CHDV 112 Quiz 2 Chapters 3-6

What 2 items are needed to ensure attachment happens?

1. A designated parent space for private parent-infant interaction. 2. 2. Comfortable chairs and floor areas for adults to relax and enjoy one-to-one interaction with babies

Name 2 advantages of theme planning.

1. A related web of experiences allows children to make their own meaningful mental connections 2. Can allow for integrated learning experiences where children have the opportunity to learn and develop skills in several domains at once

What provides a space for mobility. Name 3.

1. Allow babies to play freely on the floor when awake 2. Protect less mobile babies by creating barriers 3. Remove devices that restrict the free movement of infants 4. Safety-proof the environment completely and regularly 5. Create smaller movement zones within the larger space available

What are the recommended areas in HighScope? 7

1. Areas for blocks 2. art 3. house/dramatic play 4. small toys 5. computers 6. books 7. Writing materials

Name 2 disadvantages of theme planning.

1. Can narrow the focus of children's learning in very inappropriate and restrictive ways that are to be avoided 2. This can exclude other interest

What are effective ways of quick note taking? Name 4

1. Carry a pencil and pad of sticky notes or file cards in a pocket for making a brief note 2. Post a clipboard and pen in every interest area for quick jotting 3. Prepare labels with each child's name to carry on a clipboard and fill in as opportunities present. This has the advantage of making sure that all children will be noticed 4. Take a quick digital picture. Although this has not recorded any words, it may be enough to bring the incident back to mind for later documentation

Name 5 components of effective curriculum

1. Children are active and engaged, cognitively, physically, socially, and artistically 2. Curriculum goals are clearly defined and shared by all stakeholders including administrators, teachers, and families. Goals state the essential desired outcomes for children 3. Curriculum is based on the evidence that is relevant for the children involved and organized around known child development and learning principles 4. The curriculum is likely to benefit children in a wide range of outcomes, according to research or plans to obtain such evidence 5. Important content is learned through investigation, play and focused, intentional teaching. Teaching strategies are matched to childrens ages, developmental abilities or disabilities, language and culture

What 2 items are unique to the Waldorf approach?

1. Children study 2 foreign languages, usually German, French or Spanish 2. There is little reliance on standardized textbooks

Where do ideas for emergent curriculum come from? Name 6 out of 9

1. Children's play, comments, and questions 2. Adult interests and passions 3. Things, events, and people in the environment 4. Developmental tasks 5. Family and cultural influences 6. Issues that arise in the course of living together day to day 7. Serendipity, or what just happens 8. Curriculum resource materials 9. Values held for children's learning in school and community

What are 5 safe environment practices for infants?

1. Cover electrical outlets: do not have electrical cords that could trip or be chewed on 2. Protect from radiators, hot water taps, light bulbs, heaters, or other potential sources of burns and scalds 3. Use only nonpoisonous plants 4. Cover or pad sharp edges that could be dangerous if fallen on or bumped on 5. Keep good records, confirming up-to-date immunizations for all babies 6. Clean individual cribs 7. Refrigerate food and bottles until time of use

Name the 5 key social studies in the Bank Street program.

1. Cultural anthropology 2. History 3. Political Science 4. Economics 5. Geography

Summarize the 6 NAEYC guildelines of it's position statement regarding curruculum

1. Desired goals that are important in young children's learning and development 2. The program has a comprehensive, effective curriculum that targets the identified goals 3. Teachers use the curriculum framework to ensure the important learning goals and to enhance the coherence of the classroom experience 4. Teachers make meaningful connections a priority 5. Teachers collaborate with those grade levels around them 6. In the care of infants and toddlers, practitioners plan curriculum

Name 3 standards for core curriculum.

1. Develop a knowledge base that includes understanding the law, and their states content standard 2. Use the required content as a starting point, but go on to create curriculum that coincides with children's interest. Adjusting the pace to meet individual children's needs. 3. Become adept at showcasing children's engagement in meaningful learning. Communicate continually with your principal, colleagues and families

Name 3 out of 6 positive aspects of early learning standards

1. Matching standards to what we are already doing 2. Linking to primary standards to contribute to school readiness 3. Helping to identify next steps and transitions, providing for continuous curriculum 4. Providing higher expectations for children 5. Creating a commonality and clarity for communication 6. Providing a mechanism for accountability

Every infant room should include: Name 6

1. Mats or rugs for playtime 2. Cribs for sleeping 3. Mobiles 4. Reaching gyms 5. Simple dolls 6. One-piece push toys 7. A variety of balls 8. Collections of objects with diameters from 2-5 inches to hold and explore

Name 4 key components of Montessori applications?

1. Partnerships with families 2. Multiaged, heterogeneous groups of children 3. Teachers specifically educated in Montessori philosophy and methods 4. A classroom atmosphere that encourages social interaction for cooperative learning

Name 3 out of 6 key components of a toddler's play environment?

1. Safety 2. Flexibility 3. Variety 4. Easily restorable order 5. Organization in the areas of toileting and dressing 6. Challenges

Name 10 titles for objectives for Development and Learning (Creative Curriculum)

1. Social-Emotional 2. Physical 3. Language 4. Cognitive 5. Literacy 6. Mathematics 7. Science and Technology 8. Social Studies 9. The Arts 10. English Language Acquisition

Name 3 items that facilitate self help skills.

1. Sturdy, child-size eating utensils and an easily cleaned area 2. Stools to help with access to toilets, sinks, and mirrors 3. Clothing that is easy for toddlers to manage independently 4. Time to allow toddlers to participate as fully as they want or are able 5. A positive, supportive adult attribute

Name 2 out of 5 negative aspects of early learning standards

1. Teaching to the standards and loss of unique and appropriate curricula 2. The risk of pushdown curricula and inappropriate expectations for young children 3. Reliance on direct instruction to ensure addressing the standards 4. Focus on superficial learning objectives 5. Use of testing and other inappropriate methods of assessing progess

Name 4 key concepts of the Reggio approach.

1. The image of the child 2. The environment as a third teacher 3. Progettazione- means making flexible plans for the further investigation of ideas 4. One hundred languages of children. Encouraging children to make symbolic representations on their ideas

What are 3 out of 5 benefits of integrated curriculum?

1. They learn knowledge through meaningful content and skills 2. Integrated curriculum allows children to learn through activities in large time blocks 3. The time and opportunity for children to engage, allowing children opportunities to revisit and extend their learning 4. Internal motivation to learn is a result of involvement over time in projects and activities of interest

How much time do toddlers spend in social activities? What percent

16%

What is NAEYC recommendation for caregiver to infant/toddler ratio?

1:4

What is Eurythmy?

A movement art that usually accompanies spoken texts or music and includes elements of role-play. Unique to Waldorf education

What is autonomy?

A sense of self as an independent being

Define Synapses

Connections between nerve cells

What is integrated curriculum?

Curriculum where learning takes place through projects where many threads of knowledge and skills are used, rather than separating into distinct academic subjects.

Define Cortisol

Hormone produced by the adrenal gland, released in response to stress

Define Dendrite

Input fibers on neurons that can receive impulses from other neurons

What is emergent curriculum?

Learning activities that develop from following the interest and interactions of the classroom participants

What are open ended materials- give definition

Materials that can be used in many ways, with no one restricted way to use them

What is Curriculum?

Methods and content to be taught.

What is the oldest approach?

Montessori Approach

Define Neurons

Nerve cells

What is theme planning?

Organization of activities and materials around a particular concept

What are transitions?

Period of time between the ending of one segment of a schedule and the beginning of another

What is an absorbent mind?

Phrase used by Montessori to describe young children's active, natural learning style in their early years

Define Attachment

Reciprocal, lasting ties between infants, and caregivers, contributing to mutual pleasure and comfort

What is pedagogy?

Related to study and teaching of children

What are sensitive periods?

Term for Montessori, where she identified periods of learning in which children are particularly sensitive to particular stimuli

What is backtracking?

Term used to indicate the process of analyzing and interpreting activity after it has occurred, to evaluate learning tasks and skills involved

What is never found in a toddler environment?

Time-out chairs

What is maturation?

Unfolding of genetically influenced, sometimes age-related, sequence of physical changes, related to muscle and nervous system readiness

What is continuity of care?

When an infant and family stay with the same primary caregiver over at least a year or sometimes 2 or 3

What do you not want in your environment?

too much noise from sounds of too many babies and adults or from constant artificial sounds