CDES 140 Infant/Toddler Dev and Observation Quiz 4 Ch. 12&13

A relationship-based curriculum has as its primary focus:

• skilled dialogue between the teacher and parent

• the mental health of children as a foundation for development

• the intellectual capacities of children

• children's engagement with materials

Because Ron's teacher knows that infants are motivated to learn and communicate, she:

• doesn't always comfort him when he cries

• knows that he will become demanding if she responds to his expression of needs and interests

• knows that he will become more capable if she is responsive

• knows that he will be motivated to cry if she always responds to him

Infants are learning how to act, how others should treat them, and how they should feel. They are developing:

• cognitively

• attachment

• a working sense of self

• a sense of the working self

To say that an infant has rights means that:

• an infant is fortunate

• he deserves to be treated well

• he is privileged

• he has the right to behave however he wants

Caesar's toddler teacher knows that learning is integrated so she:

• requires that the toddlers do an art activity each day

• values whatever the child chooses to play with as having learning possibilities in all domains of development

• moves children as a group to different learning centers during the day to expose them to all of the materials in the room

• knows that certain toys encourage certain types of learning

Play is the way that children learn. Which of the following is not likely to support play?

• Supporting young children's active involvement and choice of materials

• Emotionally supportive adults who are emotionally available to children

• Providing interesting toys that spark the interest of several children

• Supporting children as they move in groups to interact with materials

When a child tries to figure out how to make a peer laugh, that child is:

• exploring an idea or concept

• being responsive

• scaffolding the other child

• misbehaving

Planning is centered around

• the children's needs, interests, goals

• themes such as "animals" that spark interest in children

• the activities that are provided new each week

• the materials available in the room

A teacher may send home a questionnaire about how families celebrate holidays so that she could:

• provide holiday centered care

• create a theme box for the most frequently celebrated holiday

• provide specific toys and materials

• provide culturally sensitive care

When a teacher scaffolds learning, he:

• finishes a task for a child who is frustrated

• always lets a child solve a problem by himself

• supports a child learning how to do a task

• shows a child how to do all the steps of a task