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Early Childhood Education Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Diet needs for proper growth and development






2. Growth that occurs over a period of time






3. Nonverbal actions expressed usually unconsciously by an individual including but not limited to facial expressions or gestures.






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






5. How a child understands language






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






7. 4 stages - studied his children's mental growth - sensorimotor.






8. (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 -






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






10. A tool used to determine mastery over a period of time.






11. A connection between child and caregiver/parent






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






13. Before or after school care for children ages five-to-ten-year-old children






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






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






16. Issued when all conditions and requirements for licensure have been met. The licensure period may not last more than a year.






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






18. Type of abuse that may involve inappropriate or unwanted touches - or sexual contact






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






20. '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.'






21. Statements of purpose reflecting the end result of curriculum.






22. Training required for designated employees by MSDH annually to maintain licensure






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






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






25. Diseases that can be spread to other people






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






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






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






29. A person from another country who lives with a family and provides child care






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






31. Observing someone in his or her job.






32. To suggest - remind or assist.






33. 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






34. Collection of concepts - experiences and materials designed to meet developmental needs for a group of children






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






36. The way children move through the classroom.






37. Communication of one's ideas - desires - or intentions to others - usually through speech - printed words or signing






38. Developed the psychoanalytical theory. Anecdotal records - rating scales - checklist






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






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






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






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






43. The written plan giving an overall view - vital to planning a balanced curriculum.






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






45. The manner of thinking - behaving - or reacting characteristic of a specific person






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






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






48. (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;






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






50. Developing from the center outward