Early Childhood Ch 1-4 Test
developmentally appropriate practice - correct answer-approach where you base your
teaching on how children grow and develop. Specifically, the teacher has knowledge of child
development, social and cultural contexts, and the child as the individual. In order to put this
into place a teacher should make a classroom where all children feel safe, secure,
respected, and valued. Also there should be activities planned that will provide children with
opportunities for exploration and hands-on learning that encourage deep thinking. All of this
should be done while also keeping in mind all the diverse styles of learning that children can
have.
Advocates - correct answer-the act of pleading the issues impacting children and families to
the profession and the public and engaging in strategies designed to improve the life
outcomes of children and families
Poverty - correct answer-condition of having insufficient income to support a minimum
standard of living
Ethical Conduct - correct answer-Responsible behavior toward students and parents that
allows you to be considered a professional
Public Policy - correct answer-All the plans that local, state, and national governmental and
nongovernmental organizations have for implementing their goals
Includes: laws, federal guidelines, state guidelines, local guidelines, position statements, and
court decisions
Reflective Practice - correct answer-active process of thinking before teaching, during
teaching, and after teaching to make decisions about how to plan, assess, and teach
Child Development - correct answer-stages of physical, social, mental, and linguistic growth
that occur from birth through age eight years
Profession Practice - correct answer-Knowing about and demonstrating essential knowledge
of the profession
Knowledge includes: history and ethics of the profession, understanding how children
develop and learn, ad keeping up-to-date on public issues that influence early childhood and
the profession
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) - correct answer-Has 6
standards for early childhood professional practice
Standard 1: promotes child development and learning
Standard 2: builds family and community relationships
Standard 3: observes, documents, and assesses to support children and families
Standard 4: uses developmentally effective approaches to connect with children and families
Standard 5: uses content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum
Standard 6: identifies with and acts as an early childhood professional
developmentally appropriate practice - correct answer-approach where you base your
teaching on how children grow and develop. Specifically, the teacher has knowledge of child
development, social and cultural contexts, and the child as the individual. In order to put this
into place a teacher should make a classroom where all children feel safe, secure,
respected, and valued. Also there should be activities planned that will provide children with
opportunities for exploration and hands-on learning that encourage deep thinking. All of this
should be done while also keeping in mind all the diverse styles of learning that children can
have.
Advocates - correct answer-the act of pleading the issues impacting children and families to
the profession and the public and engaging in strategies designed to improve the life
outcomes of children and families
Poverty - correct answer-condition of having insufficient income to support a minimum
standard of living
Ethical Conduct - correct answer-Responsible behavior toward students and parents that
allows you to be considered a professional
Public Policy - correct answer-All the plans that local, state, and national governmental and
nongovernmental organizations have for implementing their goals
Includes: laws, federal guidelines, state guidelines, local guidelines, position statements, and
court decisions
Reflective Practice - correct answer-active process of thinking before teaching, during
teaching, and after teaching to make decisions about how to plan, assess, and teach
Child Development - correct answer-stages of physical, social, mental, and linguistic growth
that occur from birth through age eight years
Profession Practice - correct answer-Knowing about and demonstrating essential knowledge
of the profession
Knowledge includes: history and ethics of the profession, understanding how children
develop and learn, ad keeping up-to-date on public issues that influence early childhood and
the profession
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) - correct answer-Has 6
standards for early childhood professional practice
Standard 1: promotes child development and learning
Standard 2: builds family and community relationships
Standard 3: observes, documents, and assesses to support children and families
Standard 4: uses developmentally effective approaches to connect with children and families
Standard 5: uses content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum
Standard 6: identifies with and acts as an early childhood professional
