Deck 1: Your Role in Childrens Wellness

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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

A)Anytime after prenatal development
B)During pregnancy and prenatal development,early childhood,puberty,and old age
C)During prenatal development
D)It is unknown exactly when

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The various guidelines established for feeding children consider all of the following except

A)how food should be presented to children.
B)the roles and responsibilities of parents and teachers.
C)only government input.
D)the child's right to choose what and how much to eat from the foods that are offered.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following in not true about the MyPlate system?

A)It is the new symbol to help Americans visually understand how much of each of the five food groups should make-up their meals.
B)It is a food guidance system to help families and teachers understand what to feed children.
C)It was developed by the USDA.
D)It requires a significant amount of training to use.

Question 5

Which of the following are not one of the key indicators for well-being cited in your text?

A)Health Insurance Coverage
B)Asthma and food allergies
C)Oral Health
D)Access to a medical home

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the Common Core Standards Initiative is not correct?

A)The Initiative was launched in 2010.
B)The standards are meant to provide a consistent framework for preparing children and youth in grades K-12 for college and the workforce.
C)The Initiative has been adopted by 35 states.
D)The Initiate provides a set of common standards to outline age related goals for English Language Arts and LiteracyHistorySocial StudiesScienceTechnical Subjects and Mathematics.

Question 7

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

A)being poor puts children at risk for conditions that challenge children's ability to learn.
B)selecting low-cost foods may contribute to children's malnourishment.
C)Poverty may require families to make difficult choices,such as paying for rent or purchasing food.
D)poverty in and of itself does not cause poor health outcomes.

Question 8

Which of the following is true about children's mental health?

A)The incidence of mental health problems among young children is at a level of crisis in the United States today.
B)The incidence of children's mental health problems is overstated and children are over-diagnosed in the United States today.
C)Mental health is a term that applies to adults but not to children.
D)It is estimated that 25% of children ages 4-17 years have serious emotional or behavioral difficulties

Question 9

Which of the following organizes 600 objectives within 42 topic areas and 28 health indicator focus areas to improve the quality and increase the number of years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities?

A)The Healthy,Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010
B)The National Health and Safety Performance Standards for Child Care
C)Healthy People 2020
D)The Healthy Childcare America Initiative

Question 10

How do the healthful benefits of one factor of nutrition,health,or safety affect the outcomes in the others?

A)Nutrition,health,and safety are closely aligned and interrelated.
B)Physical health has a greater affect on social,emotional,and physical development.
C)Nutrition affects health more than safety.
D)They are separate factors with unique consequences.

Question 11

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

A)a guide for teachers to be able to recognize and defend early childhood as a valuable and vulnerable stage of life.
B)a description of the importance of advocating for childhood immunizations.
C)a beginning point for child advocacy.
D)an articulation of the dispositionsvaluesbeliefsand attitudes held by professional teachers of young children.

Question 12

Duane lives in a home with domestic violence and attends a poor quality early childhood program.From ecological theory,which environmental system does this represent?

A)Exosystem
B)Macrosystem
C)Microsystem
D)Mesosystem

Question 13

The commonly recognized development and learning domains include all of the following except:

A)physical development.
B)coordination development.
C)emotional development.
D)cognitive development.

Question 14

During which stage of Piaget's development should a teacher with a purposeful teaching plan introduce healthful routines?

A)Sensorimotor
B)Preoperational
C)Formal operations
D)Concrete operations

Question 15

Which of the following provides standards for the direct provision of services to young children,guidelines for state licensing of early childhood programs,and a resource for policy development?

A)The Healthy,Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010
B)The National Health and Safety Performance Standards for Child Care
C)Healthy People 2020
D)The Healthy Childcare America Initiative

Question 16

Which of the following statements about evidence-based practices is true?

A)Credibility should be based on cultural beliefs.
B)Cultural considerations should be prioritized over core informational practices.
C)Practices should represent personal values.
D)Information guiding wellness curriculum should be founded on research and promoted by reputable agencies.

Question 17

Cultural and ethnic practices that interface with the classroom may affect all of following except:

A)expectations for boys and girls.
B)how sleeping arrangements are managed at home and how napping is arranged in the classroom.
C)comfort with health practices in the classroom.
D)healthsafetyand nutrition guidelines for young children.

Question 18

A positive approach to learning includes fostering all of the following attributes except:

A)Motivation and curiosity
B)Confidence
C)Persistence
D)Ability to wait for and follow directions

Question 19

Purposeful teaching recognizes that learning:

A)involves making a commitment to use evidence-based approaches.
B)happens when specific concepts are exclusively assigned to certain centers.
C)evolves through teacher-directed learning activities.
D)does not need to be planned.

Question 20

Scaffolding will help guide the learning process in all of the following ways except:

A)by offering challenges that are just beyond the child's current level of understanding and ability.
B)by supporting the child to move into new levels of understanding.
C)by structuring experiences that are familiar and of interest to the child.
D)by focusing on self-discovery learning with little structure.

Question 21

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 22

Process-oriented activities:

A)allow children to participate without the stress of achieving a preconceived product.
B)encourage children to explore wellness concepts in step-by-step format.
C)provide structure to the teaching of wellness concepts.
D)require activity outlines and guides.

Question 23

In the project approach all of the following are true except:

A)projects include a series of related activities that emerge from children's interests and evolve across a period of time.
B)the teacher's role is to facilitate the process of formulating questions and searching for answers.
C)projects could include an in-depth study of butterflies.
D)children are passive participants in the learning process.

Question 24

A teacher taking advantage of an incidental learning opportunity might do which of the following?

A)Plan a lesson on how to cover coughs when it is flu and cold season.
B)Include children's favorite foods in a lesson on healthy snacks.
C)Discuss the foods that pets eat to keep healthy when the children notice a dog outside.
D)Plan a unit on pets and pet food after a student gets a new pet.

Question 25

Hands-on experiential activities:

A)provide opportunity for children to experience,internalize,and understand all manner of lessons that would not otherwise be available to them.
B)distract from teacher observations.
C)slow the pace of learning.
D)rely on teacher reinforcement.

Question 26

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
B)Question children about what they do at home and then speak with parents when changes need to occur
C)Be healthful role models
D)Communicate wellness goals

Question 27

Which of the following is the best hands-on lesson to teach about healthy foods?

A)Showing a picture of a fruit salad to show a healthful snack.
B)Preparing a fruit salad recipe.
C)Creating a chart of healthy foods at whole group time.
D)Sorting healthy and not healthy food pictures.

Question 28

Children ages 5 to 8 years learn best when:

A)describing ideas.
B)discovering knowledge through abstract experiences.
C)exploring ideas in real and tangible ways.
D)comparing and contrasting past experiences.