Preschool appropriate practices (PSPR) Exam Questions & Answers Solved 100%

DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS: - Answer Physical, social & emotional, language & communication, cognitive development & general knowledge, approaches to learning • Physical Development - Answer refers to the ways that children's bodies grow and change. It involves growing larger, having an increased appetite, and improving physical ability. FINE MOTOR SKILLS: small muscles (coloring) GROSS MOTOR SKILLS: large muscles (running) • Social and Emotional - Answer During this stage, children will advance from parallel play to associative or collaborative play, which includes interacting and sharing toys and materials with other children. • Language and Communication - Answer It is crucial during this stage that children are exposed to new words and encouraged to elaborate when they speak. One way to encourage this is by sending home questions for parents to ask their children about their day. Children tend to speak in very short sentences at this age and it is important that caregivers encourage and extend conversations • Cognitive Development and General Knowledge - Answer Young children understand about 900 words at this age. They also understand that words mean the same thing when they are used in a different order, for example, "The ball was thrown by John," has the same meaning as "John threw the ball." • Approaches to Learning - Answer main focus: child's curiosity & ability to develop new skills - learning activities should be challenging and engaging - encouraging comments are important (stay away from non-specific praise like "good job", instead say, "I like the red circles you drew on your paper") - stay away from "bribed" behavior using candy & stickers