Family and Community Relationships in Early Childhood Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the vital connections between young children, their families, and the broader community, emphasizing how these relationships influence early development and learning. Students will examine diverse family structures, cultural backgrounds, and community resources, gaining strategies for building respectful partnerships that support children's growth. Topics include effective communication, family engagement, advocacy, and collaboration with community organizations. Through practical activities and reflection, students will develop skills to foster inclusive, supportive environments that honor and empower families as integral partners in early childhood education.
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Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education Building a Foundation 2nd Edition by Sue
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Chapter 1: Continuity and Change in Early Childhood Education
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Q1) What is the name of a controversial movement that publicly supports preschool programs for three and four year old children?
A)Alignment of Preschool and K-3 Movement
B)Early Intervention
C)Universal Prekindergarten
D)Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Answer: C
Q2) Which employer-sponsored child care system is the largest in the world?
A)Head Start
B)Early Childhood Special Education Programs
C)The US Military
D)Universal Pre-kindergarten
Answer: C
Q3) Which definition best describes the term school readiness?
A)The ability of a child to be able to get ready in the morning independently
B)Children's competencies related to success needed in kindergarten
C)A school's ability to be able to educate young children
D)A kindergarten program designed for children from lower economic neighborhoods
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Building on a Tradition of Excellence
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Q1) What is the name of the approach developed by Lucy Sprague Mitchell where the educational philosophy emphasized children's firsthand experiences and play,and children's experiences in the "here and now" provided the launching pad for their learning?
A)Creative Curriculum
B)Bank Street
C)Pratt Prekindergarten
D)Child Study Movement
Answer: B
Q2) Which law extended services to children from birth to 3 years of age with emphasis on the role of families in early intervention?
A)PL 99-457
B)ADA
C)The Lanham Act
D)PL 94-142
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Understanding and Applying Developmentally Appropriate Practice
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Q1) Which of the following statements is the best definition for reciprocal relationships?
A)Reciprocal relationships are a two-way relationship in which information and power is shared evenly.
B)Reciprocal relationships are best when the teacher and the child's family are from the same culture.
C)Reciprocal relationships are used to provide families with difficult information regarding the development of their child.
D)Reciprocal relationships benefit the teacher more than the child or family.
Answer: A
Q2) According to the textbook,the ultimate goal for developmentally appropriate practices is to:
A)be sure that all children are being taught using the same material regardless of their background.
B)create programs that offer all children the same experience.
C)promote the development and enhance the learning of each individual child served.
D)allow all children access to early childhood programs.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Applying What We Know About Childrens
Learning and Development
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Q1) In Maslow's self-actualization theory which of the following needs was at the base or bottom of the pyramid and considered one of the basic needs?
A)Physical Needs
B)Psychological Needs
C)Growth Needs
D)The need for self-esteem
Q2) Choose one of the key theorists from this chapter Erikson,Maslow,Piaget,or Vygotsky)and describe the key components of how they believe development occurs.
Q3) What term means the ability to adapt or control behavior,emotions,and thinking?
A)Self-regulation
B)Private speech
C)Social- Conventional Knowledge
D)Cognition
Q4) Explain the role of play in children's development and learning and how children benefit from play.
Q5) Explain the effects of culture on parenting styles.
Q6) Explain why it is important to study child development.
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Chapter 5: Adapting for Individual Differences
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Q1) Which of the following behaviors may be a "red flag" that a child may have autism and the family should receive the advice of a professional?
A)Greets everyone with big smiles,and is overly affectionate to anyone they meet.
B)No back and forth sharing of sounds,smiles,or other facial expressions by 9 months or thereafter
C)Unable to walk by the time they are 12 months old
D)Facial features that include small ears,an enlarged tongue,and small stature.
Q2) What term refers to a child's ability to overcome,adapt to,or minimize the damaging effects of adversity?
A)Resilience
B)Individual differences
C)Approaches to Learning
D)Temperament
Q3) Which is an example of person-first language?
A)A special needs child
B)An autistic child
C)A child with Down Syndrome
D)A hearing impaired child
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Chapter 6: Embracing a Culturally and Linguistically
Diverse World
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Q1) What type of early childhood curriculum includes learning experiences and teaching strategies that are specifically designed to counter the stereotyping of diverse groups and to guard against expressions of bias?
A)Diversity Curriculum
B)Integrated Curriculum
C)Anti-bias Curriculum
D)Tourist Curriculum
Q2) When the values of the group focuses on the needs of the individual,independence,self-expression,and personal property and choice,then the cultural orientation is thought to be what type of culture?
A)Collectivist Culture
B)Socialist Culture
C)Democratic Culture
D)Individualistic Cultural
Q3) Which is an important concept to understand when referring to culture?
A)Culture is a characteristic of groups
B)Children from the same culture share the exact experiences
C)Culture is the only aspect that determines the values of a group
D)Members of a cultural group do not deviate in characteristics
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Chapter 7: Building Effective Partnerships With Families
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Q1) Summarize the principles of planning and conducting family conferences.
Q2) The textbook described six dimensions of family systems boundaries,roles,rules,hierarchy,climate,and equilibrium).Choose one of these dimensions and give an example of the implications on the family.
Q3) What type of communication style is a teacher using if they were to say "You really need to be sure to continue with potty training over the weekend so that Billy won't regress."?
A)Passive-Communication
B)Aggressive-Communication
C)Parental-Communication
D)Effective-Communication
Q4) According to Janis Keyser 2006,what was the first stage she had gone through professionally when working with children and families?
A)Save the child
B)Save the parent
C)Save the school
D)Save herself
Q5) Describe how culture plays a role in the development of young children.
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Chapter 8: Creating a Caring Community of Learners: Guiding Young Children
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Q1) What is the name of the teaching model that is used to support children's social and emotional development and focuses on relationships rather than "fixing" the child?
A)Time-Out
B)Teaching Pyramid
C)Functional Assessment
D)Individualized Education Plan
Q2) What type of attachment might a child exhibit in a family where the mother might have been depressed and unwilling or unable to provide consistent,sensitive or reasonable care?
A)Secure Attachment
B)Separation Attachment
C)Unresponsive Attachment
D)Insecure Attachment
Q3) Give an example of how the ABC's in a Functional Assessment can be used to reduce a challenging behavior
Q4) Outline a daily schedule that can be used so that children can do their best and that prevents behavior problems.Give the rationale of the schedule you provided.
Q5) Provide a strategy and an example for promoting emotional literacy.
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Chapter 9: Teaching to Enhance Learning and Development
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Q1) Define the continuum of effective teacher's roles in play that can be seen in an early childhood education program.Give an example of one of these teacher's roles.
Q2) Define the K-W-L organizer and explain how it is used in early childhood programs.Provide one example.
Q3) What is the behavior or activity that a teacher deliberately selects and flexibly applies to help students construct meaning?
A)Learning Strategy
B)Teaching Experience
C)Teaching Strategy
D)Research
Q4) What does the CLASS assess in an early childhood classroom?
A)Emergent literacy for children 3-8 years old
B)The inappropriate behaviors of children 3-5 years old
C)School readiness for children entering into kindergarten
D)The emotional climate,classroom organization,and instructional climate in a classroom
Q5) Describe the strategy of scaffolding and how a teacher would use it in teaching a challenging task.
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Chapter 10: Planning Effective Curriculum
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Q1) Which type of approach to teaching dual-language learners is a teacher using if the instruction was in English but then uses Spanish to explain,clarify,or ask questions to assess children's understanding?
A)English Immersion
B)Two-Way Dual Immersion Approach
C)English Plus Spanish
D)Emergent Language
Q2) Summarize how standards influence curriculum planning
Q3) In which curriculum does the central element include using high level,mature socio-dramatic play to develop children's self-regulation?
A)Tools of the Mind
B)Core Knowledge
C)Creative Curriculum
D)High Scope
Q4) Describe the phases involved in the project based curriculum approach.
Q5) Make a checklist of five criteria you would use to review an early childhood curriculum.
Q6) Compare the differences between learning,content,and performance standards.
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Chapter 11: Assessing Childrens Learning and Development
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Q1) What are the short descriptions of incidences that teachers can write based on observations?
A)Anecdotal Record
B)Checklist
C)Frequency Count
D)Rubric
Q2) List the four basic purposes for assessment.
Q3) What is a test said to be if the results obtained from a test are consistent and accurate over time?
A)Normal
B)Valid
C)Reliable
D)Dynamic
Q4) Which one of the following is an example of a formative assessment?
A)Curriculum-Embedded assessment
B)Aptitude Testing
C)Readiness Testing
D)Diagnostic Assessment
Q5) Provide an example of when to use informal assessments and when to use formal assessments.
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Chapter 12: Teaching Children to Communicate: Language, Literacy and the Arts
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Q1) Describe ways in which a teacher can provide support the process in creative arts.
Q2) What is the ability to communicate?
A)Syntax
B)Vocabulary
C)Receptive Language
D)Expressive Language
Q3) What is the term for when a teacher provides a running commentary during routines and interactions to babies and toddlers?
A)Play-By-Play Language
B)Code switching
C)Parentese
D)Script Language
Q4) Explain how a teacher would support a dual language learner in an early childhood program
Q5) At which grade level would you find transitional readers and writers?
A)Kindergarten
B)First Grade
C)Second Grade
D)Third Grade
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Chapter 13: Teaching Children to Investigate and Solve
Problems: Mathematics, Science, and Technology
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Q1) Describe how an intentional teacher promotes science learning by carefully organizing the environment,providing focused learning experiences and information,and integrating science into children's play and everyday routines in the early childhood classroom.
Q2) What is an example of decomposing in mathematics?
A)Subtracting
B)Adding
C)Multiplying
D)Lining up objects to count
Q3) Which of the following is an example enumeration?
A)The simple act of counting
B)Putting written numbers in order
C)Being able to recognize the symbols for numbers
D)Counting backwards
Q4) What are small-sized blocks,cubes,patterns blocks,beads,pegs,and the like that are designed for children's play and learning?
A)Counters
B)Place-holders
C)Manipulatives
D)Attributes
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Chapter 14: Teaching Children to Live in a Democratic
Society:socialemotional Learning and Social Studies
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Q1) What is the widening horizons approach to studying social studies?
A)Social studies curriculum concentrates on other curriculum areas
B)Social studies curriculum planning is based on other cultures
C)Social studies curriculum includes diversity
D)Social studies curriculum planning begins where children are and then expands outward
Q2) Which of the following is the best example of cooperative play?
A)Two children playing in the sand table
B)Four children playing fire fighter with specific roles that they planned
C)A child picking up his blocks when the teacher asks him
D)Three children taking turns on the computer
Q3) Describe the steps a teacher can use to teach problem-solving skills.
Q4) According to the textbook,what concept would the children learn if they had a clothing drive at their school?
A)Geography
B)Early Economics
C)History
D)Culture
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Q5) List five themes or concepts that could be taught in an early childhood social studies curriculum.
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Chapter 15: Teaching Children to Be Healthy and Fit:
Physical Development and Health
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Q1) How much time a day should preschoolers be spending in structured physical activity?
A)10 minutes
B)20 minutes
C)30 minutes
D)60 minutes
Q2) Outline the components of a health,and safety curriculum for young children
Q3) Describe the teacher's role for meeting health and safety standards in early childhood programs.
Q4) At what age do children typically go through the fundamental movement phase?
A)Birth to age 1
B)Age 1 to age 2
C)Ages 2 to 7
D)Age 7 through adolescents
Q5) Which body system is being used when the heart rate goes up such as what would occur during running?
A)Cardiorespiratory
B)Muscular
C)Sensory
D)Perceptual-Motor
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Q1) Describe the use of the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct in early childhood settings.
Q2) What are obligations that every teacher agrees to uphold with honesty,integrity,and respect?
A)Ethical Dilemmas
B)Ethical Responsibilities
C)Professional Ethics
D)Ethics
Q3) What are personal views about what is right and wrong and how to behave?
A)Ethical Dilemmas
B)Professional Ethics
C)Ethics
D)Morality
Q4) According to the textbook,what is another name,besides teacher,sometimes used to describe those who work with infants and toddlers?
A)Baby Sitter
B)Attendant
C)Caregiver
D)Nurse
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