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Birth to Age Eight
3rd Edition
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Julie Bullard
University of Montana
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Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Hoboken
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Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto
Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo
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,Instructor:
Please note that in addition to the summative assessment included here, there are student
formative assessments in the Pearson Enhanced eText. This includes two short answer
questions for every major heading in the textbook. There is also a multiple choice test at
the end of each chapter. Explanations for both correct and incorrect answers are given.
Julie Bullard
Chapter 1
Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which answer is the best example of play as described in the textbook?
a. The teacher has all the children play red light, green light.
b. Children participate in a scripted drama.
c. A group of children pretend that they are preparing and eating a meal.
d. A group of children and their coach participate in little league baseball.
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2) Research reveals that outcomes for children are better if they are in classrooms with
__________.
a. More teacher directed instruction
b. More play-based instruction
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c. More large group activities
d. Less center time activities
3) Which statement is not true? The value of play is supported by ___________.
a. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
b. Theorists including Montessori, Vygotsky, Piaget, and Malaguzzi but not Steiner
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c. Curricular approaches including Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, High Scope, Tools of the
Mind, and Montessori
d. Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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4) Teachers support the learning through the environment in all the following ways except
___________.
a. Building interest in the centers and materials
b. Taking a hands off approach as children use the centers
c. Assessing children and documenting their learning
d. Having large and small discussions about the center activities
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5) Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?
a. Do you want milk or juice?
b. What is your favorite color?
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c. How many buttons do you have on your coat?
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, d. How are cats and dogs the same or different?
6) Which statement is not true? Children generally exhibit more positive behaviors if the
teacher _________________.
a. Provides retreat areas where children can be alone
b. Provides children with many choices so they are actively engaged
c. Keeps the room open for easy supervision
d. Reduces density through using all areas of the classroom
Short Answer and Essay Questions
1. List two reasons why the early childhood environment is crucial for young children’s
learning.
2. You believe that play is a critical learning tool for kindergarten children, but, the
principal is questioning whether children will learn what they need to learn through play.
Respond to the administrator’s concerns giving a rationale for why play is important.
Include at least three different reasons.
3. Describe at least four ways that a high-quality environment can support developmentally
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appropriate practice.
4. Why did Lev Vygotsky believe that play was the ideal way for children to practice self-
regulation?
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5. Tanitha, a four-year-old who is very interested in insects, is observing the grasshoppers,
crickets, and centipedes that are in the bug jars in the science center. List three open-
ended questions the teacher might ask her about the bugs.
6. List at least one way that you would support families in understanding the value of
learning centers.
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Chapter 2
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Multiple Choice Questions
1) We can assist children in developing secure attachment in childcare through all the following
except ___________.?
a. Providing continuity of care
b. Exposing children to many different providers
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c. Showing genuine interest in each child
d. Being warm and responsive
2) Which of the following statements accurately reflects what we know about attachment?
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a. Child care can negatively affect children’s attachment to their parents.
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, b. Children are typically attached to only one person, usually their mother.
c. Children can have attachment problems if they must detach and reattach to several
different caregivers.
d. Attachment is primarily something that is stressed in Western cultures.
3) Teresa is concerned about a five-year-old child, Abby in her classroom. Abby rarely smiles
and often cries. She often says that she is sad. Abby wonders if a young child can have
mental illness such as depression. She asks several other teachers for advice. Which teacher
gives the most accurate information?
a. “Don’t worry. Abby will outgrow her sadness as she learns to deal with her emotions
more effectively.”
b. “It is impossible for young children to be depressed. It is only when you are older and
have more substantive issues that you become depressed.”
c. “The family has so many issues that it is no wonder that Abby feels sad.”
d. “It is important to intervene if you feel that a child might have a mental illness. Even
young children can be mentally ill.”
4) All of the following statements would be true about children’s ability to regulate emotions
except ___________.
a. Children learn to regulate their emotions once they reach the stage of formal operations.
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b. Emotions if poorly managed can impair learning
c. Culture affects the way that one regulates emotion
d. In the preschool years, children can learn to anticipate and discuss emotion
5) Cultural discontinuity _____________________.
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a. Can cause teachers to misinterpret children’s behaviors
b. Can enhance the teacher child rapport with the child
c. Has little effect on the perception that children have of themselves as learners
d. Has little effect on the teacher’s ability to deliver effective instruction
6) Which of the following teacher’s statements would reflect the Building Blocks to Inclusion
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model?
a. “I think it is best to first begin with a developmentally appropriate environment. Without
this many children might be struggling when they don’t have specific special needs but
rather the environment and activities are inappropriate.”
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b. “As soon as I find that a child is entering my classroom that has a diagnosed special need
I plan a special time each day to provide one-on-one assistance to them.”
c. “Over the years I have developed a list of modifications to make based on the child’s
disability. When I find out I am having a child enter my room with this disability I
immediately enact the list of modifications.”
d. “I believe it is important for children to learn to live in the real world. I think when we
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make modifications we only cause the child to have more struggles in the future.”
7) Which would be a true statement about the CSEFEL model?
a. Intensive intervention that includes a behavior plan is needed by about 30% of preschool
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children.
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for
Creating Environments for Learning:
@
Birth to Age Eight
3rd Edition
Ap
Julie Bullard
University of Montana
lu
ss
Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Hoboken
tu
Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto
Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo
vi
a
@Aplusstuvia
,Instructor:
Please note that in addition to the summative assessment included here, there are student
formative assessments in the Pearson Enhanced eText. This includes two short answer
questions for every major heading in the textbook. There is also a multiple choice test at
the end of each chapter. Explanations for both correct and incorrect answers are given.
Julie Bullard
Chapter 1
Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which answer is the best example of play as described in the textbook?
a. The teacher has all the children play red light, green light.
b. Children participate in a scripted drama.
c. A group of children pretend that they are preparing and eating a meal.
d. A group of children and their coach participate in little league baseball.
@
2) Research reveals that outcomes for children are better if they are in classrooms with
__________.
a. More teacher directed instruction
b. More play-based instruction
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c. More large group activities
d. Less center time activities
3) Which statement is not true? The value of play is supported by ___________.
a. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
b. Theorists including Montessori, Vygotsky, Piaget, and Malaguzzi but not Steiner
lu
c. Curricular approaches including Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, High Scope, Tools of the
Mind, and Montessori
d. Developmentally Appropriate Practices
ss
4) Teachers support the learning through the environment in all the following ways except
___________.
a. Building interest in the centers and materials
b. Taking a hands off approach as children use the centers
c. Assessing children and documenting their learning
d. Having large and small discussions about the center activities
tu
5) Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?
a. Do you want milk or juice?
b. What is your favorite color?
vi
c. How many buttons do you have on your coat?
1
a
@Aplusstuvia
, d. How are cats and dogs the same or different?
6) Which statement is not true? Children generally exhibit more positive behaviors if the
teacher _________________.
a. Provides retreat areas where children can be alone
b. Provides children with many choices so they are actively engaged
c. Keeps the room open for easy supervision
d. Reduces density through using all areas of the classroom
Short Answer and Essay Questions
1. List two reasons why the early childhood environment is crucial for young children’s
learning.
2. You believe that play is a critical learning tool for kindergarten children, but, the
principal is questioning whether children will learn what they need to learn through play.
Respond to the administrator’s concerns giving a rationale for why play is important.
Include at least three different reasons.
3. Describe at least four ways that a high-quality environment can support developmentally
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appropriate practice.
4. Why did Lev Vygotsky believe that play was the ideal way for children to practice self-
regulation?
Ap
5. Tanitha, a four-year-old who is very interested in insects, is observing the grasshoppers,
crickets, and centipedes that are in the bug jars in the science center. List three open-
ended questions the teacher might ask her about the bugs.
6. List at least one way that you would support families in understanding the value of
learning centers.
lu
Chapter 2
ss
Multiple Choice Questions
1) We can assist children in developing secure attachment in childcare through all the following
except ___________.?
a. Providing continuity of care
b. Exposing children to many different providers
tu
c. Showing genuine interest in each child
d. Being warm and responsive
2) Which of the following statements accurately reflects what we know about attachment?
vi
a. Child care can negatively affect children’s attachment to their parents.
2
a
@Aplusstuvia
, b. Children are typically attached to only one person, usually their mother.
c. Children can have attachment problems if they must detach and reattach to several
different caregivers.
d. Attachment is primarily something that is stressed in Western cultures.
3) Teresa is concerned about a five-year-old child, Abby in her classroom. Abby rarely smiles
and often cries. She often says that she is sad. Abby wonders if a young child can have
mental illness such as depression. She asks several other teachers for advice. Which teacher
gives the most accurate information?
a. “Don’t worry. Abby will outgrow her sadness as she learns to deal with her emotions
more effectively.”
b. “It is impossible for young children to be depressed. It is only when you are older and
have more substantive issues that you become depressed.”
c. “The family has so many issues that it is no wonder that Abby feels sad.”
d. “It is important to intervene if you feel that a child might have a mental illness. Even
young children can be mentally ill.”
4) All of the following statements would be true about children’s ability to regulate emotions
except ___________.
a. Children learn to regulate their emotions once they reach the stage of formal operations.
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b. Emotions if poorly managed can impair learning
c. Culture affects the way that one regulates emotion
d. In the preschool years, children can learn to anticipate and discuss emotion
5) Cultural discontinuity _____________________.
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a. Can cause teachers to misinterpret children’s behaviors
b. Can enhance the teacher child rapport with the child
c. Has little effect on the perception that children have of themselves as learners
d. Has little effect on the teacher’s ability to deliver effective instruction
6) Which of the following teacher’s statements would reflect the Building Blocks to Inclusion
lu
model?
a. “I think it is best to first begin with a developmentally appropriate environment. Without
this many children might be struggling when they don’t have specific special needs but
rather the environment and activities are inappropriate.”
ss
b. “As soon as I find that a child is entering my classroom that has a diagnosed special need
I plan a special time each day to provide one-on-one assistance to them.”
c. “Over the years I have developed a list of modifications to make based on the child’s
disability. When I find out I am having a child enter my room with this disability I
immediately enact the list of modifications.”
d. “I believe it is important for children to learn to live in the real world. I think when we
tu
make modifications we only cause the child to have more struggles in the future.”
7) Which would be a true statement about the CSEFEL model?
a. Intensive intervention that includes a behavior plan is needed by about 30% of preschool
vi
children.
3
a
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