Practicum in Early Learning Spring 2025

What would be the best approach to handling a child with challenging behaviors?

• Each day, describe to the parent all of the bad choices his/her child made

• Find out what the child's interests are and brainstorm ways to incorporate those interests into the child's day

• Gossip with other teachers about the child's behavior

• Ignore the child and all of his/her challenging behaviors

As an early childhood professional, what should you do in the preschool classroom?

• Talk to other teachers during lessons instead of interacting /teaching the preschoolers

• Eat in front of the preschoolers because you are hungry

• Give your undivided attention to each preschooler in your group

• Wear inappropriate

  /unprofessional clothes

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Prior to a job interview, you should do which of the following?

• Post on social media, so your friends know all about it

• Research the job position, so you can ask intelligent questions

• Send a copy of your resume to the interviewer

• Both B & C

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The best way to access the most current, up-to-date information regarding Child Care Licensing is to:

• Use the Child Care Licensing website

• Look at the documents printed from Child Care Licensing at the beginning of the school year

• Ask your director

• None of the above

You are applying for a lead teacher position at a local early childhood center. How should you dress for the interview?

• Wear a t-shirt and athletic shorts

• Wear a short dress and your favorite heels

• Wear a modest shirt and a nice pair of jeans or khaki pants

• Wear a tank top and ripped/worn jeans

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CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

After observing the teachers in the preschool, you notice that many are struggling with how to teach developmentally appropriate math lessons. What is the best approach to help struggling teacher?

• Provide a survey to the teachers to determine their needs, then provide short training over the next several weeks addressing the challenges shared in the survey.

• Give an article to the teachers that discuss the importance of teaching math to young children

• Tell the teachers they do not have to teach math to young children because it is just too difficult

• None of the above

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Which of the following describes the best approach to providing a quality lesson to young children.

• Think of what you want to teach right before the children arrive

• Find all your lessons on pintrest

• Teach something that interests you

• Observe the children to see what interests them, write a developmentally appropriate lesson, gather/prepare materials in advance, reflect on your lesson after you teach it.

A parent expresses concern about another child's aggressive behavior towards her son. The appropriate response to this parent would be to:

• Agree with the parent and talk about other behaviors you have noticed in the "aggressive child"

• Tell the parent that the parents of the "aggressive child" are getting divorced and that is why the child is acting out.

• Thank the parent for sharing his/her concerns and assure him/her that you will meet with the director to discuss a plan of action.

• None of the above

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You see several pictures of the preschoolers - taken during the preschool day posted on another preschool teacher's Instagram. What should you do?

• Ask the preschool teacher to post the pictures on Facebook too

• Get more people to follow the teacher on Instagram because the preschoolers are so cute

• Get screenshots of the instagram posts and share them on your Instagram account

• Privately meet with your director and tell her about the pictures because it violates the preschool's confidentiality agreement.

Which of the following does NOT comply with the requirement in minimum standards to "supervise children at all times"

• Talking or texting on your cell phone during preschool

• Sitting on the bench and talking with other teachers during the playground time

• Not knowing how many children are in care for the day

• All of the above