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Early Childhood Education Essentials

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1. An educational plan designed by a child study team (including a teacher) and agreed to by the student's parents or legal guardians describing what learning targets the child should attain - the time frame for attaining them - the proposed methods for






2. Plan intervention program -delineate strengths - weaknesses - and needs -criterion-referenced or informal -on-going basis






3. Harvard researcher that has identified at least eight types of intelligences: linguistic - logical/mathematical - bodily/kinesthetic - musical - spatial (visual) - interpersonal (the ability to understand others) - intrapersonal (the ability to under






4. They learn through an inner process to explore - experiment - and discover.






5. Children's self-directed speech that they use to guide their behavior and talk themselves through new tasks -- this gradually turns to inner speech






6. The collective 'way of life' characteristic of a school; a set of beliefs values - traditions - and ways of thinking and behaving that distinguishes one school from another.






7. Three zeros in row... three fails in a row






8. Toddlers learn to walk talk - use toilets and do things for themselves. Their self-control and self-confidence begin to develop at this stage.

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9. Schools are required to provide due process (legal steps and proceedings designed to protect individual's constitutional rights) safeguards to protect rights of children with disabilities and their parents Example: parent consent to testing and evalu






10. Mental systems of categories and experiences






11. May 17 - 1954 US Supreme Court announced its decision that seperate educational facilities are unequal (The Little Rock Nine)






12. Pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that everything we do is determined by our past history of rewards and punishments. he is famous for use of his operant conditioning aparatus which he used to study schedules of reinforcement on pidgeons a






13. Social and language becomes bored when left alone - begins to show memory - squeals and vocalizations change with mood






14. Playing out what can be imagined; fantasy play/pretend; assigning roles; playing with Barbie dolls or action figures; role experimentation based on experiences that are not concrete or direct; and playing with language (riddles - jokes - nonsense ver






15. The extent to which two variables are related to each other - such that when one variable increases - the other either increases or decreases in a somewhat predictable manner






16. AKA observational learning or modeling; component of social learning theory; expanded by Albert Bandura; states that people pay attention to a model and convert the learning into action






17. Compared to a gold standard






18. If children can discover pleasure in intellectual stimulation - being productive - seeking success - they will develop a sense of competence.

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19. A measure of social class based on income and education






20. Learn....






21. No head lag - Sit with support - on Forearms






22. The theory that behavior is learned through the observation of others as well as through the direct experience of rewards and punishments.-Bandura






23. Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average.






24. In this stage - the most important events are love relationships. No matter how successful you are with your work - said Erikson - you are not developmentally copmlete until you are capable of intimacy. An ind who has not developed a sense of identit






25. Follows self-chosen principles of justice and right. Aware that peopl hold differet values and seeks creative solutions to ethical dilemmas. Balances concern for idividual with concern for common good.






26. Follower of Jean Piaget. Developed and researched advanced organizers. Developed subsumation theory - - the primary process in learning is subsumation - where new material is in relation to relevant ideas in the existing cognitive structure in a subs






27. A theoretical perspective that proposes that learners construct a body of knowledge from their experiences—knowledge that may or may not be an accurate representation of external reality.






28. 6-7 cube tower - Circular scribbles






29. Is the process of observing - recording - and documenting children's growth and behavior






30. AIDS causing virus which attacks cells that help fight off infections






31. Oral Stage Freud - 1st stage birth - 1 yr. Anal Stage Freud - 2nd stage 1 - 3yr. Phallic Stage Freud - 3rd stage 3-6yr. Latency Stage Freud - 4th stage 7-11yr. Genital Stage Freud - 5th stage






32. People who have common historical roots - values - beliefs - and behaviors and who share a sense of interdependence.






33. (1908-1970) humanistic psychologist who proposed the hierarchy of needs - with self-actualization as the ultimate psychological need. Humans have a hierarchy of needs ranging from lower-level needs for survival and safety to higher-level needs for in






34. Belief that intelligence can improve with effort and practice.






35. School is the important even at this stage. Children learn to ake things - use tools - and acquire the skills to be a worker and a potential provider. And they do all these while making the transition from the world of home into the world of peers.

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36. Individual experiences - Individual talents - Prior learning - Language - Culture - Family - Community Values






37. The process of reviewing information and finding value in it






38. Refers to the sounds that letters represent and how these sounds and letters combine to form words.






39. The act of following a particular response with a reinforcer and thereby increasing the frequency of that response






40. Is a collection of materials that shows a person's abilities - accomplishments and progress overtime






41. The number of children of the same age or grade level who would be expected to score lower thatn the child tested






42. When the behavior of the individuals in the same group is more similar - on average - than the behaviors of individuals from different groups.






43. One's ability to process info from different sources - including hearing speech against background noise - sound discriminations - and sound recognition






44. Criterion used more for evaluation of the effects of physical therapy and treatment planning






45. Adapting to cultural demands - Infants' specific - lasting - social relationships with others - especially parents and caregivers






46. If not - the adolescent will sink into confusion - unable to make decisions and choices esp about vocation - sexual orientation and his role in life in general.






47. Mean chronological age represented by a certain test score






48. A consequence that brings about the increase of a behavior through the presentation (rather than removal) of a stimulus.






49. Level 3 - Postconventional Moral Reasoning - social contract and universal ethics Moral reasoning - the thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right and wrong Level I - Preconventional Moral Reasoning - judgment is based own perso






50. Practice of individualizing instructional methods - and possibly also individualizing specific content and instructional goals - to align with each student's existing knowledge - skills - and needs.