Deck 14: Taking Play to the Next Level

Question 1

Interchangeable names in the early childhood sector include:

A) Child-care providers, early years teachers, early childhood educators, child-care teachers
B) The legislation
C) The regulations
D) The curriculum

Answer 1

Child-care providers, early years teachers, early childhood educators, child-care teachers

Question 2

The use of the terms early learning teacher and early learning programs is developed to be:

A) Clear
B) Inclusive
C) Decisive
D) Innovative

Answer 2

Inclusive

Question 3

Educators from Reggio Emilia see curriculum as being:

A) Completely based on projects and interests
B) Co-constructed and process-related
C) The domain of the educators
D) Prescribed and structured

Answer 3

Co-constructed and process-related

Question 4

Co-construction is possible in emergent programming when children's learning is:

A) Focused on cognitive development
B) Made visible
C) Assessed using standardized testing
D) Focused on social development

Question 5

A postmodern perspective of early learning has evolved from:

A) A premodern perspective
B) A modern romantic perspective
C) An eastern perspective
D) A feminist perspective

Question 6

The following early learning programs reflect a postmodern perspective:

A) Montessori and Reggio Emilia
B) Montessori, Te Whariki, Reggio Emilia, High Scope
C) Only Reggio Emilia
D) Te Wariki, International Postmodern Association, WHO, Reggio Emilia

Question 7

Taylor (2017) believes that early learning teachers can begin to understand what culturally appropriate programs means from an Indigenous perspective by first understanding:

A) The context of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC, 2015)
B) How other countries have integrated cross-cultural practices in their programs
C) Intercultural communication strategies
D) An aboriginal view of childrearing

Question 8

The image of the child in the Reggio Emilia approach is one where children are seen as:

A) Capable, competent, and rich in potential
B) Powerless and passive
C) Receptacles to receive knowledge
D) Sweet, innocent, and need of care and nurturing.

Question 9

Teachers in the Reggio Emilia settings see themselves as:

A) The purveyors of knowledge
B) Researchers
C) Sculptures
D) The holders of truth

Question 10

The four ways to become a competent intercultural communicator, according to Jandt (2016) and Chen (1990) are:

A) Depth of knowledge, resiliency, sensitivity, and humility
B) Cross-cultural sensitivity, compassion, international awareness, and advocacy skills
C) Empathy, caring, compassion, and awareness
D) Personal strength, communication skills, psychological adjustment, and cultural awareness

Question 11

Empowerment is related to the following key early learning teacher professional practices.

A) Love and care
B) Self-efficacy and resilience
C) Play and child-centred learning
D) Intercultural awareness and continued professional development

Question 12

Wardle (2007) suggests that early learning teachers rethink the following common practice:

A) Sand and water play
B) Open-ended art experiences
C) Calendar time
D) Outdoor play

Question 13

An early learning teacher who has the professional disposition to think critically has the:

A) Skill and the habit of using the skills
B) Desire to use the skill but not the knowledge
C) Habit of being critical of oneself
D) Skill of sharing professional resources with others

Question 14

Collaboration as a professional disposition involves the ability a teacher has to work with others. The behaviour indicators include:

A) Use reflective tools to self-analyze
B) Read updated professional journals
C) Attend professional conferences
D) Support group decision making

Question 15

Reflective practice as defined by ______ involves thoughtful considering of one's own experiences and applying knowledge to practice.

A) Montessori
B) hooks
C) Katz
D) Schön

Question 16

In the Reggio Emilia view, a child has a right to:

A) Having his or her needs met
B) Having his or her interests met
C) Be a collaborator and communicator
D) Be a participator and observer

Question 17

The CRC stands for:

A) Convention for Reggio Children
B) Convention on the Rights of the Child
C) Community Resource Centre
D) Child Referral Centre

Question 18

Oliver and Klugman (2004) suggest that advocacy begins with:

A) A cause
B) Concern for oneself
C) Anger for injustice
D) One's own beliefs, values, and knowledge

Question 19

Action research is an approach to professional development in which early learning teachers:

A) Write letters to government in order to actively advocate
B) Systematically reflect on their work and make changes in practice
C) Indicate behaviours consistent with a professional disposition
D) Research information about children's action figures

Question 20

WHO identified how many facts about early childhood development as a determinant of health?

A) Fifteen
B) Eleven
C) Ten
D) Eight

Question 21

Early learning teachers can demonstrate sustainability in their programs by:

A) Having a weekly theme on the environment
B) Teaching lessons on recycling
C) Making it a part of daily practice
D) Providing children with worksheets about the environment

Question 22

MacDonald (2015) identified the importance of children, families, and early learning teachers creating:

A) Healthy lifestyle choices
B) Societies that value sustainable thinking and practice
C) Fun and playful spaces
D) A better world

Question 23

Ferlazzo (2012) distinguishes between family involvement and family ______.

A) literacy
B) participation
C) mathematics
D) engagement

Question 24

Learning about global examples in early learning such as the programs in Reggio Emilia are irrelevant to Canadian contexts.

Question 25

Early childhood education and care is not a critical policy issue for Canada's Indigenous people.

Question 26

According to the First Nations Information and Governance Centre (2017), most families state that parents and communities are the main course of children's cultural education.

Question 27

Critical pedagogy provides a conceptual tool in which to accept the social, political, and power structures of a classroom.

Question 28

Reconceptualization involves critically examining the assumptions and knowledge base that has traditionally guided the field of early learning.

Question 29

Critical thinkers are intellectually and academically superior.

Question 30

Voice refers to speaking from one's core self, but can also relate to listening.

Question 31

Early learning teachers who attend to pressing needs, such as housekeeping and program planning while children are playing, demonstrate that they value play.

Question 32

If young children participate in an activity frequently that they do not really understand, such as the calendar ritual, they may lose confidence in their intellectual abilities.

Question 33

Reflection is a professional disposition.

Question 34

In the Reggio Emilia view, children have rights rather than simply needs.

Question 35

Advocacy is usually defined as the act of advocating for a cause.

Question 36

WHO stands for the World Happiness Organization?

Question 37

With family engagement, early learning teachers enter into the difficult world of working with parents.

Question 38

All children all over the world have a right to play!

Question 39

Compare and contrast the terms curriculum and programming? Distinguish between emergent curriculum and emergent programming.

Question 40

Discuss the concept of voice and relate to those involved in children's play such as parents, early learning teachers, and children.

Question 41

Describe the Reggio Emilia image of the child and the early learning teacher. How are these understandings tangibly integrated into early play and learning programs?

Question 42

How do professional dispositions and indicators impact the practice of early learning teachers and early learning student teachers?

Question 43

How can early learning educators gain insight into understanding how to implement culturally appropriate and Indigenous learning and play into their programming and practice? What first steps should be taken?