FACS 260 TEST 1 RITCHEY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Early childhood education consists of - Answers - care and education of children
between ages of birth and 8 years old
Early childhood education began as a way to - Answers - improve a child's life
many programs were started as a means to - Answers - improve the lives of poor and
underprivileged children
play was seen as a way for children to - Answers - learn and a stimulus for learning
Dewey believed children needed to be taught through - Answers - their physical, social,
emotional, and intellectual needs
Dewey believed that if taught correctly, children would - Answers - develop into a moral
citizen and a member of a democratic community
when is the human brain most active - Answers - during the first 3 years of life
what has an impact on the actual structure of the brain - Answers - early experiences
early experiences will - Answers - have a decisive impact on how they will function as
an adult
what will enhance brain development - Answers - positive experiences in the first years
of life
what is critical to healthy development - Answers - warm responsive care during infancy
developmental approach states - Answers - child development is a continually unfolding
process and children pass through stages
DAP - Answers - developmentally appropriate practice
Developmentally appropriate practice - Answers - when learning activities for children
are placed at correct developmental level
what is especially important for special needs children - Answers - DAP
the whole child consists of - Answers - physical self
emotional self
social self
, cognitive self
creative self
spiritual self
what is a theory - Answers - an organized system of knowledge that describes,
explains, and predicts behavior, to guide and give meaning to what we see.
theories that are verified serve as a - Answers - sound basis for practical action
Freud - Answers - personality development
erikson - Answers - 8 stages of development throughout the life span
brofenbrenner - Answers - looked at environment and how it played a part in how the
child developed
piaget - Answers - emphasized interaction between the child and environment
what is behavior modification - Answers - approach that rewards desirable behavior and
discourages undesirable behavior
custodial child care - Answers - care for basic needs
developmental child care - Answers - intellectual development
comprehensive care - Answers - combines both custodial and developmental child care
family day care includes - Answers - small group of 6 to 12 children, intimate setting,
flexible hours, independence in curriculum, frequently used up to kindergarten
center-based care - Answers - most prevalent form of preliminary care and education
center-based care includes - Answers - half-full day care infant-13 years old, regulated
by state, wide variety of funding
campus child-care centers or lab schools - Answers - goal is to teach student teachers
and not the child, most often student-centered
nursery/prek program - Answers - 3-5 years old, half-full day program, developmentally
planned program for overall growth, can be costly
example preschool program - Answers - montessori schools
head start - Answers - helps low income children enter kindergarten at a higher level,
early intervention for young children with special needs, ages 3-5. includes male, shots
and health care, transportation, counseling, professional staff, government funding
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Early childhood education consists of - Answers - care and education of children
between ages of birth and 8 years old
Early childhood education began as a way to - Answers - improve a child's life
many programs were started as a means to - Answers - improve the lives of poor and
underprivileged children
play was seen as a way for children to - Answers - learn and a stimulus for learning
Dewey believed children needed to be taught through - Answers - their physical, social,
emotional, and intellectual needs
Dewey believed that if taught correctly, children would - Answers - develop into a moral
citizen and a member of a democratic community
when is the human brain most active - Answers - during the first 3 years of life
what has an impact on the actual structure of the brain - Answers - early experiences
early experiences will - Answers - have a decisive impact on how they will function as
an adult
what will enhance brain development - Answers - positive experiences in the first years
of life
what is critical to healthy development - Answers - warm responsive care during infancy
developmental approach states - Answers - child development is a continually unfolding
process and children pass through stages
DAP - Answers - developmentally appropriate practice
Developmentally appropriate practice - Answers - when learning activities for children
are placed at correct developmental level
what is especially important for special needs children - Answers - DAP
the whole child consists of - Answers - physical self
emotional self
social self
, cognitive self
creative self
spiritual self
what is a theory - Answers - an organized system of knowledge that describes,
explains, and predicts behavior, to guide and give meaning to what we see.
theories that are verified serve as a - Answers - sound basis for practical action
Freud - Answers - personality development
erikson - Answers - 8 stages of development throughout the life span
brofenbrenner - Answers - looked at environment and how it played a part in how the
child developed
piaget - Answers - emphasized interaction between the child and environment
what is behavior modification - Answers - approach that rewards desirable behavior and
discourages undesirable behavior
custodial child care - Answers - care for basic needs
developmental child care - Answers - intellectual development
comprehensive care - Answers - combines both custodial and developmental child care
family day care includes - Answers - small group of 6 to 12 children, intimate setting,
flexible hours, independence in curriculum, frequently used up to kindergarten
center-based care - Answers - most prevalent form of preliminary care and education
center-based care includes - Answers - half-full day care infant-13 years old, regulated
by state, wide variety of funding
campus child-care centers or lab schools - Answers - goal is to teach student teachers
and not the child, most often student-centered
nursery/prek program - Answers - 3-5 years old, half-full day program, developmentally
planned program for overall growth, can be costly
example preschool program - Answers - montessori schools
head start - Answers - helps low income children enter kindergarten at a higher level,
early intervention for young children with special needs, ages 3-5. includes male, shots
and health care, transportation, counseling, professional staff, government funding
