CH 14 Developing Guidance Skills

What is the goal of guidance?

• To promote competition

• To help children learn self-control

• To enforce obedience

• To humiliate children

True or false: Guidance is both direct and indirect.

• True

• False

What are the three parts of an I-message?

• The child's behavior, the child's feelings, the teacher's response

• The child's behavior, the teacher's feelings, the effects of the behavior

• The child's behavior, the teacher's response, the consequences

• The child's behavior, the teacher's feelings, the consequences

Which of the following is a technique for promoting positive self-esteem?

• Ignoring children's positive behaviors

• Comparing children's abilities with each other

• Using negative reinforcement

• Planning activities that make children feel good about themselves and their abilities

What is the best way to communicate with young children?

• Speaking in a loud, authoritative tone

• Using negative language to correct their behavior

• Using complex vocabulary to challenge them

• Using simple language they can understand

What is the purpose of time-out?

• To isolate a child from the group

• To punish a child for misbehaving

• To give the teacher a break from the child's behavior

• To help a child calm down and gain self-control

What is the main goal of positive reinforcement?

• To criticize children for their actions

• To punish negative behavior and discourage its repetition

• To ignore all types of behavior

• To reward positive behavior and encourage its repetition

What is the purpose of redirecting a child's attention?

• To isolate the child from the group

• To divert their attention in a different direction and encourage more socially acceptable behavior

• To criticize and reprimand the child for their actions

• To ignore the child's behavior

How can a teacher promote independence and cooperation in children?

• By giving children the least amount of help they need and encouraging them to work together

• By doing everything for the children and not allowing them to do anything on their own

• By always providing excessive help to the children

• By discouraging children from helping each other

What is the role of effective praise in child development?

• To make the child feel superior to others

• To manipulate the child's behavior

• To reinforce positive behavior and build self-esteem

• To make the child dependent on external validation