MTTC Early Childhood Education Exam
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According to the emergent literacy theory; How do young children learn how to read and
write? (3 steps) - ANSWER-1. 2 and 3 year olds can commonly identify logos, lab els
and signs in their homes and communities. Ex. Mcdonalds, Tacobell etc.
2.Young children learn how to read and write concurrently, not sequentially.
3. Form follows function: Young children literacy learning is mostly through meaningful,
functional, purposeful/goal directed -real life activities.
According to the National Institute for Literacy, what is writing defined as? - ANSWER-"
The ability to compose text effectively for various purposes and audiences."
At what age can a baby typically hold their own head up? - ANSWER-On average 6
weeks
At what age can a child fully stand alone and kick? - ANSWER-By Age 6
At what age can a child who is presented with contrasting items can understand
comparative concepts like big and small? - ANSWER-Four years old.
At what age can babies differentiate a video of themselves? - ANSWER-Between the
ages of Four-Seven months.
At what age can babies roll from back to side on average? - ANSWER-Four and a half
months.
At what age can babies show a sense of their body's position relative to other things in
their environment? - ANSWER-two months old.
At what age can babies systematically imitate others' facial expressions and
movements? and socially interact with others face to face? - ANSWER-two months old
At what age can babies systematically reach for and touch objects, use hand eye
coordination and have proper posture and balance? - ANSWER-Four to six months old
At what age can children grasp a crayon fully and scribble with it?
At what age can a child draw a picture we recognize as a human? - ANSWER-2 1/2
4
At what age can children name familiar objects in pictures and can identify one color or
more? - ANSWER-Four years old.
,At what age can children understand common antynoms? EX: big/little, hot/cold -
ANSWER-5 years old.
At what age do babies establish their ability to see, hear, smell, taste and feel? -
ANSWER-By 6months old.
At what age do children develop balance for basic early -on kicking? - ANSWER-Age 2
At what age do children develop motor skills most quickly? - ANSWER-2-6 years old.
At what age do children develop print awareness? - ANSWER-Between 3-5 years of
age.
At what age do children typically use the correct pronouns? (I,Me, You.) - ANSWER-3
years old.
At what age do children's speech expand to knowing adjectives and adverbs as well as
the nouns, verbs and few propositions they learned in the past? - ANSWER-Five years
old.
At what age do most children acquire vocabularies between 900-1,000 words? -
ANSWER-3 years old.
At what age do most children learn simple concepts of time. For example, today,
yesterday and tomorrow. - ANSWER-5 years old.
At what age range can babies pull themselves up? - ANSWER-5-12 months
At what age range can babies stand alone? - ANSWER-9-16months
At what age range did Piaget call the preoperational stage of most children and why? -
ANSWER-2-6 years because these ages cannot yet perform mental operations.
At what age should children start learning how to resolve conflicts? - ANSWER-
18months (1 1/2)
At what age will normal developing children utter their first recognizable word? -
ANSWER-12-18 months old.
Babies born before how many weeks gestation is considered premature? - ANSWER-
37 weeks
By the age of 12 months toddlers can usually understand what? - ANSWER-Understand
and follow directions.
,By the age of 18months, a normal developing child should acquire what range for
number or words they should know? - ANSWER-5-20 Words
By what age can children use at least 4 prepositions in their speech? (in, on, under, to,
from, etc.) - ANSWER-4 years old.
By what age do children develop an understanding of symbolic representation? -
ANSWER-2 years
By what age do children usually establish the ability to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel?
- ANSWER-6 months.
By what age do most children know the names of animals familiar to them? - ANSWER-
4 years old.
By what age should children be able to tell others their name, age and sex? - ANSWER-
3 years old.
Can young children with phonological awareness recognize rhyming cords and can
rhyme themselves? - ANSWER-Yes
Children who commonly show delays in cognitive, speech-language and emotional and
social development are usually deprived of what? - ANSWER-deprived of adequate
environmental stimulation.
Children with phonemic awareness can do what? Give an example. - ANSWER-They
can manipulate individual phonemes in words. For example, they can separate the word
"cat" into their individual phonemes /k/ /ae/ /t/
Children with what type of disability, are more likely to have delayed language
development, and their speech is also more likely to develop more slowly and to be
distorted? - ANSWER-Intellectual disabilities.
ERIKSON'S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: What is the first
stage? - ANSWER-Babies first develop basic trust or mistrust in the world.
ERIKSON'S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: What is the
fourth stage? What is the age range for this stage? - ANSWER-Industry Vs. Inferiority:
Children are primarily occupied with learning new academic and social competencies as
they attend school, meet more peers and adults make new friends and learn to interact
in a wider environment.
Age: 5-6 to Puberty
ERIKSON'S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: What is the
second stage? what is the age range for this stage? - ANSWER-Autonomy Vs. Shame
and self-doubt. Age: 18Months-3 years.
, ERIKSON'S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: What is the
third stage? what is the age range for this stage? - ANSWER-Initiative Vs. Guilt, Young
children are exploring the environment further commensurately with their increasing
physical/motor, cognitive, emotional and social skills.
Age: Preschool 3-4 years old.
Explain "Modeling, Expanding, and sounding like a book." ( MES) - ANSWER-Is a
mnemonic for the key steps in applying the stages of second language development to
ESL instruction.
Explain collectivism - ANSWER-The family focuses on interdependence, social
interactions, relationships and connections among individuals.
Explain each of the 5 stages of Second Language Acquisition:
At what age do they take place? - ANSWER-1. preproduction: Listening comprehension
is minimal. The child does not speak in English, but can nod head to say yes and no or
draw pictures and paint at things. (First 6months into learning English)
2. Early production stage: Children can utter one or two word answers in English. (6
months to 1 year into learning English.)
3. Emergence stage: Children can speak in simple sentences but still make some errors
in pronunciation. (1-3 years into learning English)
4. Intermediate fluency: Children have excellent English listening comprehension and
do not make grammatical errors. (3-5 years into learning English.)
5.Advanced fluency: Children's English language proficiency is similar to that of a native
English speaker. (5-7 years after learning English)
Explain individualism - ANSWER-Focusing on independence, uniqueness, self
determination, and self actualization.
Explain Maria Montessori's method - ANSWER-It emphasizes children's engagement in
self-directed activities, with teachers using clinical observations to act as children's
guides.
Explain Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in Maslow's Humanistic Theory of Self-
Actualization: (5) - ANSWER-1. Psysiological needs: air, water, sleep and food
necessary for survival.
2. security needs: shelter and a safe environment
3. Social needs:Feeling loved, receiving affection and belonging to a family and or
group.
4. Esteem needs: Feeling personal value, accomplishment and social recognition
5. Self-actualizing needs: achieving optimal personal growth and realizing one's full
potential.
Explain Metamorphosis - ANSWER-A radical change from a juvenile body form to an
adult body form.
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According to the emergent literacy theory; How do young children learn how to read and
write? (3 steps) - ANSWER-1. 2 and 3 year olds can commonly identify logos, lab els
and signs in their homes and communities. Ex. Mcdonalds, Tacobell etc.
2.Young children learn how to read and write concurrently, not sequentially.
3. Form follows function: Young children literacy learning is mostly through meaningful,
functional, purposeful/goal directed -real life activities.
According to the National Institute for Literacy, what is writing defined as? - ANSWER-"
The ability to compose text effectively for various purposes and audiences."
At what age can a baby typically hold their own head up? - ANSWER-On average 6
weeks
At what age can a child fully stand alone and kick? - ANSWER-By Age 6
At what age can a child who is presented with contrasting items can understand
comparative concepts like big and small? - ANSWER-Four years old.
At what age can babies differentiate a video of themselves? - ANSWER-Between the
ages of Four-Seven months.
At what age can babies roll from back to side on average? - ANSWER-Four and a half
months.
At what age can babies show a sense of their body's position relative to other things in
their environment? - ANSWER-two months old.
At what age can babies systematically imitate others' facial expressions and
movements? and socially interact with others face to face? - ANSWER-two months old
At what age can babies systematically reach for and touch objects, use hand eye
coordination and have proper posture and balance? - ANSWER-Four to six months old
At what age can children grasp a crayon fully and scribble with it?
At what age can a child draw a picture we recognize as a human? - ANSWER-2 1/2
4
At what age can children name familiar objects in pictures and can identify one color or
more? - ANSWER-Four years old.
,At what age can children understand common antynoms? EX: big/little, hot/cold -
ANSWER-5 years old.
At what age do babies establish their ability to see, hear, smell, taste and feel? -
ANSWER-By 6months old.
At what age do children develop balance for basic early -on kicking? - ANSWER-Age 2
At what age do children develop motor skills most quickly? - ANSWER-2-6 years old.
At what age do children develop print awareness? - ANSWER-Between 3-5 years of
age.
At what age do children typically use the correct pronouns? (I,Me, You.) - ANSWER-3
years old.
At what age do children's speech expand to knowing adjectives and adverbs as well as
the nouns, verbs and few propositions they learned in the past? - ANSWER-Five years
old.
At what age do most children acquire vocabularies between 900-1,000 words? -
ANSWER-3 years old.
At what age do most children learn simple concepts of time. For example, today,
yesterday and tomorrow. - ANSWER-5 years old.
At what age range can babies pull themselves up? - ANSWER-5-12 months
At what age range can babies stand alone? - ANSWER-9-16months
At what age range did Piaget call the preoperational stage of most children and why? -
ANSWER-2-6 years because these ages cannot yet perform mental operations.
At what age should children start learning how to resolve conflicts? - ANSWER-
18months (1 1/2)
At what age will normal developing children utter their first recognizable word? -
ANSWER-12-18 months old.
Babies born before how many weeks gestation is considered premature? - ANSWER-
37 weeks
By the age of 12 months toddlers can usually understand what? - ANSWER-Understand
and follow directions.
,By the age of 18months, a normal developing child should acquire what range for
number or words they should know? - ANSWER-5-20 Words
By what age can children use at least 4 prepositions in their speech? (in, on, under, to,
from, etc.) - ANSWER-4 years old.
By what age do children develop an understanding of symbolic representation? -
ANSWER-2 years
By what age do children usually establish the ability to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel?
- ANSWER-6 months.
By what age do most children know the names of animals familiar to them? - ANSWER-
4 years old.
By what age should children be able to tell others their name, age and sex? - ANSWER-
3 years old.
Can young children with phonological awareness recognize rhyming cords and can
rhyme themselves? - ANSWER-Yes
Children who commonly show delays in cognitive, speech-language and emotional and
social development are usually deprived of what? - ANSWER-deprived of adequate
environmental stimulation.
Children with phonemic awareness can do what? Give an example. - ANSWER-They
can manipulate individual phonemes in words. For example, they can separate the word
"cat" into their individual phonemes /k/ /ae/ /t/
Children with what type of disability, are more likely to have delayed language
development, and their speech is also more likely to develop more slowly and to be
distorted? - ANSWER-Intellectual disabilities.
ERIKSON'S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: What is the first
stage? - ANSWER-Babies first develop basic trust or mistrust in the world.
ERIKSON'S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: What is the
fourth stage? What is the age range for this stage? - ANSWER-Industry Vs. Inferiority:
Children are primarily occupied with learning new academic and social competencies as
they attend school, meet more peers and adults make new friends and learn to interact
in a wider environment.
Age: 5-6 to Puberty
ERIKSON'S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: What is the
second stage? what is the age range for this stage? - ANSWER-Autonomy Vs. Shame
and self-doubt. Age: 18Months-3 years.
, ERIKSON'S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: What is the
third stage? what is the age range for this stage? - ANSWER-Initiative Vs. Guilt, Young
children are exploring the environment further commensurately with their increasing
physical/motor, cognitive, emotional and social skills.
Age: Preschool 3-4 years old.
Explain "Modeling, Expanding, and sounding like a book." ( MES) - ANSWER-Is a
mnemonic for the key steps in applying the stages of second language development to
ESL instruction.
Explain collectivism - ANSWER-The family focuses on interdependence, social
interactions, relationships and connections among individuals.
Explain each of the 5 stages of Second Language Acquisition:
At what age do they take place? - ANSWER-1. preproduction: Listening comprehension
is minimal. The child does not speak in English, but can nod head to say yes and no or
draw pictures and paint at things. (First 6months into learning English)
2. Early production stage: Children can utter one or two word answers in English. (6
months to 1 year into learning English.)
3. Emergence stage: Children can speak in simple sentences but still make some errors
in pronunciation. (1-3 years into learning English)
4. Intermediate fluency: Children have excellent English listening comprehension and
do not make grammatical errors. (3-5 years into learning English.)
5.Advanced fluency: Children's English language proficiency is similar to that of a native
English speaker. (5-7 years after learning English)
Explain individualism - ANSWER-Focusing on independence, uniqueness, self
determination, and self actualization.
Explain Maria Montessori's method - ANSWER-It emphasizes children's engagement in
self-directed activities, with teachers using clinical observations to act as children's
guides.
Explain Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in Maslow's Humanistic Theory of Self-
Actualization: (5) - ANSWER-1. Psysiological needs: air, water, sleep and food
necessary for survival.
2. security needs: shelter and a safe environment
3. Social needs:Feeling loved, receiving affection and belonging to a family and or
group.
4. Esteem needs: Feeling personal value, accomplishment and social recognition
5. Self-actualizing needs: achieving optimal personal growth and realizing one's full
potential.
Explain Metamorphosis - ANSWER-A radical change from a juvenile body form to an
adult body form.
