Content exam study guide

1. A three year old preschooler is playing independently on the rug building a house out of rocks. While working on the house, the child says “No not the yellow one. The black one would look better for the roof.” According to the theories of vygotsky, the child’s behavior could be best described as:

• a. Demonstrating an understanding of only one’s own perspective

• b. Asserting control over the environment

• c. Thinking out loud in order to self direct learning

• d. Initiating communication with others in order to seek assistance

2. 2. Several kindergartners are playing in a large sandox on the school playground. Which of the following activities demonstrates the most developmentally advanced types of play?

• a. Pouring water on the sand to form shapes from the resulting mixture

• b. Building a sand castle cooperatively with two other children

• c. Filling a large bucket with sand using various sizes to scoop

• d. Imitating another child who is tiptoeing through the sand pretending its very hot

3. 3. Which of the following factors is likely to have the most beneficial effect on a second-grade student's academic performance?

• A. riding or walking to school with parents/guardians

• B. researching and reading about curricular topics on the Internet

• C. completing thirty minutes of homework each night

• D. eating a nutritious breakfast each morning

4. A recent tornado caused damage in the community in which and ece teacher works. The mother of a 15 month old reports that since the tornado has displaced her family, her son has become clingy, wants to be carried most of the time, and has trouble falling asleep and night. The mom asks the the ece teacher for suggestions for supporting her child in healing from the trauma of the tornado. Which of the following suggestions should the teacher make to address the mother’s concern?

• A. Encourage the mother to follow a predictable routine with her child and allow him to stay close to her when he expresses the need

• B. Reminding the mother that children are resilient and that her child will cope with the events of the tornado as time passes

• C. Showing the mother ways to rebuild her child’s independence by establishing regular times for him to play independently

• D. Recommending that the mother discuss the events of the tornado with im daily because he has strong language skills

5. A nine month old child has just learned to crawl. The ECE teacher creates safe floor space for the child to explore and provides enticing and accessible toys and activities (ex: toys in low toy bins, play tunnels, and slides.) Through these actions, the teacher is directly promoting the child’s:

• A. Receptive language skills

• B. Social skill development

• C. Expressive language skills

• D. Cognitive development

6. 6. Which of the following educational practices is likely to be most effective in supporting home language preservation of English language learners in a general education kindergarten classroom?

• A. ensuring that a translator is available for parents and children with a home language other than English during parent-teacher conferences

• B. engaging children in storytelling activities that include vocabulary from their home languages and reflect their home cultures

• C. providing children with ample opportunities to socialize with other people who speak their home language during each week

• D. displaying family portraits and drawings of the children and their families with captions underneath both in English and in children's home languages

7. A kindergarten teacher allots a portion of each day for children to use classroom learning centers. The teacher monitors the children's engagement and extends the duration of the centers if the children are focused on the activities involved. Which of the following statements describes the primary benefit of this approach?

• A. increasing the children's conflict resolution skills through social interaction with peers

• B. meeting the children's needs for solitary and unstructured play

• C. supporting the children's development of time management skills

• D. enhancing the children's depth of learning through exploration of self-selected materials

8. 8. A teacher of two- and three-year-old children often engages them in conversation. For example, when a child is playing with teddy bears, she will ask, "What are the bears doing today?" When a child is painting, she will say, "Please tell me about this interesting picture you are making!" Which of the following benefits is most closely attributed to this practice?

• A. encouraging children's linguistic creativity and self-expression

• B. determining children's aptitude levels and readiness for other activities

• C. obtaining feedback from children with a variety of verbal and vocabulary abilities

• D. fostering children's focus and self-confidence in their abilities

9. A preschool teacher is designing curriculum for the children in her classroom. Which of the following steps is associated with developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) for preschoolers?

• A. introducing children to preliminary phonological and phonemic awareness activities

• B. knowing what is individually appropriate for each child's interests and abilities

• C. including a positive behavior system to promote children's socialization

• D. helping each child learn foundational counting and number sense

10. A preschool teacher plans to use instructional strategies that integrate social-emotional learning with curiosity and problem solving. Which of the following activities would best promote this goal?

• A. reviewing rules for kind behavior with the children and asking them, "How do we treat others in our classroom?"

• B. modeling the polite use of language and encouraging the children to imitate the behavior

• C. encouraging empathic thinking with the children with questions such as, "Why do you think he is crying?"

• D. reading stories about socially challenging situations other children have encountered and how those children solved them