WorksheetsECE 1: LEOCT REVIEW
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which of the following describes career opportunities in early childhood education?
assisting Pre-K teachers with letters and words correctly
telling students what they cannot achieve and why
providing information on a child’s family history
assigning teenagers to counselors
What are some of the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the early childhood field?
providing a safe learning environment that meets the child’s physical and mental needs
learning the art of active listening
providing skittles for all
helping to make pancakes
Opportunities for employment in the early childhood field include_______ .
working in a fast food restaurant
postal worker
cafeteria worker
day care worker or preschool teacher
What personal characteristics and qualities are required of any early childhood educator?
teachers should be impatient and unsocial
teachers should be creative and unorganized
teachers should be caring and patient
teachers should be mean and nasty
A person from a foreign country who lives with a family and performs tasks similar to a nanny is called a(n) ________.
For nanny
director
au pair
helper
Which of the following is matched correctly with its description?
speech therapist is someone who helps young children learn to count money
paraprofessional is someone who works with the classroom teacher to guide and direct children
custodian is someone who teaches young children to memorize colors and numbers
nanny is someone who comes into a school to teach handwriting techniques
Which of the following is a professional organization in education?
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Sit-up Foundation
Future Business Leaders of America
Future Farmers of America
What are some different varieties of early childhood care and education?
Pediatric nurse
Pet setter
Electrician
Construction worker
Which of the following is an example of how major theories of human development provide a basis for planning an environment and activities that are developmentally appropriate?
A child-care center has red and yellow paint on the walls because these are cheerful colors.
A teacher invites a gardener as a guest speaker because students are learning to classify plants.
A volunteer brings cupcakes and juice for snacks.
A first-grade classroom has students’ cubbyholes high on the wall so students can’t reach one another’s belongings
For children aged 5, NAEYC recommends the adult-child _____ of one adult for every ten children.
perspective
ratio
center
room
Why might parents want to select an early care and education program that is accredited?
This certifies that a set of standards has been met by a child care center.
This ensures young children can overcome the negative effects of poverty.
Young children learn to be independent sooner.
Only accredited programs offer full-day care for young children.
_____ believed that children moved forward in their development with the right social interaction and guided learning.
Gardner
Piaget
Erickson
Vygotsky
The critical timing for promoting brain _____ related to math is from one to four years of age.
connections
plasticity
baseline
kinesthetic
According to Howard Gardner, people with _____ intelligence display excellent communication and social skills.
interpersonal
naturalistic
musical-rhythmic
kinesthetic
Which of the following is an appropriate way to communicate with the parents/guardians of a child?
Conferencing with other families present.
Contacting on personal cell phone around other teachers.
Contacting on private school phone.
Contacting through another teacher
Cathy is student teaching in a 1st grade class. One of her students (Taylor) bites another student (Ashley). What would be an appropriate response?
Bite Taylor back to teach sympathetic pain.
Discuss with Taylor why biting is wrong and notify the parent of Taylor’s actions.
Make Taylor apologize to Ashley and draw a picture of the human mouth.
Place Taylor in time-out for two hours.
Which of the following is appropriate etiquette for transporting elementary school children from the classroom to the media center
Students should line up and proceed to the media center.
Students should quickly make their way to the media center.
Students should quietly make their way to the media center and wait for their teacher to arrive.
Students should line up, stay on one side of the hallway, and keep talking to a minimum while following the teacher to the media center.
Brittany is a teacher of a kindergarten class. Brittany is having problems with one of her students. During lunch with multiple teachers she discusses the problems she is having with her “problem student” and how the problems are affecting the student’s grades. Why should Brittany be concerned?
Brittany should be concerned because she is legally liable for confidentiality rules about students
Brittany should not be concerned with getting advice from other teachers around the lunch table
Brittany should be concerned with consulting another teacher from another grade level about a student
Brittany should be concerned with hurting the students feelings
An example of nonverbal praise could be a ___
smile
suggestion
prompting
singing
Guiding children"s behavior is:
process of helping children become compliant to adult rules
process of helping children learn to submit to the control of the authority figure
process of helping children learn to follow the rules
process of helping children build positive behaviors
________ felt that human growth and development was oriented toward self-actualization, the striving to realize one's potential.
Abraham Maslow.
Sigmund Freud.
B.F. Skinner.
Carl Jung
Children cannot behave well when adults expect too much or too little of them based on their development or when they expect them to behave in ways inappropriate for them as individuals. A key for guiding children's behavior is to:
Know what children are like by knowing child development.
Know what you believe about guidance and children.
Know what the current trends are in child guidance.
Know the guidance expectations of the family.
A major goal of child guidance is to help children develop feelings of _______.
inferiority
authority
self-control
immaturity
______ consists of direct and indirect actions that help children develop appropriate behavior patterns.
prompting
guidance
time out
I message
Negative guidance on a child can influence the child’s ________.
Feedback
experiences
self esteem
values
A child care professional who understands positive discipline is most likely to…
apply the same discipline technique to every situation
wait until misbehavior occurs before acting
expect the same type of behavior from every child
encourage children to depend on adults
Early childhood professionals who are seeking to instill in children a sense of independence and responsibility for their own behavior might respond in which of the following ways to a child's efforts?
You worked a long time building the block tower. You kept working on it until you were finished. Would you like to draw a picture of it before you take it down?
I like the way you built the block tower. I see you used all of the blocks I asked you to use to build the tower.
Good job. You showed me just how perfect a tower you can build when you follow the patterns.
Great tower. Now we don't have to be embarrassed when the towers you build fall down. When you use the new strategy I taught you, your towers will always stand tall without falling down.
The most effective way to teach children about cultural diversity is:
showing a travel film of a popular Caribbean resort
sharing family vacation photographs
including a menu from a local Chinese restaurant in the dramatic play center
inviting a foreign exchange student to prepare a popular food from home with the children.
Teachers who build a multicultural community of learners set?
students up for failure
risk parental misunderstanding
high expectations for all
students on a path to foreign languages
Effective multicultural education efforts require diversity in?
science
social studies
all curriculum
open discussions
The purpose of an Individualized Education Plan is ….
help care givers identify a toddler’s degree of development in different areas
coordinate a preschool’s curriculum with that of a local elementary school
help parents set only long term goals for their children
outline goals and methods for educating a child with special needs
Inclusive classrooms offer many benefits for children. In an inclusive classroom children demonstrate which of the following?
Increased acceptance and appreciation of diversity.
Better hands on activity
prettier penmanship
better singing ability
Teachers can help make inclusion successful by:
letting children handle equipment used by people with disabilities
lowering their expectations for children with disabilities
telling children not to question a child about his or her disability
naming each student individually
The most positive relationship between a teacher and the parents of a child with a disability is one in which:
both parents and teacher accept the decisions of the principal
the parents wants the teacher to make all the decisions
the teacher makes use of the parents’ experience and understanding of their child’s unique needs
the parents rely on the teacher to answer their questions about the child’s special care, education and medical needs
A child with a learning disability:
has a low intelligence level
needs early diagnosis and treatment
is easily diagnosed
eventually catches up with peers even without treatment
Federal law requires to teachers to:
include at least two children with special needs in each class.
take part in identify children with special needs.
work alone to design an individualized plan.
remove children with special needs from the classroom.
A three-year-old child is highly sensitive to noise and becomes fixated on certain tasks and objects. The child has difficulty relating anxiety and recognizing nonverbal communication. These behaviors are typical of which of the following syndromes?
Autism
Down syndrome
Turner's syndrome
Reye's syndrome
Why is establishing routines important for young children?
regular schedules provide the day with a framework that orders a young child’s world
routines promote chaos
routines allow children to explore the outside
routines provide structure for adults
What should a teacher include in his/her daily schedule designed for the students?
active activities and small group experiences
active activities, small group experiences, large group experiences and quiet activities
quiet activities only
teachers should design on the spot activities
Which of the following would be found during a preschool child’s daily school routine?
note taking
lectures
napping
outlining
Playing a soothing song leading into nap-time would be an example of what teaching technique?
assessment
differentiated instruction
transition
question and answer
Angie is a preschool teacher. Angie wants her class to changeover smoothly from centers to story time. Angie pulls out her CD-player and tells the students that their centers must be cleaned and each student must be seated on the carpet for story time by the end of the song. What type of basic method did Angie used to make the successful transition?
visual
concrete
auditory
primary
Which of the following would be an appropriate developmental activity for a 4-year-old?
identifying colors using colored flash cards
reading a chapter book about animals
completing a multiplication worksheet
writing their name in cursive
To determine the interests of children ________-.
Visit the principals’ office
question parents and children about the weather
provide a variety of materials and allow the children to choose
ask neighbors about them
The abilities of young children may be seen by _______.
asking them questions about what they can and cannot do
using an observational checklist
making sure they are able to color in the lines
having them count out twenty blocks
An age appropriate curriculum_______
involves materials that a child can use effectively
requires a team of researchers for its development
is not something that high school students should concern themselves with
is impossible to develop
The prepared environment emphasizes practical activities such as carrying trays and chairs, greeting a visitor and learning self-care skills. These activities include polishing mirrors, sweeping floors, and dusting furniture. Montessori believed that
children need to know how to clean up the classroom.
teachers should tell children exactly how to do the sweeping and dusting so they will know how to complete the task successfully.
Involvement and concentration in motor activities help make the child independent of the adult and develop concentration.
children should be made to polish shoes or scrub tables for at least twenty minutes in order to clean them properly.
An effective lesson plan should ________________.
be based on the interests of the principal
contain information that involves the child’s prior knowledge
be outlined
color coordinated
The most detailed planning is contained in ____.
yearly goals
lesson plans
block plans
evaluations
Which of the following is a good recommendation for a technology area?
To protect children's privacy, keep the monitor hidden from view in other areas.
Place the technology area in the wet, active part of the classroom.
To protect children from injury or physical strain, choose computer furniture designed for young children.
Keep software locked away where only the teacher can access it.
Susan and Sean are using magnifying glasses to look closely at the skin of a snake and a bird’s feather they found on their class field trip to the park. They would find the items they are using in the
discovery/science center
sand/water play center
book/quiet center
computer center
The teacher’s role in supporting play can be defined as
creating and directing children’s play experiences.
Preparing play environments
Creating an environment where children can engage in abstract academic work.
Limiting children’s access to toys and equipment.
A consistent, comfortable environment is created by
constantly changing furniture arrangement
routines for use and storage that are well defined and known by the children.
keeping the same material in the classroom to keep children from being challenged.
never using group time to discuss new toys and equipment.
Social play is important to the development of the child. Social play supports many important functions. Which of the following is an important function of social play:
Play provides a context in which children learn how to compromise, resolve conflicts, and continue the process of learning who they are.
To support and develop children’s innate capacity for learning.
To enhance the musical-rhythmic development of children.
Language is the most important readiness skill.
Read the information above. It is an excerpt from the 2008 Bright from the Start guidelines, the agency in Georgia which provides Pre-K licensing rules and regulations. Which of the following statements is true?
If your child is seven on September 1, 2008, he/she can attend Pre-K.
If your child is five on June 30, 2008, he/she can attend second grade.
If your child is six on September 1, 2008 and he/she is eligible for first grade.
Proof of age eligibility is due within one month of the child beginning the Pre-K program.
The NAEYC accreditation standards include ten areas. Controlling infectious disease and nutritional well-being are both addressed under which standard?
Health
Families
Physical Environment
Curriculum
What additional questions might you have to add to this list if you were a parent researching child care facilities for your own child?
Can our neighbor children and relatives attend the center also?
Are families welcome to observe and participate?
Do teachers have a staff break room for lunch?
Which cleaning company maintains safety and sanitation of the building and grounds?
Which of the following agencies does reviews and evaluations child care centers?
National Association for the Education of Young Children.
National After-School Association
National Association of Child Care Professionals
National Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
Kara is a senior in college and her professor has given her the task of writing a personal philosophy of early childhood education teaching. Kara is struggling writing her personal philosophy and has started writing several. Which do you recommend she use in her professional portfolio?
My experience and education have taught me that it is incredibly important for teachers and adults to grant children control over their own learning.
I am not sure that I want to be a teacher. My preschool student teaching experience was very difficult, even though I taught wonderfully diverse students.
My early childhood education philosophy, “enter the child’s world,” is something that I learned from my Jumpstart Site Manager. Children can benefit greatly if learning is boring. They need to learn to sit still and listen to the teacher talk.
Philosophies of Early Childhood Education change as times change. There will probably never be one educational approach that is the answer for all children or that captures the imagination of all educators.
Prior to an interview appointment for a kindergarten teaching position, Karen has developed a professional portfolio containing her resume, letter of recommendation and samples of student-developed teaching materials. What else would you recommend she add to her portfolio?
Karen’s kindergarten picture of herself.
Teaching goals
A copy of the NAEYC standards
A copy of her Tae Kwan Do black belt certificate
Jafar is planning on becoming an elementary school teacher. He has started to review all the courses he has taken in high school and evaluate each course as related to his future career in early childhood education. Which of the following evaluations does he need to reassess?
Health – learned the Heimlich maneuver on four-year-olds
Chorus – can incorporate music with teaching new tasks
Algebra – can balance his checkbook and pay his bills
Foods over a Lifespan – learned about the different dietary needs of various age levels
The whole idea of (a) is to keep them short and organized. You never want to have kids waiting a long time to take their turn to do something.
transitions
preschool
sequence
A parent of a child in the 3-5 year old children’s room asked staff not to allow her child to join in the singing of Happy Birthday to other children as this practice conflicted with the family’s religious beliefs. The parent was shocked to see a photo of the group displayed on the notice board which included her child singing Happy Birthday to her child’s best friend. She complained to the center’s director about this matter. What is the professional response to the parent?
ignore the parents’ concern
use a posted calendar identifying celebrations
demonstrate respect for all involved
call the church for assistance
66. Name and (a) are helpful for labeling the lockers of preschoolers.
routines
symbols
letters
schedules
67. A (a) outlines major concepts related to a theme.
Flowchart
lesson plan
sample
objective
A sign of a quality early childhood program is (a) .
staff concern for the feelings and rights of others
high staff turnover
under trained staff
a loose, unplanned schedule
A characteristic that is common with most preschoolers is (a) .
math skills
reading
egocentric
development
(a) is an agency that reviews and evaluates preschool programs.
Working with Young Children
Early Childhood Education Today
Beginnings, Beyond and Yesterday
Bright from the Start
Included in your professional portfolio is your (a) .
Resume
personal evaluation
reading standards
middle school grades
A personal characteristic that is beneficial of an early childhood educator is (a) .
fondness of children
reading ability
rating children
promptness at work
The early childhood teacher adheres to a professional code of (a) that sets the framework for behaviors and decision making.
rules
functions
ethics
visits
“Keep trying, I know you can do it!”
ignoring
suggesting
encouraging
modeling
“Susie, I like the way you shared the doll.”
praising
encouraging
warning
active listening
Use this pair of scissors. It does not have glue on its cutting edge, so it will cut easier.
ignoring
persuading
encouraging
prompting
“Fred is having a temper tantrum. Pay no attention to him.”
ignoring
encouraging
modeling
persuading
“Jenna, cut only your paper. If you cut Jamal’s paper again, you will have to move.”
ignoring
suggesting
praising
warning
The larger the group, the greater the likelihood this state of overexcitement will occur.
fear
frustration
overstimulation
noise
When children feel they are not in control, they may have these feelings of discouragement.
stress
negativism
fear
frustration
Many children experience this emotion on the first day of school.
noise
thumbsucking
negativism
fear
This tension relieving behavior peaks at 18 months.
stress
biting
thumbsucking
negativism
A form of body language used by very young children who cannot express themselves using words.
thumbsucking
stress
noise
biting
Which of the following is an example of indirect guidance?
The chain is replaced on the swings since the old one was rusted.
The teacher smiles at Sarah when she helps Ethan with his jacket.
Mrs. Allen looks at John and says, “Remember to use your inside voice.”
The high school assistant tells the PreK student that they are doing a good job standing in line at the water fountain.
