EDU 223: Midterm Review
A warm, nurturing style of parenting promotes healthy ______________.
development
Besides emotional support, a necessary component for early brain development includes ___________.
education
Family involvement includes:
education on parenting and family issues, communication methods, and inviting parents to volunteer in classrooms.
Family support is needed by all __________.
families
Parents benefit from partnerships with teachers through:
feelings of support for parenting, enhanced feelings of self-esteem, and learning by watching a professional work with children.
Teachers who are uncomfortable with others from diverse backgrounds should just find employment in situations where they will not have to interact with diversity
False
The average family size is larger today than the 1950s.
False
The effect of authoritarian styles of parenting is children who are self-controlled and have healthy self-esteem.
False
The major part of the message in communication is given by the speaker's verbal choices.
False
The most recent studies give clear evidence that infant child care is detrimental to healthy attachment formation.
False
The standards for professional teacher education programs should have no influence on teacher-family relations.
False
Traditional families, with a working father and a mother at home with children, compromise only 15% of American families, according to the last census.
False
Unfortunately, most parents today do not really seem to care for their children.
False
Working mothers are the parents who feel guilt.
False
"Gatekeeping" refers to security measures in a child care program.
False; gatekeeping* refers to a part of a philosophical doctrine; the second of the three key pillars of success: Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss.*
Most single-parent families are _______
Headed by mothers
A difficulty parents deal with in their role as a worker:
Provide for increased costs of childcare and living expenses.
One emotional response experienced by many parents is _________.
guilt
One important benefit for teachers who work closely with families is:
increased effectiveness with children.
The cost of quality child care is _____________ than most families actually pay.
less
There are basically three sources of motivation for working closely with families.
True
Using varieties of methods for parent involvement increases family participation.
True
When administrators support family involvement with funding, staff training, and philosophy, partnerships are more successful.
True
When teachers become defensive, they may hide this fear behind a professional mask.
True
When teachers exhibit compassion, they put themselves in the position of another.
True
Country that does not have government financial support for paid maternity leave.
United States
Family involvement programs are mandated by _____________.
all Head Start Programs
The most effective style of parenting is ______
authoritative
NCLB legislation gives parents:
choices about their children's schools if the schools fail to live up to performance standards after two to three years AND choices about their children's schools if they are concerned about a violent atmosphere.
Teachers must go beyond their own cultural experiences to understand the circumstances of all of the families with whom they work.
True
A Key reason that families are different today than in the 1950s is________________
Changes in women's roles
Teachers should never hesitate to demonstrate their professional expertise.
False
__________________________ families are disproportionately represented among poor and single-mother-headed households.
African American & Latino
One effect of warm nurturing from parents:
Better emotional adjustment
Family theory includes work by ______________.
Duvall and Hill
Men and women today often delay marriage because of ____________.
Economic pressures and need for education.
A teacher's education has given him or her all the information needed to be effective with all children.
False
Changes in gender role behaviors have decreased stress for American mothers.
False
Children are an economic asset for families today.
False
Families consist of people related by blood or marriage.
False
Family resource centers are available in most communities to provide resources for poor parents.
False
Hesitancy and humility indicate a teacher's inexperience.
False
It is inevitable that parents and teachers will be in conflict.
False
It is intrusive for teachers to try to find out things about the families with whom they work.
False
Legislature mandates that parents of children with special needs be involved in the creations of PIAs and PSFPs for them.
False
Mandated parent involvement is found only in programs that receive government funding.
False
Many parents are eager to ask others outside the family for advice and assistance.
False
Many teachers in small Midwestern towns will likely never encounter diversity in their schools.
False
Most women in the United States receive three months of paid maternity leave, supported by the federal government.
False
No Child Left Behind legislation provides for parents to make choices when their children are involved in neighborhood schools.
False
One of the role dimensions described by Katz that distinguishes mothering and teaching is ability to communicate.
False
Only insecure teachers and parents are concerned about criticism from others.
False
Parent cooperative nursery schools were some of the last examples of parent involvement in schools for young children.
False
Parent handbooks are generally an expensive, infrequently used item that could be dropped from the budget as unimportant.
False
Parents are involved in intervention programs only in the role of teachers.
False
Parents from low socioeconomic families benefit most from parent involvement.
False
Pride is an emotion that is often a hidden factor when teachers and parents communicate and can create barriers if teachers are unaware of this.
False
Recent studies of Head Start prove the claim that benefits for children and families fade out after participation in the program.
False
School-age children don't need their parents' involvement as much as younger children do.
False
Teachers generally find that when parents get involved in the school they try to take over in an intrusive way.
False
Stress is caused in many families today by _______________.
Increased hours spent in work.
The majority of women who become single mothers today are _________ than age 20.
Older
Two of the important roles played by parents include:
Parent as worker and parent as educator
_______________ is one factor that has decreased available support for many families.
Mobility
A child-centered society implies that ____________
More information about child development is available for parents
It is important for teachers working with diversity in individual families to be ____________.
Non-Judgmental, Accepting, and Informed
3 Roles Played By Parents
Nurturer, Worker, Educator
Teachers can gain classroom resources and assistance when they open the door to partnership with families.
True
Particular risk factors for poverty for families are:
Single Parenthood, Low Educational Attainment, and Part-Time or No Employment.
The birthrate for teenage mothers has dropped 18% since the early 1990s, when it peaked.
True
About 50% of marriages begun today will end in divorce.
True
Anxious-avoidant attachment is shown when the child shows no distress when the parent leaves or when a stranger interacts with the child.
True
Benefits of teacher-family partnerships for children include feelings of security and self-worth.
True
Children benefit when parents and teachers work together to create consistent responses to new behaviors they are learning.
True
Children benefit when their fathers are closely involved in their lives.
True
Compassion means a willingness to learn about the other, in a spirit of openness and acceptance.
True
Family involvement is a comprehensive term that may include things as varied as parent education, parent volunteer assistance, and communication via newsletter.
True
Fear of differences such as race or socioeconomic background may create barriers.
True
Identifying personal biases is essential for teachers to work effectively with diverse families.
True
In order to practice developmentally appropriate teaching, teachers must respond to their knowledge of the social and cultural contexts in which children live.
True
Intervention programs first operated from a deficit model in the 1960s and 1970s, meaning that parents were involved to compensate for certain lacks.
True
Living with a single mother means poverty for over 50% of children.
True
Maneuvering over turf may create barriers between teachers and parents.
True
Many low-income families may spend 25% of their income on child care.
True
Many parents feel that they know their child better than those outside the family.
True
NAEYC - accredited programs for young children must include specific components of parent involvement.
True
Nurturing is one of the most important parental roles.
True
One of the reasons for decreasing family size is that women are increasingly delaying marriage and childbearing.
True
One thing that culture defines is the gender roles played by male and female family members.
True
Parental self-esteem is positively linked with their involvement in their children's schools.
True
Parents feel empowered when they are included in the educational environment.
True
Part of being able to work effectively with families is being able to empathize with their situations
True
Respect for others is a necessary component for creating partnerships.
True
Teachers and parents both have different expertise about children.
True
Teachers and parents generally have different perspectives on their approaches and views of children.
True
NAEYC's standards for _____________ include requirements for parent involvement.
accreditation
The U.S. Census Bureau defines family as "two or more people related through blood, marriage, or ____________ who share a common residence."
adoption
Another professional mandate to work with families is offered in _____
the Code of Ethics.
Many fathers in the United States today take little or no paternity leave because _______
the only leave usually available to them is unpaid.