EDu121 - Ch 2 Practice

Early childhood programs are similar in their educational goals and practices.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) refers to an academically rigorous early childhood program.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

“Cultural appropriateness” is the ability to integrate a child’s ethnic background into the mainstream of American life.

• True

• False

Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) is reflected when children are taught to read and write before entering first grade.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) is based on what a teacher knows about

• the individual child

• the child's family

• the child's community

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Describe the core programs of early childhood education. The most important determinant of a good program is:

• quality and compensation of staff.

• the curriculum.

• indoor and outdoor environment.

• health and safety of children.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

One issue of quality child care focuses on

• curriculum

• wages

• size of playground

• parent involvement

Laboratory schools

• are sponsored by colleges or universities

• offer full- or half-day programs

• are focused on research

• provide educational models

• all of these

DAP means that

• children’s needs and interests come first.

• children’s learning takes place at desks.

• teachers create curriculum based on their own preferences.

• play is kept to a minimum in the daily schedule.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Identify the variations of program options. Looping is

• a game to help children learn coordination.

• considered stressful for children.

• the practice of keeping children and their teacher together for at least two years.

• a new name for parent–teacher conferences.