Preschool Appropriate Practices Questions With Correct Answers

List three principle components that make up DAP for children birth to eight years of age. - Answer 1) Age Apporpriate 2) Individually Appropriate 3) Culturally/Socially Appropriate One of the most important things to teach 3-5 year old children is ____________ development. - Answer Language Poems, songs, and _______ are three ways to make this learning process fun for them. - Answer Stories When babies are born, they are in the ____________ stage of cognitive development. - Answer Sensorimotor As they grow, they reach the _____________ stage, where they tend to think illogically, begin to understand simple concepts, and behave egocentrically. - Answer Preoperational In the _______________ stage, they begin to develop logic. - Answer Concrete-operational Finally, as they reach age 11, they reach the ______________ stage. - Answer Formal operations (Erikson's 8 Stages of Conflict in Emotional Development) What is the conflict at an infant age? - Answer Trust Vs Mistrust What is the conflict at a toddler age? - Answer Autonomy Vs Shame & Doubt What is the conflict at a preschool age? - Answer Initiative Vs Guilt What is the conflict at a grade school age? - Answer Industry Vs Inferiority Given the observed behavior, what is the appropriate domain? // Child was able to string wooden beads on a shoe string. - Answer Physical - fine motor Given the observed behavior, what is the appropriate domain? // Child plays well with peers. - Answer Social Given the observed behavior, what is the appropriate domain? // Child was able to solve a simple problem. - Answer Intellectual / Cognitive Given the observed behavior, what is the appropriate domain? // Child was able to sing an appropriate song. - Answer Language Given the observed behavior, what is the appropriate domain? // Child was able to jump three times - Answer Physical - gross motor Given the observed behavior, what is the appropriate domain? // Child was able to successfully complete an art activity - Answer Approaches to Learning List two indications of developmental delays for each age // Three year olds - Answer Unable to tell you their name, child never asks questions List two indications of developmental delays for each age // Four year olds - Answer Unable to catch a large ball, does not recognize simple shapes List two indications of developmental delays for each age // Five year olds - Answer Unable to follow a series of directions, does not play well with other children Name the stages of play described // A child playing alone - Answer Solitary play Name the stages of play described // A child playing beside other children, but not interacting with them. - Answer Parallel play