Pspr Review Test Questions And Answers

Pspr Review Test Questions And Answers Children gain about 3 pounds per year and grow about 2 1/2 inches - ANSWER Physical development of preschoolers Florida Department of Early Learning - ANSWER Has developed learning standards for children birth through age five Gross motor skills - ANSWER Skills used to perform physical tasks with the large muscles in the body Fine motor skills - ANSWER Actions performed by using the fingers in coordination with the eyes. Children advance from parallel play to associative or collaborative play - ANSWER Play includes interacting and sharing toys and materials with other children. They ask many questions to try to make sense of situations. Language development is happening at a rapid pace - ANSWER Improvement in the understanding of their speech. They often make language mistakes, "I goed" instead of I went Experience a rapid increase in their verbal skills - ANSWER Understand print, distinguish writing from non-writing, recognize letters, write letters followed by mock letters NAEYC - ANSWER National Association for the Education of Young Children developed the concept of DAP DAP - ANSWER Developmentally Appropriate Practice a research based concept developed by NAEYC 3 Principle Components of DAP - ANSWER Age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and cultural appropriateness Children ages 3 - 5 years need to be exposed to different types of learning experiences - ANSWER Learning experiences include reading to children, providing hands-on play opportunities, introducing new words daily, allowing children to play and socialize with each other Learning experiences for preschoolers must be - ANSWER Fun, stimulating and offer hands-on opportunities that are challenging and achievable. Ways to expand a child's vocabulary include - ANSWER Poems, songs, stories, and parent involvement One of the most important of a preschool aged child's learning is - ANSWER Language development Jean Piaget's Theory - ANSWER 4 Stages of Cognitive Development Erik Erikson's Theory - ANSWER 8 Conflicts of Social and Emotional Development Piaget's stage for ages 0-2 years - ANSWER Sensorimotor stage Piaget's stage for ages 2 - 7 years - ANSWER Preoperational stage Children learn about their world through their actions and experiences - ANSWER Children in the preoperational stage learn this way using hands-on experiences Preschool age children think - ANSWER Illogically and non-sequentially Preschool age children are egocentric - ANSWER The do not perceive the consequences of their actions on others Piaget's theory explains how children interact with their - ANSWER Environment to construct knowledge Erik Erikson's emotional development theory - ANSWER Has 8 stages individuals must go through in sequential order Erikson's theory states - ANSWER Each stage presents a conflict that must be resolved before moving to the next stage. . Erikson believes that - ANSWER People who successfully resolve each conflict are better able to lead a healthy, socially and emotionally connected life Preschool age children are in stage 3 of Erikson's social theory - ANSWER Stage 3 is based on the conflict between initiative and guilt Later in life, children who are not allowed to explore their environment may - ANSWER Develop a sense of guilt about their actions, problem-solving skills and natural curiosity may be suffer Some ways to overcome the initiative vs. guild conflict in preschoolers are - ANSWER Continue to provide a relationship based on trust, allow children to explore and experiment in a safe environment and guide children to initiate activities