Preschool Appropriate Practice Study
Guide 2024
Three Principle components that make up Developmentally Appropriate Practice from
birth to age 8 -Correct Answer ✔-Age Appropriateness
-Individual Appropriateness
-Cultural Appropriateness
What is one of the most important things to teach 3-5 year old children? -Correct
Answer ✔Language Development
Three ways to make the learning process fun for 3-5 year old children -Correct Answer
✔-Poems
-Songs
-Stories with parent
When babies are born they are in the _____________________ stage of cognitive
development -Correct Answer ✔sensorimotor
As they grow they reach the ___________________ stage -Correct Answer
✔preoperational
In the _____________ __________stage they begin to develop logic -Correct Answer
✔concrete operational
Finally, as they reach age 11, they reach the __________ ________ stage. -Correct
Answer ✔formal operations
Erik Erikson -Correct Answer ✔8 conflicts in Emotional Development
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Infant: -Correct Answer ✔Trust vs Mistrust
Toddler: -Correct Answer ✔Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Preschool: -Correct Answer ✔Initiative vs. Inferiority
Grade school: -Correct Answer ✔Industry vs. Inferiority
Indications of Developmental _______ for young children -Correct Answer ✔Delays
Three year olds: -Correct Answer ✔-Failure to understand simple directions
- Does not enjoy playing near other children
Four year olds: -Correct Answer ✔-Does not have good control of posture and
movement
-Frequent toileting accidents
Five year olds: -Correct Answer ✔-Unable to sit still and listen for 5 minutes
-Unable to preform self-grooming tasks(washing hands or combing hair)
Stages of play -Correct Answer ✔-Solitary play: child playing alone
-Parallel play: child playing beside other children, but not interacting with each other
-Associative play: children playing together
-Cooperative play: children play together sharing toys
Ways for active learning: -Correct Answer ✔-Materials for each child: variety of different
sized boxes and paper tubes to make a sculpture
Preschool Appropriate Practice Study Guide