Deck 5: Managing Ideas With Intention, Purposeful Goals, Standards and Fundamental Principles

Question 1

An integrated and balanced curriculum in an early childhood education program would:

A) have children learning about one focus area at a time.
B) be planned months in advance, so the teachers can gather materials.
C) give children opportunities to enjoy activities in art, math, movement, science and other curriculum content areas.
D) all of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Intentional teachers:

A) apply widely accepted child development and learning theories to their everyday work with the children.
B) teach all of the children the same concepts at the same time.
C) expect all of the children to learn the material when it is introduced.
D) none of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
__________ focus on active learning with opportunities for choices within a planned environment.

Answer 3

Child-initiated activities
Short Essay Question (1)

Question 4

Intentional teaching in early childhood education means:

A) paying attention to one child's needs at a time.
B) planning and acting with specific outcomes in mind for children's development and learning.
C) using prescribed curriculum to make sure children learn basic concepts.
D) all of the above

Question 5

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
The __________ discussed in the textbook are physical, affective and aesthetic, and cognitive.

Question 6

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
__________ introduce new materials and concepts.

Question 7

The curriculum areas in early childhood education generally:

A) include interesting yet abstract categories for organizing the activities.
B) reflect the preferences of program administrators, boards of directors, and the teaching staff.
C) include recognizable categories with concise descriptions and labels.
D) include art and science but almost always exclude math and movement.

Question 8

Authentic learning in a program for young children:

A) connects children to the real world in meaningful ways.
B) happens when children are doing desk work.
C) takes place when teachers drill children on concepts.
D) all of the above

Question 9

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
A curriculum that offers __________ flows naturally from the children's interests and needs.

Question 10

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
Individualizing curriculum with collection of data about each child uses the __________ method and can be used to tailor experiences to meet individual needs.

Question 11

Early childhood education curriculum is emergent when:

A) experiences and activities flow from the children's interests and follow the children's lead.
B) teachers plan experiences after watching and listening to the children.
C) teachers plan experiences after having conversations with the children's family members about the children's interests.
D) all of the above

Question 12

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
Programs that promote non-bias behaviors with experiences and opportunities for children with different abilities and diverse backgrounds have inclusive and __________opportunities.

Question 13

The curriculum in early childhood education:

A) should change often because children change rapidly.
B) should be planned out months in advance to keep activities consistent.
C) should respond to decisions made at the corporate level leaving no room for the teacher's creativity.
D) both A and B

Question 14

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
A __________ is a unit of study around a topic that sets a general framework with activities that are balanced among the curriculum areas.

Question 15

Important ideas for the implementation of standards-based education in a child-centered and developmentally appropriate manner include:

A) recognizing where individual children are in relation to indicators specified in the standards.
B) understanding what skills and abilities children need to develop in order to make progress.
C) being sensitive to each child's individual interests and current cognitive and developmental levels.
D) all of the above

Question 16

Published curricula for early care and learning programs:

A) supply all the material that a teacher needs to teach concepts to the children.
B) are created to meet the needs of all of the children.
C) rarely meet the individual needs of all of the children in the group.
D) all of the above

Question 17

Most states have developed documents known as early learning standards:

A) to have control over the learning in every early childhood program.
B) to improve child outcomes in early care and education programs.
C) to be followed without deviation from the document statements.
D) all of the above

Question 18

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
__________ are balanced among the developmental focus areas and across the curriculum.

Question 19

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
Beliefs and values of the program staff that influence everyday interaction with children determine the __________.

Question 20

Terms used in completion questions:
guidelines
emergent experiences
integrated experiences
observe/review/plan
child-initiated activities
teacher-guided activities
multi-age groups
inclusive and multicultural learning
developmental focus areas
themes
45
Children of different ages participating in either partial or full-day settings in the same classroom or area are in __________.

Question 21

Describe at least three different ways teachers would be able to balance experiences for children in an early childhood program in ways that supports their development.