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Early Childhood Education Essentials

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1. If not - the ind will despair and fear death.






2. Imitates - object permanence - drinks from cup






3. Explains why behaviors occurs






4. Based on the prevalence of the problem to be screened and on the applicability fo the test to the particular popluation






5. Need for self-esteem - achievement - competence - and independence; need for recognition and respect from others






6. Schemata (plural for schema) - In contemporary cognitive psychology - an organized body of knowledge about a specific topic - Basic structures for organizing information - concepts






7. Parents were responsible for teaching their children to read and write






8. According to Erikson - if an elementary school child fails to succeed in learning new skills and knowledge - the result may be the development of a sense of ______________.






9. 2 years






10. Overall psychological atmosphere of the classroom.






11. Suggested intelligences is a triarchic - compromising analytical - creative - and practical intelligences.






12. Children who are not loved and cared for become mistrustful and insecure.






13. Gross motor hops on one foot - catches ball bounced to him or her two out of three times - able to demonstrate heel-toe walking - jumps rope






14. A parenting style in which parents provide emotional support but exercise little control over their children.






15. Erikson's term for the fifth stage of development - in which the person tries to figure out 'who am I?' but is confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt






16. 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.






17. Social language responds to word no - dislikes diaper changes - makes consonant sounds t - d - w - uses two syllables such as da-da - but does not asribe meaning to them






18. Old age is a time for reflecting upon one's own life and its role in the big scheme of things and seeing it filled with pleasure and satisfaction or disappointments and failures.






19. 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.


20. Providing efficient help to individual students - Efficient help: arrange seating and make 'what page' questions less frequent - Providing graphic reminders that the students can use rather than asking many questions to teacher - Limit 10-20 seconds


21. Gives and estimate of the margin of error associated with a particular test score






22. 2-4 cube tower - Straight scribbles






23. Very advantageous in childhood -post. consequences for cognitive development and certain aspects of language awareness -US dual language programs support minorities academic learning






24. In classical conditioning - the eventual disappearance of a conditioned response as a result of the conditioned stimulus being repeatedly presented alone - In operant conditioning - the eventual disappearance of a response that is no longer being rei






25. Application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation






26. Educational setting for special needs child that most closely resembles a regular school program and also meets child's special educational needs.






27. 4 mos fine motor grasps rattle - plays with hands together - inspects hands - carries objects to mouth.






28. Dialect of some African American communities characterized by certain pronunciations - idioms - and grammatical constructions different from those of Standard English.






29. Classroom structure to discourage misbehavior


30. A general belief that one is incapable of accomplishing tasks and has little or no control of the environment






31. Early Advanced LiteracyStudents begin to combine the elements of English language in complex - cognitively demanding situations and are able to use English as a means of learning in content areas.






32. Urie Bronfenbrenner's theory which shows the relationship between the child and their surroundings/environment. Macro - Exo - Meso - and Microsystem.






33. 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






34. Disorders marked by impaired social cognition - social skills - and social interaction - presumably due to a brain abnormality; extreme forms often associated with significant cognitive and linguistic delays and highly unusual behaviors






35. Four elements of observational learning 1.Attention 2.Retention 3.Production 4.Motivation and reinforcement






36. 1927-1987; Field: cognition - moral development; Contributions: created a theory of moral development that has 3 levels; focuses on moral reasoning rather than overt behavior






37. To ID the risk for dysfunction in specific categories for children -to detect the risk for dysfunctin in indivual child -to formulate a register or monitoring system for children at risk -usually done at regular intervals






38. Laughs






39. Fine motor will hold spoon or rattle - will drop object and reach for second offered object - holds bottle






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






41. A context within which a students more basic needs (such as sleep - safety - and love) are met and the student is cognitively ready for developmentally appropriate problem-solving and learning.






42. Written document required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 94-142) for every child with a disability; includes statements of present performance - annual goals - instructional objectives - specific educational services needed






43. Piaget - 1st stage Preoperational Piaget - 2nd stage Concrete Operational Piaget - 3rd stage Formal Operational Piaget - 4th stage






44. Assessment during the course of instruction rather than after it is completed






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






46. GMFM - HELP






47. Inductive: proceed from the particlar tot he general; deductive: general to the more specific






48. 2-3 syllable babble






49. Ongoing process of arranging information and experience into mental systems or categories






50. Hold's objects