Deck 1: Your Role in Childrens Wellness

Question 1

Experience and learning change the "architecture" of the brain by:

A)Increasing the number of neurons.
B)Decreasing brain plasticity.
C)Reinforcing the neural connections that are used and pruning those that are not used.
D)Decreasing the complexity of the brain cell network of connections.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is brain plasticity?

A)The brain development problems that occur due to exposure to environmental toxins.
B)The brain's ability to hold on to past information.
C)The decrease in the complexity of the brain cell network of connections.
D)The brain's ability to be flexible and change when new information expands or replaces previous knowledge.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What does it mean when we say that nutrition,health,and safety are closely aligned and interrelated?

A)The healthful benefit of one area affects positive outcomes in the others,and gaps or challenges in one area negatively affect outcomes in the others.
B)Physical health has a greater affect on social,emotional,and physical development.
C)Nutrition makes the most important contribution to health and safety.
D)Each area makes a unique contribution to wellness.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

NAEYC's Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment embodies all EXCEPT:

A)The Code is a guide for teachers to be able to recognize and defend early childhood as a valuable and vulnerable stage of life.
B)The Code describes that teachers must follow practices the way they have always been done.
C)The Code is a beginning point for child advocacy.
D)The Code describes the dispositions,values,beliefs,and attitudes held by professional teachers of young children.

Question 5

Which is the least important reason for teachers to collaborate with community partners when planning a wellness curriculum?

A)Community partners will bring current information about nutrition,health,and safety.
B)Community partners may be willing to share information with children and families or offer training for teachers.
C)Community partner participation may help teachers to get a positive performance evaluation.
D)Community partners will gain understanding of the important roles that the early childhood program and teachers play in providing for children's health and wellness.

Question 6

Children are most likely to learn,or construct knowledge,in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

A)By acting on things and interacting with people.
B)By following their interests and curiosity in play.
C)By copying the teacher's art project.
D)By testing ideas and repeating newly discovered skills.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a national initiative aimed at improving children's wellness?

A)Healthy People,2020.
B)The Healthy,Hunger Free Kids Act.
C)National Health and Safety Performance Standards for Child Care.
D)Diverse Wellness Administration.

Question 8

To increase the likelihood that wellness concepts taught at school are reinforced at home,teachers should do all of the following,EXCEPT:

A)Share community health information with families.
B)Question children about health practices used at home and then speak with parents when changes need to occur.
C)Be healthful role models.
D)Communicate wellness goals to families.

Question 9

When can diet influence gene functions,creating a positive or negative impact on health?

A)During the early childhood years.
B)During pregnancy and prenatal development,early childhood,puberty,and old age.
C)During the early weeks of prenatal development.
D)It is unknown exactly when.

Question 10

Scaffolding is a teaching process that guides the learning process by:

A)Offering challenges that are just beyond the child's current level of understanding and ability.
B)Expecting the child to be successful with the current activity before trying something harder.
C)Waiting for the child to ask for activities that are more challenging.
D)Focusing on repeating structured activities that are part of the curriculum.

Question 11

Each of the following statements is true regarding children living in poverty EXCEPT:

A)Poverty is a contributor to nearly every negative influence on children's wellness.
B)Poverty puts children at risk for conditions that challenge their ability to learn.
C)Poverty and its negative influences are overcome by a good early childhood education experience.
D)Poverty may require families to make difficult choices,such as paying for rent or purchasing food.

Question 12

Each of the following promotes wellness EXCEPT which one?

A)Having sufficient food and learning to eat a healthy diet.
B)Having access to health care and safe environments.
C)Learning healthy practices such as exercising and sleeping well.
D)Practicing the a-b-c's everyday.

Question 13

What is the best definition of the contexts that influence a child's well-being?

A)The environment,circumstances,and interactions that surround the child and affect the child's experiences.
B)The way a child behaves with people and toys.
C)The child's pattern of school attendance and illness.
D)The child's microsystem and macrosystem.

Question 14

Which of the following is least important when planning a wellness curriculum?

A)Use Developmentally Appropriate Practices.
B)Plan a majority of teacher-directed activities.
C)Provide hands-on play activities.
D)Review all activities for safety.

Question 15

Which statement is used by the text to define wellness?

A)A positive state of health and well-being.
B)A positive approach to learning.
C)A positive attitude.
D)A positive style or personality.

Question 16

Why is it important for children to learn the healthful practices that lead to wellness during the early childhood years?

A)It improves children's ability to follow the rules at school.
B)It improves children's behavior in classroom settings.
C)It establishes a foundation which makes teaching easier for educators.
D)It improves children's ability to attain optimal development and establishes the capacity to learn.

Question 17

Why is it important to teach wellness concepts during the early childhood years?

A)Young children are capable of learning healthful behaviors and being participants in promoting their own wellness.
B)Taking time to teach wellness concepts in school later may put children behind academically.
C)Teachers need to teach these concepts because they are not being taught at home.
D)Elementary school curriculum does not allow teachers to present wellness concepts.

Question 18

Teaching is an interactive process that involves all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Purposeful and intentional planning.
B)Commitment to using evidence-based approaches.
C)Inclusion of culturally relevant experiences.
D)Focus on a single teaching strategy.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about involving families in wellness curriculum?

A)Teachers should avoid parents' personal stories about family traditions if they conflict with the teaching goals.
B)Families should be recognized as the best resource for sharing information about their culture.
C)Teachers should avoid talking to parents about certain unmet health needs when families are experiencing high levels of stress.
D)Involving families should not include a forum for discussing conflicting points of view.

Question 20

When preparing to teach in a multicultural classroom,educators should consider all of following EXCEPT:

A)Perspectives on children's nutrition,health,and safety may vary among the families they serve.
B)Children who are learning English may face challenges in learning.
C)The likelihood of being assigned to teach in a multicultural classroom is low.
D)Teachers have beliefs and expectations that are rooted in their own cultural or ethnic perspectives,which may impact how and what they teach in the classroom.

Question 21

Purposeful teaching suggests that wellness messages can be infused in all aspects of the curriculum.

Question 22

The factors that impact children's wellness are not well known.

Question 23

Working with families is not an expectation of professional early childhood educators.

Question 24

Evidence based practices refer to teaching approaches that can be observed.

Question 25

Children benefit when teachers recognize that parents are the primary educators of young children.

Question 26

Structuring experiences that are familiar and interesting to children,but are just beyond their current level of understanding and ability,helps children construct knowledge through a process called scaffolding.

Question 27

The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment articulates the dispositions,values,beliefs,and attitudes held by professional teachers of young children.

Question 28

Healthy brain development includes a process called brain plasticity which allows the brain to replace previous knowledge when new information is presented.

Question 29

Wellness is a positive state of well-being that emerges from healthful practices.

Question 30

The contexts in which children live give insight into child development but do not influence a child's wellness.

Question 31

Partnering with families and community members is one way that teachers advocate for the health and wellness of young children.

Question 32

Poverty contributes to nearly every negative influence on children's wellness.

Question 33

Wellness is a result of genetics and cannot be changed.

Question 34

Learning occurs primarily through watching others.

Question 35

Homelessness,environmental toxins,and food insecurity are adult issues that do not affect young children.

Question 36

Adjusting activities to meet the needs of children who have special developmental or health needs,or are learning English,is an example of using evidence based practices and purposeful teaching to enhance children's learning.

Question 37

The interrelationships among nutrition,health,and safety mean that the healthful benefits of one factor influence positive outcomes in the others.

Question 38

Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP)focus only on the child's age.

Question 39

"Use it or lose it" is a phrase that refers to physical muscle strength and should not be used when discussing brain development.

Question 40

Making a commitment to the high standards of the teaching profession may require teachers to reflect on their current practices and set goals to become a healthful role models.