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Chapter 5: Child Development and Milestones

  • Flashcards
  • Web Quiz
    • Video Activities, Courtesy of the California Department of Education
    • Pre-Viewing Question: In what ways can adults interact with infants to promote reciprocal interactions?

      Post-Viewing Question: How does the reciprocal interaction between the adult and the infant demonstrate that development is not a passive process?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: What are some examples of simple utterances that toddlers produce?

      Post-Viewing Question: In what way does the teacher give the child the confidence to make an attempt to communicate?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: How is knowledge created through the child's actions on the world?

      Post-Viewing Question: How are physical experiences the basis for higher levels of thinking?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: What everyday experiences provide opportunities for children to learn cause and effect?

      Post-Viewing Question: How does the child show persistence while attempting to solve the problem?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: How does the development of gross motor skills enable infants to learn about their environment?

      Post-Viewing Question: How does play with the round toy support the development of spatial concepts?

Chapter 7: Exceptional Children in Early Care and Education

Chapter 10: Play and the Learning Environment

Chapter 11: Emotional and Social Development

Chapter 12: Language and Literacy Development

  • Flashcards
  • Web Quiz
    • Video Activities, Courtesy of the California Department of Education
    • Pre-Viewing Question: Why do playful interactions provide many opportunities for communication?

      Post-Viewing Question: How are the children responding to and engaging with the adult?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: In what ways do children learn to express emotions?

      Post-Viewing Question: What words or phrases did the two girls who were playing use to communicate their emotions?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: How do children show understanding of the meaning of language?

      Post-Viewing Question: In what way does the teacher engage the children to promote language learning?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: How do children first begin to produce language?

      Post-Viewing Question: Describe the babbling and jargon that the infant is using.

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: What are some indicators that children are becoming more proficient at expressing their thoughts and ideas?

      Post-Viewing Question: Describe the child's expressive language skills.

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: Why is using language meaningfully during daily routines important for language development?

      Post-Viewing Question: How does the infant communicate his needs to the teacher?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: How do children use gestures in communication to convey messages?

      Post-Viewing Question: What is the child communicating through gestures and single words to the teacher?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: Why are social interactions important for language development?

      Post-Viewing Question: How does the child demonstrate knowledge of the rules of turn-taking?

  • Workshop Format

Chapter 13: Mathematics, Science, and Technology

  • Flashcards
  • Web Quiz
    • Video Activities, Courtesy of the California Department of Education
    • Pre-Viewing Question: What familiar children's songs are used by adults to teach the concept of quantity?

      Post-Viewing Question: How do children show understanding of the use of measurement?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: How do toddlers explore the size, shape, and spatial arrangement of objects?

      Post-Viewing Question: How is the child using spatial sense to problem-solve?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: How do children arrange objects so that they fit in a space?

      Post-Viewing Question: Why is the use of spatial questions important to help children integrate new concepts?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: What types of toys encourage infants to explore through tactile and visual means?

      Post-Viewing Question: What aspects of the toy help keep the infant engaged in play?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: Why is number sense fundamental to learning mathematical concepts?

      Post-Viewing Question: What other types of activities can teachers set up to teach the concept of more or less?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: What early math concepts do children acquire?

      Post-Viewing Question: How are the children demonstrating knowledge of the concept of numbers?

  • Workshop Format

Chapter 14: Movement, Health, and the Physical Curriculum

  • Flashcards
  • Web Quiz
    • Video Activities, Courtesy of the California Department of Education
    • Pre-Viewing Question: Why are the concepts of health and cleanliness important to introduce at an early age?

      Post-Viewing Question: How will imitation and memory play an important role in developing cognitive understanding of personal care habits?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: How can the teacher structure the classroom schedule to promote personal care routines?

      Post-Viewing Question: What is the teacher's role in ensuring that children feel confident about demonstrating health awareness?

       

      Pre-Viewing Question: What fun activities inspire children to develop lifelong personal care hygiene habits?

      Post-Viewing Question: How does the child actively participate in personal care practices?

  • Workshop Format

Authors: Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle, Ana Garcia-Nevarez, Wanda J. Roundtree Henderson and Alicia Valero-Kerrick

Pub Date: January 2013

Pages: 552

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