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1. Thinking out loud A three-year-old preschool or is playing independently at the rug building a house
in order to self di- out of blocks. While working on the house the child says, "no, not the yellow one.
rect learning The black one would be better for the route." according to the theories of Lev
Vygotsky the child's behavior could best be described as?
2. Building a Sand- Several kindergartners are playing in a large sandbox on the schoolyard play-
castle coopera- ground. Which of the following activities demonstrates the most developmentally
tively with two advance type of play?
other children
3. Eating a nutri- Which of the following factors is likely to have the most beneficial effect on second
tious breakfast grade student's academic performance?
each morning.
It improves at-
tendance, behav-
ior, and academic
performance as
well as decreased
tardiness.
4. Encouraging the A recent tornado caused damage in the community in which in early childhood
mother to fol- teacher works. The mother of a 15-year-old reports that since the tornado had
low a predictable displaced her family, her son became clingy, wants to be carried most of the
routine with her time, and has trouble falling asleep at night. The mother asked early childhood
child and al- teacher for suggestions for supporting her child and healing from the trauma of
low him to stay the tornado. Which of the following suggestions should a teacher make to address
close to her when the mothers concern?
he expresses the
need
5.
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How to help a Strategies such as keeping to a routine, talking about the event, naming emotions,
child deal with and providing verbal and physical reassurance to the child we needed our ways
trauma? to help children feel safe when dealing with trauma.
6. What are some Frequent temper tantrum's, problems sleeping, increased desire to be with a
changes in be- parent or guardian, loss of a developmental skills such as toileting.
havior due to
trauma?
7. cognitive devel- A nine month old child has just learned to crawl. The early childhood teacher
opment creates a safe floor space for the child to explore and provide enticing and
assessable toys and activities like toys and little bins, tunnels, and slides. Through
these actions, the teacher is directly promoting the child's:
8. How does large The mechanics of crawling stimulate different areas of the brain that are important
motor promote a for future learning. When a child begins calling this repetitious movement helps
child's cognitive stimulate and organize neurons, allowing a child's brain to control cognitive
development? processes such as comprehension, concentration, and memory.
9. Practices to ef- Engaging children and storytelling activities that include vocabulary from their
fectively support home language and reflect their home cultures
home language
of English lan-
guage learners
in a kindergarten
classroom
10. Enhancing the A kindergarten teacher allots a portion of each day for children to use classroom
children's depth learning centers. The teacher monitors the children's engagement and extends
of learning the duration of the centers if the children are focused on activities involved. Which
through explo- of the following statements describes the primary benefit of this approach?
ration of self se-
lected materials
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11. Encouraging chil- A teacher of two and three year old children often engages them in conversation.
dren's linguistic For example, when a child is playing with teddy bears, she will ask "what are the
creativity and self bears doing today?" When a child is paying she will say, "please tell me about this
expression interesting picture that you are making!" Which of the following benefits is the
most closely attributed to this practice?
12. Knowing what A preschool teacher is designing curriculum for the children in her classroom.
is individually Which of the following steps is associated with developmentally appropriate
appropriate for practice for preschoolers?
each child's inter-
ests and abilities
13. Encouraging em- A Preschool teacher plans to use instructional strategies that integrate social
pathetic thinking emotional learning with curiosity and problem-solving. Which of the following
with the chil- activities would best promote this goal?
dren with ques-
tions such as,
"why do you
think he's cry-
ing?"
14. Picking up infant In early childhood educator observes a 10 week old infant gazing at a hanging
and noting if the mobile wallowing on her back. Occasionally the infant swats at the mobile and
crying subsides smiles or coos. Several minutes later, the teacher notices that the infant turns her
head to avoid looking at the mobile and starts to cry. The infant crying escalates
and intensifies during the next minute. Which of the following actions would be
most appropriate for the teacher to take to meet the infants needs related to
emotional regulation?
15. Online translator A technological resources that could help students develop vocabulary. It is most
effective for students who have vocabulary and reading experience and their
home language and can translate unknown English words into their home lan-
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guage. This resource is helpful for independent reading because students have
on-demand vocabulary which can immediately help their comprehension and
support vocabulary development.
16. Differentiating A kindergarten teacher gathers information throughout the year about each
instruction for child's ongoing process across developmental domains. the teacher maintains
each child based a folder for each child that includes checklist of skills like fine and gross motor,
on their strength communication, social, a portfolio of work samples, and notes of teacher obser-
needs and vations. In which of the following ways could the teacher most effectively use this
interests information?
17. Track the child's A preschool education teacher regularly uses progress monitoring assessments to
growth and tai- evaluate the language development of a child in her class with a language delay.
lor instruction to The primary purpose of this assessment is to:
meet his or her
needs
18. Building on stu- A first grade teacher plans to use performance assessment to measure her
dents daily au- students reading comprehension abilities. Which of the following describes the
thentic work and greatest benefit of this type of assessment?
projects to deter-
mine progress Note: performance assessments require students to demonstrate that they have
mastered specific skills and competencies by performing a process of producing
a product. They systematically document what students know and can do based
on activities they engage in on a daily basis in the classrooms. In addition perfor-
mance assessment evaluates thinking skills and interpretation of facts and ideas.
Performance assessments are the means for improving instruction and allow
teachers to plan comprehensive, developmentally oriented curriculum based on
their knowledge of each student.
19. The child's Non- After the first month of school, a preschool Teacher plans to informally assess
verbal stage of children's language development by recording brief conversations with individual
children during play. The teacher records the following conversation with a child
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1. Thinking out loud A three-year-old preschool or is playing independently at the rug building a house
in order to self di- out of blocks. While working on the house the child says, "no, not the yellow one.
rect learning The black one would be better for the route." according to the theories of Lev
Vygotsky the child's behavior could best be described as?
2. Building a Sand- Several kindergartners are playing in a large sandbox on the schoolyard play-
castle coopera- ground. Which of the following activities demonstrates the most developmentally
tively with two advance type of play?
other children
3. Eating a nutri- Which of the following factors is likely to have the most beneficial effect on second
tious breakfast grade student's academic performance?
each morning.
It improves at-
tendance, behav-
ior, and academic
performance as
well as decreased
tardiness.
4. Encouraging the A recent tornado caused damage in the community in which in early childhood
mother to fol- teacher works. The mother of a 15-year-old reports that since the tornado had
low a predictable displaced her family, her son became clingy, wants to be carried most of the
routine with her time, and has trouble falling asleep at night. The mother asked early childhood
child and al- teacher for suggestions for supporting her child and healing from the trauma of
low him to stay the tornado. Which of the following suggestions should a teacher make to address
close to her when the mothers concern?
he expresses the
need
5.
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How to help a Strategies such as keeping to a routine, talking about the event, naming emotions,
child deal with and providing verbal and physical reassurance to the child we needed our ways
trauma? to help children feel safe when dealing with trauma.
6. What are some Frequent temper tantrum's, problems sleeping, increased desire to be with a
changes in be- parent or guardian, loss of a developmental skills such as toileting.
havior due to
trauma?
7. cognitive devel- A nine month old child has just learned to crawl. The early childhood teacher
opment creates a safe floor space for the child to explore and provide enticing and
assessable toys and activities like toys and little bins, tunnels, and slides. Through
these actions, the teacher is directly promoting the child's:
8. How does large The mechanics of crawling stimulate different areas of the brain that are important
motor promote a for future learning. When a child begins calling this repetitious movement helps
child's cognitive stimulate and organize neurons, allowing a child's brain to control cognitive
development? processes such as comprehension, concentration, and memory.
9. Practices to ef- Engaging children and storytelling activities that include vocabulary from their
fectively support home language and reflect their home cultures
home language
of English lan-
guage learners
in a kindergarten
classroom
10. Enhancing the A kindergarten teacher allots a portion of each day for children to use classroom
children's depth learning centers. The teacher monitors the children's engagement and extends
of learning the duration of the centers if the children are focused on activities involved. Which
through explo- of the following statements describes the primary benefit of this approach?
ration of self se-
lected materials
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11. Encouraging chil- A teacher of two and three year old children often engages them in conversation.
dren's linguistic For example, when a child is playing with teddy bears, she will ask "what are the
creativity and self bears doing today?" When a child is paying she will say, "please tell me about this
expression interesting picture that you are making!" Which of the following benefits is the
most closely attributed to this practice?
12. Knowing what A preschool teacher is designing curriculum for the children in her classroom.
is individually Which of the following steps is associated with developmentally appropriate
appropriate for practice for preschoolers?
each child's inter-
ests and abilities
13. Encouraging em- A Preschool teacher plans to use instructional strategies that integrate social
pathetic thinking emotional learning with curiosity and problem-solving. Which of the following
with the chil- activities would best promote this goal?
dren with ques-
tions such as,
"why do you
think he's cry-
ing?"
14. Picking up infant In early childhood educator observes a 10 week old infant gazing at a hanging
and noting if the mobile wallowing on her back. Occasionally the infant swats at the mobile and
crying subsides smiles or coos. Several minutes later, the teacher notices that the infant turns her
head to avoid looking at the mobile and starts to cry. The infant crying escalates
and intensifies during the next minute. Which of the following actions would be
most appropriate for the teacher to take to meet the infants needs related to
emotional regulation?
15. Online translator A technological resources that could help students develop vocabulary. It is most
effective for students who have vocabulary and reading experience and their
home language and can translate unknown English words into their home lan-
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guage. This resource is helpful for independent reading because students have
on-demand vocabulary which can immediately help their comprehension and
support vocabulary development.
16. Differentiating A kindergarten teacher gathers information throughout the year about each
instruction for child's ongoing process across developmental domains. the teacher maintains
each child based a folder for each child that includes checklist of skills like fine and gross motor,
on their strength communication, social, a portfolio of work samples, and notes of teacher obser-
needs and vations. In which of the following ways could the teacher most effectively use this
interests information?
17. Track the child's A preschool education teacher regularly uses progress monitoring assessments to
growth and tai- evaluate the language development of a child in her class with a language delay.
lor instruction to The primary purpose of this assessment is to:
meet his or her
needs
18. Building on stu- A first grade teacher plans to use performance assessment to measure her
dents daily au- students reading comprehension abilities. Which of the following describes the
thentic work and greatest benefit of this type of assessment?
projects to deter-
mine progress Note: performance assessments require students to demonstrate that they have
mastered specific skills and competencies by performing a process of producing
a product. They systematically document what students know and can do based
on activities they engage in on a daily basis in the classrooms. In addition perfor-
mance assessment evaluates thinking skills and interpretation of facts and ideas.
Performance assessments are the means for improving instruction and allow
teachers to plan comprehensive, developmentally oriented curriculum based on
their knowledge of each student.
19. The child's Non- After the first month of school, a preschool Teacher plans to informally assess
verbal stage of children's language development by recording brief conversations with individual
children during play. The teacher records the following conversation with a child
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