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Early Childhood Education Essentials

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1. Joints 2-3 words - Knows 5-6 body parts






2. Average behavior of the members of a group. It is important to remember that individuals within a group will also be somewhat different from one another.






3. Are characteristics and behaviors considered normal for children in specific age groups






4. Term learners process information through touching. They learn through active involvement with the physical world — hands-on experiences.






5. Reliability of the test






6. Engaging in activities because they are personally rewarding or because they fulfill our beliefs and expectations






7. Theories:'Discovery Learning' and 'Constructivism' Bruner suggests that learning is an active process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based on knowledge or past experiences. His constructivist theory emphasizes a student's ability t






8. To feel bad about doing something wrong






9. Language - culture - family and community values.






10. Used broadly to include visible and audible forms of communication - whether facial expression - gesture - postural movements or vocalizations.






11. Entering school and up to junior high - the child will learn formal skills of life - initiate rules into free play - and desire self-discipline.






12. 1. Beginning Literacy 2. Early Intermediate Literacy 3. Intermediate Literacy 4. Early Advanced Literacy






13. 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 ______________.






14. If the adolescent solves this conflict successfullly - he will come out of this stage with a strong identity - and ready to plan for the future.






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






16. This is the time when we ask the question Who am I? To successfully answer the question - Erikson suggests - the adolescent must integrate the healthy resolution of all earlier conflicts. Did we develop the basic sense of trust? Do we have a strong s






17. 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.






18. Gross motor stis securely wo support - bears weight on legs when supported - may stand holding on






19. Theory:'Stages of the Ethic of Care' Gilligan's work questions the male-centered personality psychology of Freud and Erikson - as well as Kohlberg's malecentered stages of moral development. She proposed the stage theory of the moral development of w






20. 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.






21. Teachers must understand their students' physical - social - emotional - and cognitive development. Student progress is seen on a developmental continuum - and growth - or lack of progress toward age-appropriate growth - must be recorded and reported






22. Swiss psychologist who pioneered the study of cognitive development in children; fourstage theory of cognitive development: 1. sensorimotor - 2. preoperational - 3. concrete operational - and 4. formal operational. He said that the two basic processe






23. 8 months






24. Condition in which repeated attempts to control a behavior fail - resulting in belief that the situation is uncontrollable






25. Crawls - Sits steadily and pivots






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






27. Emotional development having to do with anger management - feelings - relationships - and personality development






28. Comparison to a specific criteria rather than comparison to a 'normal' group






29. Examination of inappropriate behavior and its antecedents and consequences to determine one or more purposes (functions) that the behavior might serve for the learner.






30. 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






31. Vygotsky's theory - in which children acquire the ways of thinking and behaving that make up a community's culture through cooperative dialogues with more knowledgeable members of society.emphasizes role in development of cooperative dialogues betwee






32. The belief that one is capable of executing certain behaviors or reaching certain goals






33. Maintenance of Group Focus: making sure that all of your groups/students are engaged in and focused on learning






34. A conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world






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






36. Refers to the interactions of the infant or chil with other persons as well as the ability to organize stimuli - to perceive relationships between objects - to dissect a whole into its component parts - to reintegrate these parts in a meaningful fash






37. Responsibility training through incentive system

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38. Direct - Indirect - Independent - Experiential - Interactive






39. A disorder of the brain.






40. Albert Bandura's theory of personality - which emphasizes the importance of observational learning - conscious cognitive processes - social experiences - self-efficacy beliefs - and reciprocal determinism. Theory that adds concerns with cognitive fac






41. Acceptance to all who will be affected by the test including the children and families screened - the professionals who receive resulting referrals and the community






42. 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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43. 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






44. Can you see the importance of the test or questions at face value






45. Air - water -food sleep - sex






46. 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






47. 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.






48. U.S. legislation granting educational rights to people with cognitive - emotional - or physical disabilities from birth until age 21; initially passed in 1975 - it has been amended and reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004. IDEA operates under six b






49. The communication of feeling to others through facial expressions - gestures - and vocalizations






50. Refers to the use of hands and fingers in the prehensile approach to grasping and manipulating an object