Early Childhood Program Planning
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Course Introduction
Early Childhood Program Planning explores the foundational principles and effective strategies for designing, implementing, and evaluating developmentally appropriate programs for young children. This course examines the integration of play-based learning, curriculum design, classroom environment organization, assessment techniques, and family engagement. Students will learn to create inclusive, culturally responsive, and child-centered programs that support the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth of children from birth to age eight. Additionally, the course addresses legal, ethical, and professional considerations in early childhood program administration.
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Teaching Young Children An Introduction 6th Edition by Michael L. Henniger
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Chapter 1: Overview of the Profession
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Q1) Which of the following characteristics about preschool programs is accurate?
A)They became popular in the 1800s.
B)They are designed for children between 3 and 5.
C)They typically are in operation for the full day.
D)They were designed for working parents.
Answer: B
Q2) Being an advocate for children and families may be intimidating for someone new to the field of early learning.What might be some simple advocacy tasks that would be less stressful to begin with?
Answer: Advocacy means promoting the causes of children and families.Answers will vary based on student perception of how meeting the needs of children and families are important to them.
Q3) The availability of programs for children with special needs was extended down to birth by what is now the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Historical Contexts
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Q1) Erik Erikson,a German-born psychoanalyst,emphasized
A)cognitive development through 10 stages.
B)that growth in personality follows a clear plan determined by genetics.
C)psychosexual stages of development.
D)physical development through 8 stages of physical-motor development
Answer: B
Q2) Characteristics of a constructivist learning environment are all of the following except
A)learning involves socialization and collaboration.
B)activities are teacher centered.
C)encourages students to integrate and connect information.
D)students' interests drive topic selection.
Answer: B
Q3) Define Vygotsky's zone of proximal development.
Answer: no answer
Q4) Froebel emphasized the value of singing at home and in settings for young children.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Early Childhood Program Models
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Q1) Waldorf education was the brainchild of
A)Jean Piaget.
B)Erik Erikson.
C)Rudolf Steiner.
D)David Weikart.
Answer: C
Q2) Spatiotemporal relationships focus on
A)helping children understand relational concepts such as up and down,event sequencing,and cause-and-effect relationships.
B)organizing objects into groups according to common characteristics and ordering items from smallest to largest.
C)organizing body movements and identifying relationships between children.
D)helping children understand relational concepts such as up and down and how to talk to others.
Answer: A
Q3) Three main theoretical foundations form the basis for the Bank Street program.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Understanding How a Child Develops and Learns
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Q1) An outcome of the popular book From Neurons to Neighborhoods (Shonkoff & Phillips,2000)has been the growing emphasis on _____ as an important issue in development.
A)self preservation
B)self esteem
C)self regulation
D)self monitoring
Q2) Describe Piaget's view of the constructivist approach to learning and development.
Q3) Preschoolers age 3 to 5 are characterized by
A)rapid growth,making the transition from dependency to more autonomous play and learning.
B)a series of milestones,many entering school for the first time,with continued rapid development.
C)formal schooling,social development,and management of emotions.
D)concrete operational thinking.
Q4) Children who are egocentric have a difficult time seeing things from any perspective other than their own.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Play in Childhood
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Q1) Jerome Bruner described play as
A)a less risky situation for learning without fear of failure and a time when children can try combinations of behavior without pressure or anxiety.
B)a time to shy away from interacting with others because of fear of failure and anxiety.
C)an unimportant experience given to children by adults who wish to keep children busy. D)a very risky situation where children feel pressure and anxiety when testing out combinations of behavior.
Q2) According to the psychoanalytic theory,play is motivated by the pressure to succeed.
A)True B)False
Q3) Choose one area of child development (cognitive,social,emotional,language,physical)and describe how play facilitates that component of the child's life.Use examples to highlight the points you make.
Q4) Play,according to Bruner,is an opportunity for stress reduction.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Guiding Young Children
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Q1) A logical consequence makes a clear link between the child's inappropriate behavior and the consequences for that behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Adults can help children deal with teasing and bullying by doing all of the following except:
A)promote competitive games.
B)talk about teasing and bullying.
C)involve families in the process.
D)intervene early and regularly.
Q3) A you-message identifies for the child his or her appropriate actions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe two ways in which you could develop a friendly workplace in the early learning environment.
Q5) It is not possible for early learning professionals to teach preschoolers prosocial behaviors.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Diversity and Young Children
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Q1) Identify two visual accessories that may stimulate discussion and awareness of diversity issues.
Q2) Can toys and games help promote an understanding of diversity? Give specific examples.
Q3) When selecting books on diversity you do not need to do the following:
A)Try to find books that represent children in your class.
B)Make sure books are written only in English.
C)Look for books that introduce new information and ideas to children.
D)Make sure to balance your selections to ensure that children are introduced to a variety of topics.
Q4) Puzzles depicting women in nontraditional work roles help children develop more complete conceptual understandings of gender issues.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What three components of spirituality are important to include in religiously diverse early learning settings?
Q6) IFSP stands for Individualized Family Standard Practices.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Planning the Physical Environment: Indoors
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Q1) How do you feel about being a "thoughtful steward" of our planet? What strategies will you use indoors to help young children learn about,and participate in,caring for the environment?
Q2) Collectibles are scrounged materials that children use in open-ended ways.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When selecting materials for early learning centers,it is not important to consider versatility in use of the equipment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The woodworking center is considered too dangerous for preschool children.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are unit blocks?
Q6) Give an example of a dramatic play prop box.
Q7) Describe why it's important to rotate materials through centers.
Q8) Describe the process you would use to change the indoor environment for young children.
Q9) Define self-correcting toys.
Q10) Give an example of a complex play unit. Page 10
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Chapter 9: Planning the Physical Environment: Outdoors
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Q1) Name two types of play,important to development in primary-age children,which can be encouraged in the outdoor environment.
Q2) Consider the social value of outdoor play for infants/toddlers,preschoolers,kindergartners,and children in the primary grades.Discuss the similarities and differences.
Q3) Woodworking projects outdoors
A)are not as effective as projects planned for inside the classroom.
B)are more dangerous than indoor projects.
C)are less dangerous than indoor projects.
D)require more complex equipment.
Q4) Your text emphasizes the importance of having materials outdoors that children can manipulate.Is this really that important? Why or why not?
Q5) The most commonly found structures on playgrounds today are pieces of movable equipment.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What can be done to make outdoor play environments safe places for children with special needs?
Q7) What would be an example of an outdoor prop box?
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Chapter 10: Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
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Q1) What is an anecdotal record?
Q2) When used properly,standardized assessments are an important component of early childhood assessment options.Why do many people say that they are problematic for children of all ages? How do you feel about using standardized assessments?
Q3) Group games can provide valuable opportunities for children to learn mathematics.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All of the following are reasons for using integrated curriculum except which item?
A)Integrated curriculum separates centers,concepts,and learning topics into isolated learning frames.
B)Integrated curriculum makes the learning more relevant.
C)Integrated curriculum takes advantage of the child's natural way of learning.
D)Integrated curriculum allows for more in-depth study of a chosen theme.
Q5) Observation is a key tool to curriculum planning and assessment in early childhood settings.However,it is difficult to find time to do careful observations.What could you do to make sure observations happen in your classroom?
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Chapter 11: Health and Wellness
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Q1) Activities that foster a child's ability to balance include all of the following except
A)walking forward and backward on a line drawn on the floor.
B)walking on a rope or hoop.
C)walking around an outdoor track.
D)walking on a balance beam.
Q2) Since 1976,childhood obesity has
A)increased from 6.5% to 19.6% for children ages 2 to 5.
B)doubled for children ages 2 to 5.
C)decreased from 19.6% to 6.5% for children ages 2 to 5
D)decreased for children 6 through 11.
Q3) Give an example of a health and wellness website mentioned in this chapter that you feel would be helpful to children or yourself.
Q4) What is Fifth disease?
Q5) Give an example of an organized game or activity for use outdoors with young children.
Q6) Tumbling mats are important in the development of fine motor skills.
A)True
B)False
Q7) How can healthy adults impact young children?
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Chapter 12: Supporting Emotional and Social Development
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Q1) Smiling,a pat on the shoulder,and a hug are forms of encouragement.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the purpose of a cooperative learning experience?
Q3) The following material is particularly effective in allowing children to express their feelings in positive ways
A)blocks.
B)puzzles.
C)natural objects.
D)art materials.
Q4) Many well-meaning adults say things like "Don't be sad" or "Stop crying." Based on information in your text,what is the problem with these kinds of statements? What would be some better ways of communicating with children about their feelings?
Q5) Early care and education professionals assisting young children in dealing with feelings should begin
A)by identifying the negative consequences of acting on feelings.
B)by giving children strategies for dealing with feelings.
C)by helping children recognize and label their feelings.
D)by helping children accept their feelings as normal.
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Chapter 13: Mathematics,science,and Social Studies
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Q1) Young children have difficulty learning and using terms such as rhombus,ellipse,cube,and numeral.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Chemistry refers to
A)the study of substances and what happens when they are combined or come in contact with one another.
B)the science of matter and energy and of interactions between the two.
C)the study of the life cycle,habitat,and eating preferences of the variety of life that inhabits the earth.
D)the incorporation of activities that use ramps to determine the speeds of various objects as they roll.
Q3) Define seriation.
Q4) Integrating the cognitive curriculum for infants and toddlers includes all of the following except:
A)mobiles in cribs,pictures of human faces around room.
B)talking to and holding children.
C)using the project approach.
D)music-making materials and sound discrimination toys.
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Chapter 14: The Creative Arts
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Q1) Novelty refers to
A)an idea or product being new or novel.
B)an idea or product being familiar and well known.
C)not new to humankind.
D)not new to the individual.
Q2) What four central elements should be included in the early childhood art curriculum?
Q3) The concept of creativity is not easily defined.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not a characteristic of creative individuals,according to Torrance (1962)?
A)Curiosity,constantly ask meaningful questions and manipulate materials in the environment
B)Flexibility,when one approach to a problem doesn't work,they simply try something else
C)Sensitivity to problems,can sense missing elements and quickly identify problem situations
D)Dependence,comfortable only when working in a group they play with
Q5) How do you define creativity?
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Chapter 15: Technology and Young Children
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Q1) A website for your early childhood program can be useful for
A)sharing individual children's assessment scores.
B)giving specific feedback to families about homework assignments.
C)sharing the calendar of events for the week or month.
D)sharing your views on politics and religion.
Q2) Technology devices used by children with special needs to enhance their learning opportunities are called
A)assistive technology.
B)supportive technology.
C)specialized technology.
D)inclusive technology.
Q3) Which of the following is a way that early learning professionals can overcome the issue of isolation as a result of computer use?
A)Having more individualized software available to each child
B)Placing more computers in the computer center for each child to use independently
C)Placing more than one chair at each computer station
D)Having a computer programmer create a network for children
Q4) What is drill-and-practice software?
Q5) Describe one benefit of educational television programs.
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