Module 4 ECE Review

Match the descriptions to the type of early childhood education careers.

• teacher -including assist & special educ

• help children learn about a variety of topics by creating special interest areas, scheduled activity times, and special events that showcase books, guest speakers, crafts and other related media.

• preschool and childcare worker

• instruct students on basic subjects of math, science and language arts.  Some students who have special needs in physical, mental, emotional or social capacities may have a special education teacher or teacher assistant to help them while learning.

• medical professional

• work with young children to help them learn to cope and overcome mental, behavioral, and emotional obstacles. With young children this can be done through role play and general play situations.

• mental health & social worker

• provide health care to maintain or improve the child's quality of life.  Depending on their specialty, they may help a child with special exercises to improve mobility due to a disability or injury.  They provide a sense of comfort while the child is battling an illness.  They may educate the child and provide routine healthcare checkups.

• librarian technicians and assistants

• tend to the needs of children while teaching them social, emotional and cognitive skills to prepare them to enter kindergarten.

Early childhood teachers must earn a degree, pass required exams and apply for a teaching license.

• true

• false

Teachers assistants alwasy require a bachelors or masters degree to work in a facility.

• true

• false

CDA stands for

• child diploma associate

• child develpment associate

• center for diverse advertisments

• child diplomacy association

Earning a CDA certificate is

• simple, quick and inexpensive

• the same as earning a teaching license from a university

What are the advantages of certification/ licensure in the field of early childhood education?

• secure a job with more pay

• oppportunities to move to administrative positions

• having a greater understanding of a child's holistic development

• secure a leadership role in the early childhood program

• all of these

What is an entrepreneurial business?

• a business owned by three or fewer people

• a business owned by a corporation with a board

• a business owned by you

• a virtual businesss

What is the most common type of entrepreneurial early childhood opportunity?

• preschool

• head start

• home based

• corporate

A ​ (a)   in early childhood education is a guide to the ​ (b)   levels required for many positions in the early learning and school-aged field, as well as the framework for ​ (c)   . ​

• career lattice
• education
• career planning
• corporation