooler
Model
41. Child birth to 12 months
Emotional development
Internship
Infant
MECA
42. A list of characteristics or skills considered normal for children in a certain age group.
Au pair
Developmental milestones
Emotional development
Model
43. How children interact with others and the world around them.
Social development
Bachelor's Degree
Pica
Entrepreneurs
44. Developed the psychoanalytical theory. Anecdotal records - rating scales - checklist
Freud
Physical development
Staff Development
Curriculum
45. 4 stages - studied his children's mental growth - sensorimotor.
Checking-in services
Piaget
Code of Ethics
Vygotsky
46. School program that offers students the opportunity for on-the-job learning.
Maturation
Multiple Intelligences
hild Care Center
Work-based learning
47. 'The pre-operational stage occurs between ages two and six - during which language - symbolic play - and drawing skills are developed.'
Code of Ethics
MS Child Care Quality Step Systems
Pre-operational stage
Motor sequence
48. 'argued that when a childs actions have positive results - they will be repeated - continued negative results may end unwanted behavior'
Skinner
Sexual Abuse
Language comprehension
Service Staff
49. Before or after school care for children ages five-to-ten-year-old children
Skinner
Attachment
Emotional development
School-age child care
50. A person who is willing to learn new information and acquire new skills throughout his or her life.
Regular License
Freud
Vygotsky
Lifelong learner