ITERS and ECERS Quiz

(Check All that Apply) The four basic assumptions addressing needs of children in the context of their environment are ...

• each student is an inseperable part of a small social system
• disturbance is not viewed as a disease located inside the body but rather a discordance (lack of balance) in the system.
• goal of making a staffing schedule
• discordance may be defined as a disparity between individuals abilities and demands of environment
• goal of any intervention is to make the system work

________________ is a systematic examination of environments for elements that promote the development of young children with special needs

• perpetual analysis
• environmental analysis
• inventory analysis
• enveloped analysis

________________ are evidence based practices used as guiding principles for intervention

• developmentally appropriate practice
• developmentally allowable practices
• developmentally appropriate performance
• developmentally appropriate projects

______________ are principles based on empirical research that promote quality outcomes for children

• environmental practices
• individual based practices
• evidence based practices
• practices based on supervision

_____________ are research based instruments designed to evaluate childhood environments and settings.

• environmental rating scales
• staff rating scale
• child rating scale
• parental rating scale

____________ is designed to evaluate quality of programs for children aged 2.5 to 5. completed through observation of classroom setting or a minimum of 2 hours with additional time allotted as needed, based on 7 point Likert scale.

• Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS-R)
• Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS-R)

________________ is modeled after the ECERS, but replaced language-reasoning with talking and listening as a subscale

• Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS-R)
• Evidence based practices
• Generalized Rating Scale (GRS-R)
• Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS-R)

What does the term "accessible" mean?

• Children can reach and are allowed to use toys
• Children cannot reach and are not allowed to use toys
• Children can put away toys after use
• Staff have the available resources

What does "weather permitting" mean?

• Every day unless there is unactive precipitation
• Almost every day unless there is active sunniness
• Every day unless there is active sunniness
• Almost every day unless there is active precipitation

How many sub-scales are in the ECERS scale?

• 1
• 7
• 9
• 4