NES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
A child in a preschool class continually tests the rules and disobeys the teacher. The
teacher decides that she can best meet the child's needs by establishing clear limits and
being consistent in imposing consequences for misbehavior. Whenever disciplinary
measures are necessary, the teacher should ensure that the child understands that: -
The consequences are a direct result of the child's misbehavior
A kindergarten teacher is arranging the classroom for the first day of school. The
teacher has planned a variety of whole-class and small-group activities for the day. In
the area of the room where whole-class meetings will be held, the teacher lays out a
carpet square for each child. The best rationale for this practice is that it: - Provides an
environmental cue that helps students understand what they are expected to do
Which of the following would be a third-grade teacher's best strategy for ensuring that
transitions in the classroom are accomplished with a minimum of disruption and wasted
time? - Teaching students a sequence of steps to follow when it is time to move from
one activity to the next
A first-grade student with disabilities leaves his general education classroom frequently
to work with specialists in a resource room. The first-grade teacher wants to ensure that
the general education classroom represents a positive and secure environment for this
student. Which of the following actions by the first-grade teacher would best foster the
achievement of this objective? - Designing instruction that supports the student's
development of friendships and sense of belonging in the classroom community
A kindergarten teacher often uses blocks as learning tools in various areas of the
curriculum. The teacher is currently planning activities to promote the children's
problem-solving skills. Which of the following activities with blocks would best support
this objective? - Having children work in small groups to build a block structure that will
support a heavy book
A first-grade teacher frequently takes advantage of the children's enjoyment of creative
movement to foster learning across the curriculum. Which of the following would be the
teacher's best strategy for using creative movement to support vocabulary
development? - Commenting during movement activities on the movements made by
the children, using expressive language to describe the movements and the mood they
create
Which of the following would be an early childhood teacher's best strategy for promoting
students' respect and appreciation for diversity? - Ensuring that the perspectives and
experiences of diverse peoples are a consistent feature of the curriculum
, Which of the following materials would most likely be appropriate for promoting the fine
motor development of four-year-old children? - As assortment of wooden jigsaw puzzles
containing from 8 to 25 pieces
A preschool teacher who works with four-year-old children should be most concerned
about the oral language development of a child who has difficulty: - Describing recent
events in which the child has participated
During an upcoming open house, a preschool teacher plans to give a brief presentation
to parents/guardians about ways to promote their children's language development.
Which of the following recommendations would be most appropriate for the teacher to
include in this presentation? - "Talk to your child throughout the day and encourage him
or her to participate in conversations with family members as much as possible."
A preschool teacher would like to improve students' listening skills during morning circle
time. Which of the following strategies would best promote this goal? - Incorporating
activities that require active listening (identifying the sources of various sounds, listening
for words that start with a specific letter)
A second-grade class includes two students who have language delays and who tend to
speak to peers and adults only when necessary. Which of the following teacher
strategies would be most effective for increasing the students' use of oral language in
the classroom? - Setting up small-group activities on a regular basis that require
students to talk to one another in order to complete assignments
Students in a kindergarten class are telling their teacher about a recent class field trip.
As the students share their experiences, the teacher writes their thoughts on chart
paper. The teacher then reads aloud what the students have dictated. Which of the
following describes the best rationale for incorporating this type of activity into
instruction? - To foster students' literacy skills by building upon their oral language skills
Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for a kindergarten teacher to
use in promoting the communication skills of a student who is an English language
learner? - Facilitating the student's full participation in activities with peers (exploring
sand-table materials, role-playing in the class post office)
A third-grade teacher observes a new student who is an English language learner using
sentences that include both English words and words in the student's primary language.
Which of the following would be the teacher's most appropriate response to this
observation? - Ignoring the student's switching between languages and encouraging the
student's efforts to communicate with others
Young children's development of a large oral vocabulary is likely to support their future
reading development most directly by: - Preparing them to comprehend words
encountered in print
WITH ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
A child in a preschool class continually tests the rules and disobeys the teacher. The
teacher decides that she can best meet the child's needs by establishing clear limits and
being consistent in imposing consequences for misbehavior. Whenever disciplinary
measures are necessary, the teacher should ensure that the child understands that: -
The consequences are a direct result of the child's misbehavior
A kindergarten teacher is arranging the classroom for the first day of school. The
teacher has planned a variety of whole-class and small-group activities for the day. In
the area of the room where whole-class meetings will be held, the teacher lays out a
carpet square for each child. The best rationale for this practice is that it: - Provides an
environmental cue that helps students understand what they are expected to do
Which of the following would be a third-grade teacher's best strategy for ensuring that
transitions in the classroom are accomplished with a minimum of disruption and wasted
time? - Teaching students a sequence of steps to follow when it is time to move from
one activity to the next
A first-grade student with disabilities leaves his general education classroom frequently
to work with specialists in a resource room. The first-grade teacher wants to ensure that
the general education classroom represents a positive and secure environment for this
student. Which of the following actions by the first-grade teacher would best foster the
achievement of this objective? - Designing instruction that supports the student's
development of friendships and sense of belonging in the classroom community
A kindergarten teacher often uses blocks as learning tools in various areas of the
curriculum. The teacher is currently planning activities to promote the children's
problem-solving skills. Which of the following activities with blocks would best support
this objective? - Having children work in small groups to build a block structure that will
support a heavy book
A first-grade teacher frequently takes advantage of the children's enjoyment of creative
movement to foster learning across the curriculum. Which of the following would be the
teacher's best strategy for using creative movement to support vocabulary
development? - Commenting during movement activities on the movements made by
the children, using expressive language to describe the movements and the mood they
create
Which of the following would be an early childhood teacher's best strategy for promoting
students' respect and appreciation for diversity? - Ensuring that the perspectives and
experiences of diverse peoples are a consistent feature of the curriculum
, Which of the following materials would most likely be appropriate for promoting the fine
motor development of four-year-old children? - As assortment of wooden jigsaw puzzles
containing from 8 to 25 pieces
A preschool teacher who works with four-year-old children should be most concerned
about the oral language development of a child who has difficulty: - Describing recent
events in which the child has participated
During an upcoming open house, a preschool teacher plans to give a brief presentation
to parents/guardians about ways to promote their children's language development.
Which of the following recommendations would be most appropriate for the teacher to
include in this presentation? - "Talk to your child throughout the day and encourage him
or her to participate in conversations with family members as much as possible."
A preschool teacher would like to improve students' listening skills during morning circle
time. Which of the following strategies would best promote this goal? - Incorporating
activities that require active listening (identifying the sources of various sounds, listening
for words that start with a specific letter)
A second-grade class includes two students who have language delays and who tend to
speak to peers and adults only when necessary. Which of the following teacher
strategies would be most effective for increasing the students' use of oral language in
the classroom? - Setting up small-group activities on a regular basis that require
students to talk to one another in order to complete assignments
Students in a kindergarten class are telling their teacher about a recent class field trip.
As the students share their experiences, the teacher writes their thoughts on chart
paper. The teacher then reads aloud what the students have dictated. Which of the
following describes the best rationale for incorporating this type of activity into
instruction? - To foster students' literacy skills by building upon their oral language skills
Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for a kindergarten teacher to
use in promoting the communication skills of a student who is an English language
learner? - Facilitating the student's full participation in activities with peers (exploring
sand-table materials, role-playing in the class post office)
A third-grade teacher observes a new student who is an English language learner using
sentences that include both English words and words in the student's primary language.
Which of the following would be the teacher's most appropriate response to this
observation? - Ignoring the student's switching between languages and encouraging the
student's efforts to communicate with others
Young children's development of a large oral vocabulary is likely to support their future
reading development most directly by: - Preparing them to comprehend words
encountered in print
