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Early Childhood Education Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An assessment/observation tool used to show mastery of a list of items.
Checklist
Ignore
Ongoing assessment
Anaphylactic Shock
2. A collection that has examples of your best work.
Synapses
Portfolios
Diabetes
Bachelor's Degree
3. A worker with an education beyond high school that is trained for a certain field of work.
Adult to Child Ratio
Ongoing assessment
Language comprehension
Paraprofessional
4. The Mississippi State Department of Health - responsible for granting licence to operate a child care center
Ongoing assessment
Licensing Agency
Active listening
School-age child care
5. Before or after school care for children ages five-to-ten-year-old children
Mission Statement
School-age child care
emotional abuse
Staff Development
6. A statement that gives the purpose of the organization.
Frequency count
Erikson
Guidance
Mission Statement
7. An agency responsible for providing public assistance programs to the populations they serve.
NAEYC
Department of Human Services
ognitive/ intellectual development
Freud
8. Children learn through four stages of development one being sensorimotor.
Mission Statement
Piaget
ECERS
Cover Letter
9. Order of new movements - which depends on brain and nerve development.
Motor sequence
Physical abuse
Attachment
Vygotsky
10. Actions such as spoken words or gestures that influence behavior.
Head Start Programs
Epilepsy
Immunization
Direct Guidance
11. Using outside factors such as room arrangement to promote desirable behavior in children
Piaget
Anaphylactic Shock
Indirect guidance
Internship
12. Collection of concepts - experiences and materials designed to meet developmental needs for a group of children
Fine motor
Caregiver
Anecdotal records
Curriculum
13. The way children move through the classroom.
Sexual Abuse
raffic pattern
Ignore
Networking
14. Type of abuse that may involve inappropriate or unwanted touches - or sexual contact
Motor sequence
Redirect
Sexual Abuse
Emotional development
15. 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.
Physical development
CDA
Probational License
Communicable Diseases
16. 'The pre-operational stage occurs between ages two and six - during which language - symbolic play - and drawing skills are developed.'
Guidance
Director Designee
Rating scales
Pre-operational stage
17. 'Howard Gardner identifies seven different human intelligences that allow us to engage in learning and help us make sense of the world.'
Cephalocaudal principal
Multiple Intelligences
Entry-level Job
Early Childhood
18. How children attain the ability to share and appropriately express their feelings.
Object permanence
Gross motor
Paraprofessional
Emotional development
19. The Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program provides performance-based training - assessment and credentialing for participants.
Isolation Room
Piaget
CDA
Theme
20. Brain damage leading to periodic seizures
Anaphylactic Shock
Epilepsy
Dawdling
Service Staff
21. An injection of antigens given to a person to provide immunity from a certain disease
Application
Freud
Immunization
Checking-in services
22. Space used by the children - not to include storage - kitchen - teacher areas -
Job Shadowing
Usable Space
Work-based learning
emotional abuse
23. The manner of thinking - behaving - or reacting characteristic of a specific person
Cephalocaudal principal
Vygotsky
Early Childhood
Temperament
24. Schools provide children with freedom within limits by a structured approach. Stress the theory that children learn best by being active and doing.
Body Language
Montessori Schools
Adult to Child Ratio
Auditory signals
25. Skills used to comprehend and repeat What is being said.
Active Listing Skills
Staff Development
Anecdotal records
NAEYC
26. Developed to meet the developmental needs of children from low-income homes. Also dental - medical - and mental health services are provided for children
Subjective observation
Professional
Licensing Agency
Head Start Programs
27. Allows the child care facility to operate pending the issuance of a regular license.
Caregiver
Block plan
Temporary License
Pre-operational stage
28. A degree earned upon completing at least thirty hours beyond a Bachelor's degree.
Family child care
Usable Space
Masters Degree
NAEYC
29. Understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen - heard - or touched
Object permanence
Self-help Skills
Proximodistal principle
Block plan
30. Through psychosocial development personality goes through eight stages one being trust vs. mistrust
rogram Goals
Gardner
Erikson
Asthma
31. Type of guidance technique that can be used when a child's misbehavior is not harmful.
Ignore
Confidentiality
Fine motor
Work-based learning
32. A person who provides direct care - supervision - and guidance to children in a child care facility - regardless of title or occupation.
Montessori Schools
Epilepsy
Caregiver
Accreditation
33. (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 -
Vygotsky
ITERS
Checking-in services
Infant
34. Training required for designated employees by MSDH annually to maintain licensure
Staff Development
CDA
Frequency count
Separation anxiety
35. Type of guidance technique used to change child's behavior by offering another choice of an activity.
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
Emotional development
Redirect
Telegraphic speech
36. The development of a child's cognitive - social - emotional - and physical skills through the sequence of changes.
Maturation
Theme
Preschooler
Gardner
37. Breathing disorder that may cause labored breathing - coughing and wheezing
Aptitude
Lesson plan
Asthma
Neglect
38. A map that outlines major concepts and ideas related to a theme.
Department of Human Services
Maslow
Nutrition
Flow chart/Web
39. Issued when all conditions and requirements for licensure have been met. The licensure period may not last more than a year.
Au pair
Participation charts
Direct learning experience
Regular License
40. A connection between child and caregiver/parent
Development
Accreditation
Indirect guidance
Attachment
41. 4 stages - studied his children's mental growth - sensorimotor.
Piaget
Internship
Application
Prompt
42. Are located at secondary or postsecondary institutions - used to train future teachers.
Attachment
Checking-in services
Laboratory Schools
ITERS
43. Developing from head to toe
Au pair
Cephalocaudal principal
Indirect learning experience
Resume
44. Listening - then repeating what was said.
Family child care
Active listening
Isolation Room
Head Start Programs
45. State ones feelings about a problem or behavior without placing blame.
Active listening
Work-based learning
Lifelong learner
I Messages
46. Expression of approval.
Praise
Block plan
Communicable Diseases
Montessori Schools
47. (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;
Cephalocaudal principal
ECERS
Freud
Licensure
48. Used by the teacher to keep track of a variety of children's behaviors also known as frequency chart.
Service Staff
Running record
Participation charts
Toddler
49. Common traits/skills that helps you relate to others.
Interpersonal Skills
ognitive/ intellectual development
Isolation Room
Developmentally Appropriate Activities
50. 'theory of Multiple Intelligence emphasizes that there are different kinds of intelligence used by the human brain - one being Bodily/Kinesthetic intellegence.'
Privacy Law
MS Child Care Quality Step Systems
Gardner
Indirect guidance