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1. A three year old preschooler is playing independently C. thinking out loud in or-
on the rug building a house of blocks. While working der to self-direct learning
on the house, the child says, "No, not the yellow one.
The black one would look better for the roof." Accord-
ing to the theories of Vygotsky, the child's behavior
could be best described as:
A. demonstrating an understanding of only one's per-
spective
B. asserting control over the environment
C. thinking out loud in order to self-direct learning
D. initiating communication with others in order to
seek assistance
2. Several kindergarteners are playing in a large sand- B. building a sand cas-
box on the school playground. Which of the following tle cooperatively with two
activities demonstrates the most developmentally ad- other children
vanced type of play?
A. pouring water on the sand to form shapes from the
resulting mixture
B. building a sand castle cooperatively with two other
children
C. filling a large bucket with sand using various sizes
of scoops
D. imitating another child who is tiptoeing through the
sand pretending it is very hot
3. Which of the following factors is likely to have the D. eating a nutritious
most beneficial effect on a second-grade student's breakfast each morning
academic performance?
A. riding or walking to school with parents
B. researching and reading about curricular topics on
the internet
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C. completing thirty minutes of homework each night
D. eating a nutritious breakfast each morning
4. A recent tornado caused damage in the community in A. Strategies such as keep-
which an early childhood teacher works. The mother ing to a routine, talking
of a 15 month old reports that since the tornado, her about the events, naming
son has become clingy, wants to be carried most of emotions, and providing
the time, and has trouble falling asleep at night. The verbal and physical reas-
mother asks the early childhood teacher for sugges- surance to the child when
tions for supporting her child in healing from the trau- needed are ways to help
ma of the tornado. Which of the following suggestions children feel safe when
should the teacher make to address the mother's con- dealing with trauma
cerns.
A. encouraging the mother to follow a predictable
routine with her child and allow him to stay close to
her when he expresses the need
B. reminding the mother that children are resilient
and that her child will cope with the events of the
tornado as time passes
C. showing the mother ways to rebuild her childs'
independence by establishing regular times for him
to play independently
D. recommending that the mother discuss the events
of the tornado with him daily because he has strong
language skills
5. A nine month old child has just learned to crawl. The D. learning to crawl stim-
early childhood teacher creates safe floor space for ulates and promotes chil-
the child to explore and provides enticing and acces- dren's cognitive develop-
sible toys and activities. Through these actions, the ment in a number of ways.
teacher is directly promoting the child's: It helps stimulate and or-
A. receptive language skills ganize neurons, allowing
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B. social skill development the brain to control cogni-
C. expressive language skills tive processes
D. cognitive development
6. Which of the following educational practices is likely B. by routinely engaging
to be most effective in supporting home language in activities that reflect and
preservation of English language learners in a general include their home lan-
education kindergarten classroom? guage, teacher demon-
A. ensuring that a translator is available for parents strate that they value and
and children with a home language other than English support home language
during parent-teacher conferences preservation.
B. engaging children in storytelling activities that in-
clude vocabulary from their home languages and re-
flect their home cultures
C. providing children with ample opportunities to so-
cialize with other people who speak their home lan-
guage during each week
D. displaying family portraits and drawings of the chil-
dren and their families with captions underneath both
in English and in children's home languages
7. A kindergarten teacher allots a portion of each day D. helps foster deeper
for children to use classroom learning centers. The learning and thinking
teacher monitors the children's engagement and ex-
tends the duration of the centers if the children are
focused on the activities involved. Which of the follow-
ing statements describes the primary benefit of this
approach?
A. increasing the children's conflict resolution skills
through social interaction with peers
B. meeting the children's needs for solitary and un-
structured play
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C. supporting the children's development of time
management skills
D. enhancing the children's depth of learning through
exploration of self-selected materials
8. A teacher of two and three year old children often A. open ended ques-
engages them in conversation. For example, when a tions and statements
child is playing with teddy bears, she will ask, "what are designed to encour-
are the bears doing today?" When a child is painting, age full, meaningful an-
she will say, "Please tell me about this interesting pic- swers using children's
ture you are making!" Which of the following benefits own knowledge, feelings,
is most closely attributed to this practice? or both. These questions
A. encouraging children's linguistic creativity and encourage student-gen-
self-expression erated ideas and solutions
B. determining children's aptitude levels and readi-
ness for other activities
C. obtaining feedback from children with a variety of
verbal and vocabulary abilities
D. fostering children's focus and self-confidence in
their abilities
9. A preschool teacher is designing curriculum for the B. DAP framework is de-
children in her classroom. Which of the following signed to promote young
steps is associated with developmentally appropriate children's optimal learn-
practice (DAP) for preschoolers? ing and development.
A. introducing children to preliminary phonological Knowing your students al-
and phonemic awareness activities lows you to decide which
B. knowing what is individually appropriate for each experiences are best for
child's interests and abilities children's learning and
C. including a positive behavior system to promote development
children's socialization
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1. A three year old preschooler is playing independently C. thinking out loud in or-
on the rug building a house of blocks. While working der to self-direct learning
on the house, the child says, "No, not the yellow one.
The black one would look better for the roof." Accord-
ing to the theories of Vygotsky, the child's behavior
could be best described as:
A. demonstrating an understanding of only one's per-
spective
B. asserting control over the environment
C. thinking out loud in order to self-direct learning
D. initiating communication with others in order to
seek assistance
2. Several kindergarteners are playing in a large sand- B. building a sand cas-
box on the school playground. Which of the following tle cooperatively with two
activities demonstrates the most developmentally ad- other children
vanced type of play?
A. pouring water on the sand to form shapes from the
resulting mixture
B. building a sand castle cooperatively with two other
children
C. filling a large bucket with sand using various sizes
of scoops
D. imitating another child who is tiptoeing through the
sand pretending it is very hot
3. Which of the following factors is likely to have the D. eating a nutritious
most beneficial effect on a second-grade student's breakfast each morning
academic performance?
A. riding or walking to school with parents
B. researching and reading about curricular topics on
the internet
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C. completing thirty minutes of homework each night
D. eating a nutritious breakfast each morning
4. A recent tornado caused damage in the community in A. Strategies such as keep-
which an early childhood teacher works. The mother ing to a routine, talking
of a 15 month old reports that since the tornado, her about the events, naming
son has become clingy, wants to be carried most of emotions, and providing
the time, and has trouble falling asleep at night. The verbal and physical reas-
mother asks the early childhood teacher for sugges- surance to the child when
tions for supporting her child in healing from the trau- needed are ways to help
ma of the tornado. Which of the following suggestions children feel safe when
should the teacher make to address the mother's con- dealing with trauma
cerns.
A. encouraging the mother to follow a predictable
routine with her child and allow him to stay close to
her when he expresses the need
B. reminding the mother that children are resilient
and that her child will cope with the events of the
tornado as time passes
C. showing the mother ways to rebuild her childs'
independence by establishing regular times for him
to play independently
D. recommending that the mother discuss the events
of the tornado with him daily because he has strong
language skills
5. A nine month old child has just learned to crawl. The D. learning to crawl stim-
early childhood teacher creates safe floor space for ulates and promotes chil-
the child to explore and provides enticing and acces- dren's cognitive develop-
sible toys and activities. Through these actions, the ment in a number of ways.
teacher is directly promoting the child's: It helps stimulate and or-
A. receptive language skills ganize neurons, allowing
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B. social skill development the brain to control cogni-
C. expressive language skills tive processes
D. cognitive development
6. Which of the following educational practices is likely B. by routinely engaging
to be most effective in supporting home language in activities that reflect and
preservation of English language learners in a general include their home lan-
education kindergarten classroom? guage, teacher demon-
A. ensuring that a translator is available for parents strate that they value and
and children with a home language other than English support home language
during parent-teacher conferences preservation.
B. engaging children in storytelling activities that in-
clude vocabulary from their home languages and re-
flect their home cultures
C. providing children with ample opportunities to so-
cialize with other people who speak their home lan-
guage during each week
D. displaying family portraits and drawings of the chil-
dren and their families with captions underneath both
in English and in children's home languages
7. A kindergarten teacher allots a portion of each day D. helps foster deeper
for children to use classroom learning centers. The learning and thinking
teacher monitors the children's engagement and ex-
tends the duration of the centers if the children are
focused on the activities involved. Which of the follow-
ing statements describes the primary benefit of this
approach?
A. increasing the children's conflict resolution skills
through social interaction with peers
B. meeting the children's needs for solitary and un-
structured play
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C. supporting the children's development of time
management skills
D. enhancing the children's depth of learning through
exploration of self-selected materials
8. A teacher of two and three year old children often A. open ended ques-
engages them in conversation. For example, when a tions and statements
child is playing with teddy bears, she will ask, "what are designed to encour-
are the bears doing today?" When a child is painting, age full, meaningful an-
she will say, "Please tell me about this interesting pic- swers using children's
ture you are making!" Which of the following benefits own knowledge, feelings,
is most closely attributed to this practice? or both. These questions
A. encouraging children's linguistic creativity and encourage student-gen-
self-expression erated ideas and solutions
B. determining children's aptitude levels and readi-
ness for other activities
C. obtaining feedback from children with a variety of
verbal and vocabulary abilities
D. fostering children's focus and self-confidence in
their abilities
9. A preschool teacher is designing curriculum for the B. DAP framework is de-
children in her classroom. Which of the following signed to promote young
steps is associated with developmentally appropriate children's optimal learn-
practice (DAP) for preschoolers? ing and development.
A. introducing children to preliminary phonological Knowing your students al-
and phonemic awareness activities lows you to decide which
B. knowing what is individually appropriate for each experiences are best for
child's interests and abilities children's learning and
C. including a positive behavior system to promote development
children's socialization
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