PSPR Review Questions & Answer

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