CLASS Infant Obs D1 Review

The teacher allows infants to choose what materials they want to use. When Deja reaches for the ribbons, she says “Oh, you want
the ribbons. You can have the ribbons. Why don’t we bring them down?” and pulls them down off a shelf. This is an example of   ____.

• Relational Climate

• Teacher Sensitivity

• Facilitated Exploration

• Early Language Support

The teacher sits close to two infants on the floor, making eye contact with them and joining in their activities. Owen sits in her lap while looking at books in a basket. The teacher puts her arm around him while he plays with the books. This is an example of    ___.

• Facilitated Exploration

• Relational Climate

• Teacher Sensitivity

• Early Language Support

When Evan rubs his eyes, the teacher says, “I think you're getting tired” and helps him stand up to play with the ribbons and get re-energized. This is an example of    ___.

• Facilitated Exploration

• Relational Climate

• Teacher Sensitivity

• Early Language Support

When Alex says “​Ahhgrrh!” the teacher responds back, “Oh! You’ve gotta growl. Growl some more, huh?” She pauses and then says, “What is that?” This is an example of    ___.

• Facilitated Exploration

• Relational Climate

• Teacher Sensitivity

• Early Language Support

Teachers encourage back-and-forth exchanges through the use of eye contact and pauses.

• True

• False

The indicators of Facilitated Exploration...

• are not intentionally in order.

• build on one another.

• are impossible to observe.

• don't make sense.