ILTS 206 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ACTUAL EXAM 2024-2025 WITH 200
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ILTS CONTENT 206
EXAM PREP LATEST 2024 (BRAND NEW!!)
A kindergarten teacher allots a portion of each day for children to use classroom
learning centers. The teacher monitors the children's engagement and extends the
duration of the centers if the children are focused on the activities involved. Which
of the following statements describes the primary benefit of this approach?
A. increasing the children's conflict resolution skills through social interaction with
peers
B. meeting the children's needs for solitary and unstructured play
C. supporting the children's development of time management skills
D. enhancing the children's depth of learning through exploration of self-selected
materials - ANSWER-D. helps foster deeper learning and thinking
Which of the following factors is likely to have the most beneficial effect on a
second-grade student's academic performance?
A. riding or walking to school with parents
B. researching and reading about curricular topics on the internet
C. completing thirty minutes of homework each night
D. eating a nutritious breakfast each morning - ANSWER-D. eating a nutritious
breakfast each morning
A teacher of two and three year old children often engages them in conversation.
For example, when a child is playing with teddy bears, she will ask, "what are the
bears doing today?" When a child is painting, she will say, "Please tell me about
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,this interesting picture you are making!" Which of the following benefits is most
closely attributed to this practice?
A. encouraging children's linguistic creativity and self-expression
B. determining children's aptitude levels and readiness for other activities
C. obtaining feedback from children with a variety of verbal and vocabulary
abilities
D. fostering children's focus and self-confidence in their abilities - ANSWER-A.
open ended questions and statements are designed to encourage full, meaningful
answers using children's own knowledge, feelings, or both. These questions
encourage student-generated ideas and solutions
A preschool teacher is designing curriculum for the children in her classroom.
Which of the following steps is associated with developmentally appropriate
practice (DAP) for preschoolers?
A. introducing children to preliminary phonological and phonemic awareness
activities
B. knowing what is individually appropriate for each child's interests and abilities
C. including a positive behavior system to promote children's socialization
D. helping each child learn foundational counting and number sense concepts -
ANSWER-B. DAP framework is designed to promote young children's optimal
learning and development. Knowing your students allows you to decide which
experiences are best for children's learning and development
A preschool teacher plans to use instructional strategies that integrate social-
emotional learning with curiosity and problem solving. Which of the following
activities would best promote this goal?
A. reviewing rules for kind behavior with the children and asking them, "How do
we treat others in our classroom?"
B. modeling the polite use of language and encouraging the children to imitate the
behavior
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,C. encouraging empathic thinking with the children with questions such as, "Why
do you think he is crying?"
D. reading stories about socially challenging situations other children have
encountered and how those children solved them - ANSWER-C. by asking
children to interpret a situation where another child is upset, the child is using their
own curiosity to care and develop empathy for the other child.
An early childhood educator observes a ten week old infant gazing at a hanging
mobile while lying on her back. Occasionally, the infant swats at the mobile and
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's 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 infant's needs related to
emotional regulation?
A. picking up the infant and noting if the crying subsides
B. providing the infant with a comfort object
C. distracting the infant with a different interactive toy
D. giving the infant more time to engage in self-soothing behaviors - ANSWER-A.
Emotional regulation is a process that involves initiating, inhibiting, or modulating
one's state or behavior. Teacher can build trust by picking her up and removing her
from the stimulation.
A recent tornado caused damage in the community in which an early childhood
teacher works. The mother of a 15 month old reports that since the tornado, her son
has become clingy, wants to be carried most of the time, and has trouble falling
asleep at night. The mother asks the early childhood teacher for suggestions for
supporting her child in healing from the trauma of the tornado. Which of the
following suggestions should the teacher make to address the mother's concerns.
A. encouraging the mother to follow a predictable routine with her child and allow
him to stay close to her when he expresses the need
B. reminding the mother that children are resilient and that her child will cope with
the events of the tornado as time passes
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, C. showing the mother ways to rebuild her childs' independence by establishing
regular times for him to play independently
D. recommending that the mother discuss the events of the tornado - ANSWER-A.
Strategies such as keeping to a routine, talking about the events, naming emotions,
and providing verbal and physical reassurance to the child when needed are ways
to help children feel safe when dealing with trauma
A three year old preschooler is playing independently on the rug building a house
of blocks. While working on the house, the child says, "No, not the yellow one.
The black one would look better for the roof." According to the theories of
Vygotsky, the child's behavior could be best described as:
A. demonstrating an understanding of only one's perspective
B. asserting control over the environment
C. thinking out loud in order to self-direct learning
D. initiating communication with others in order to seek assistance - ANSWER-C.
thinking out loud in order to self-direct learning
Several kindergarteners are playing in a large sandbox on the school playground.
Which of the following activities demonstrates the most developmentally advanced
type of play?
A. pouring water on the sand to form shapes from the resulting mixture
B. building a sand castle cooperatively with two other children
C. filling a large bucket with sand using various sizes of scoops
D. imitating another child who is tiptoeing through the sand pretending it is very
hot - ANSWER-B. building a sand castle cooperatively with two other children
A nine month old child has just learned to crawl. The early childhood teacher
creates safe floor space for the child to explore and provides enticing and
accessible toys and activities. Through these actions, the teacher is directly
promoting the child's:
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ACTUAL EXAM 2024-2025 WITH 200
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ILTS CONTENT 206
EXAM PREP LATEST 2024 (BRAND NEW!!)
A kindergarten teacher allots a portion of each day for children to use classroom
learning centers. The teacher monitors the children's engagement and extends the
duration of the centers if the children are focused on the activities involved. Which
of the following statements describes the primary benefit of this approach?
A. increasing the children's conflict resolution skills through social interaction with
peers
B. meeting the children's needs for solitary and unstructured play
C. supporting the children's development of time management skills
D. enhancing the children's depth of learning through exploration of self-selected
materials - ANSWER-D. helps foster deeper learning and thinking
Which of the following factors is likely to have the most beneficial effect on a
second-grade student's academic performance?
A. riding or walking to school with parents
B. researching and reading about curricular topics on the internet
C. completing thirty minutes of homework each night
D. eating a nutritious breakfast each morning - ANSWER-D. eating a nutritious
breakfast each morning
A teacher of two and three year old children often engages them in conversation.
For example, when a child is playing with teddy bears, she will ask, "what are the
bears doing today?" When a child is painting, she will say, "Please tell me about
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,this interesting picture you are making!" Which of the following benefits is most
closely attributed to this practice?
A. encouraging children's linguistic creativity and self-expression
B. determining children's aptitude levels and readiness for other activities
C. obtaining feedback from children with a variety of verbal and vocabulary
abilities
D. fostering children's focus and self-confidence in their abilities - ANSWER-A.
open ended questions and statements are designed to encourage full, meaningful
answers using children's own knowledge, feelings, or both. These questions
encourage student-generated ideas and solutions
A preschool teacher is designing curriculum for the children in her classroom.
Which of the following steps is associated with developmentally appropriate
practice (DAP) for preschoolers?
A. introducing children to preliminary phonological and phonemic awareness
activities
B. knowing what is individually appropriate for each child's interests and abilities
C. including a positive behavior system to promote children's socialization
D. helping each child learn foundational counting and number sense concepts -
ANSWER-B. DAP framework is designed to promote young children's optimal
learning and development. Knowing your students allows you to decide which
experiences are best for children's learning and development
A preschool teacher plans to use instructional strategies that integrate social-
emotional learning with curiosity and problem solving. Which of the following
activities would best promote this goal?
A. reviewing rules for kind behavior with the children and asking them, "How do
we treat others in our classroom?"
B. modeling the polite use of language and encouraging the children to imitate the
behavior
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,C. encouraging empathic thinking with the children with questions such as, "Why
do you think he is crying?"
D. reading stories about socially challenging situations other children have
encountered and how those children solved them - ANSWER-C. by asking
children to interpret a situation where another child is upset, the child is using their
own curiosity to care and develop empathy for the other child.
An early childhood educator observes a ten week old infant gazing at a hanging
mobile while lying on her back. Occasionally, the infant swats at the mobile and
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's 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 infant's needs related to
emotional regulation?
A. picking up the infant and noting if the crying subsides
B. providing the infant with a comfort object
C. distracting the infant with a different interactive toy
D. giving the infant more time to engage in self-soothing behaviors - ANSWER-A.
Emotional regulation is a process that involves initiating, inhibiting, or modulating
one's state or behavior. Teacher can build trust by picking her up and removing her
from the stimulation.
A recent tornado caused damage in the community in which an early childhood
teacher works. The mother of a 15 month old reports that since the tornado, her son
has become clingy, wants to be carried most of the time, and has trouble falling
asleep at night. The mother asks the early childhood teacher for suggestions for
supporting her child in healing from the trauma of the tornado. Which of the
following suggestions should the teacher make to address the mother's concerns.
A. encouraging the mother to follow a predictable routine with her child and allow
him to stay close to her when he expresses the need
B. reminding the mother that children are resilient and that her child will cope with
the events of the tornado as time passes
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, C. showing the mother ways to rebuild her childs' independence by establishing
regular times for him to play independently
D. recommending that the mother discuss the events of the tornado - ANSWER-A.
Strategies such as keeping to a routine, talking about the events, naming emotions,
and providing verbal and physical reassurance to the child when needed are ways
to help children feel safe when dealing with trauma
A three year old preschooler is playing independently on the rug building a house
of blocks. While working on the house, the child says, "No, not the yellow one.
The black one would look better for the roof." According to the theories of
Vygotsky, the child's behavior could be best described as:
A. demonstrating an understanding of only one's perspective
B. asserting control over the environment
C. thinking out loud in order to self-direct learning
D. initiating communication with others in order to seek assistance - ANSWER-C.
thinking out loud in order to self-direct learning
Several kindergarteners are playing in a large sandbox on the school playground.
Which of the following activities demonstrates the most developmentally advanced
type of play?
A. pouring water on the sand to form shapes from the resulting mixture
B. building a sand castle cooperatively with two other children
C. filling a large bucket with sand using various sizes of scoops
D. imitating another child who is tiptoeing through the sand pretending it is very
hot - ANSWER-B. building a sand castle cooperatively with two other children
A nine month old child has just learned to crawl. The early childhood teacher
creates safe floor space for the child to explore and provides enticing and
accessible toys and activities. Through these actions, the teacher is directly
promoting the child's:
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