FL DC PRESCHOOL APPROPRIATE PRACTICES PSPR EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Fl Dcf: Preschool Appropriate Practices
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Developmentally vappropriate vpractice, vor vDAP, v- vcorrect vanswer-is va vconcept j j j j j j j j j




vdeveloped vby vthe vNational vAssociation vfor vthe vEducation vof vYoung vChildren
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v(NAEYC).
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Developmentally vAppropriate vPractice v- vcorrect vanswer-focuses von vchildren vbirth j j j j j j j j




vto veight vyears vold vand vis vmade vup vof vthree vprinciple vcomponents: vage
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vappropriateness, vindividual vappropriateness vand vcultural vappropriateness.
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Children vbetween vthe vages vof v3 vand v5 vneed vto vbe vexposed vto v- vcorrect vanswer-
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as vmany vdifferent vtypes vof vlearning vexperiences vas vpossible vto vmake vit veasier vfor
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vthem vto vtransition vinto vkindergarten.
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There vare vmany vways vto vaccomplish vthis; v- vcorrect vanswer-reading vto vchildren, v
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providing vhands-on vplay vopportunities, j j j




introducing vnew vwords vdaily, v j j j j




and vallowing vthe vchildren vto vplay vand vsocialize vwith veach vother.
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Caregivers vshould vplan vand vprepare vexperiences vthat vare v- vcorrect vanswer-fun,
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vstimulating, vand voffer vhands-on vopportunities vfor vlearning vthat vare vchallenging
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vand vachievable.
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Language vdevelopment v- vcorrect vanswer-is vone vof vthe vmost vimportant vaspects vof
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va vchild's vlearning vat vthis vage v(3-5 vyears). vIt vis vimportant vto vexpand va vchild's
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vvocabulary vby vintroducing vas vmany vnew vwords vas vpossible vduring vthis vstage.
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,There vare va vvariety vof vways vto vhelp vchildren vlearn vnew vwords, vincluding: v- vcorrect
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vanswer-Poems v
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Songs
Stories
Parental vInvolvement j




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Onomatopoeia vmeans vwords vthat vdescribe vsmells. v- vcorrect vanswer-False j j j j j j j j




Onomatopoeia vare vwords vthat vmake vsounds vlike v"Pop," v"Bang," v"Plunk" vand j j j j j j j j j j




v"Snap."
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Children vbetween vthe vages vof v3 vand v5 vneed vto vbe vexposed vto vas vmany vdifferent
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vtypes vof vlearning vexperiences vas vpossible vto vmake vit veasier vfor vthem vto vtransition
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vinto vkindergarten. v- vcorrect vanswer-True
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To vincrease va vchild's vvocabulary, vparents vshould vbe vencouraged vto vread vto vtheir
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vchild vdaily. v- vcorrect vanswer-True
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Developmentally vAppropriate vPractice vis vmade vup vof vthree vprinciples: vage j j j j j j j j j




vappropriateness, vindividual vappropriateness, vand vcultural vappropriateness. v-
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vcorrect vanswer-True
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Language vdevelopment vis vone vof vthe vkey vaspects vof va vchild's vlearning vat vages v6
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vand v7. v- vcorrect vanswer-False
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Language vdevelopment vis vone vof vthe vmost vimportant vaspects vof va vchild's vlearning
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vduring vthe vages vof v3-5 vyears.
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Children's vsongs vare ventertaining vbut vdo vnot vserve vany veducational vpurpose. v-
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vcorrect vanswer-False
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Music vhas va vgeneral vappeal vto vchildren vof vall vages vand valso vfeatures vrhyming
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vand vrepetition vof vwords. vHelping vchildren vlearn vthe vwords vto vage vappropriate
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vmusic vis va vgreat vway vto vensure vthat vthey vwill vabsorb vand vretain vnew vwords.
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Poems, vsongs, vstories, vand vparental vinvolvement vare vall vgood vways vof vhelping
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vlanguage vdevelop vfor vchildren. v- vcorrect vanswer-True
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Songs vlike v'Old vMacdonald' vare vimportant vbecause vthey vintroduce vchildren vto vnew
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vanimals vand vthe vsounds vthey vmake. v- vcorrect vanswer-True
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True vor vFalse?j j




Onomatopoeia vmeans vwords vthat vdescribe vsounds. v- vcorrect vanswer-True j j j j j j j j




vOnomatopoeia vare vwords vthat vmake vsounds vlike v"Pop," v"Bang," v"Plunk" vand
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v"Snap."
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,True vor vFalse? j j




Poems vare va vgood vway vto vintroduce vnew vwords vto vchildren vbecause vthey vare
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vshort vand vfeature vrhyming vand vthe vrepetition vof vwords. v- vcorrect vanswer-True
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Jean vPiaget v- v- vcorrect vanswer-Four vStages vof vCognitive vDevelopment
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Erik vErikson v- v- vcorrect vanswer-Eight vConflicts vof vSocial vand vEmotional
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vDevelopment
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According vto vPiaget, vthe vfour vstages vof vcognitive vdevelopment vare: v- vcorrect j j j j j j j j j j j




vanswer-Sensorimotor v- v0-2 vyears vold
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Preoperational v- v2-7 vyears vold j j j j




Concrete-Operational v- v7-11 vyears vold j j j j




Formal vOperations v- v11 vyears vold vand volder j j j j j j j




The vPreoperational vStage v- vcorrect vanswer-During vthis vstage, vyoung vchildren
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vlearn vabout vtheir vworld vthrough vtheir vactions. vThis vis vone vreason vthat vhands-on
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vlearning vis vcrucial vduring vthis vstage vof vdevelopment. vAs va vcaregiver, vyou vmust
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vprovide vchildren vwith vas vmany vopportunities vfor vhands-on vlearning vas vpossible.
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According vto vPiaget, vthe vPreoperational vstage v- vcorrect vanswer-is vfrom vages v2-7 j j j j j j j j j j j




vand vis vmost vrelevant vto vyoung vchildren. vDuring vthis vstage, vyoung vchildren vlearn
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vabout vtheir vworld vthrough vtheir vactions.
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Children vat vthis vage v(2-7) vand vstage v(Preoperational) v- vcorrect vanswer--Tend vto
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vthink villogically, vas vthey vwill vbegin vto vdevelop vlogic vin vthe v
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vnext vstage, vconcrete-operational. v
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-Their vthinking vprocess vis vnon-sequential, vsuch vas vnot vunderstanding v
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vthat va vsmall vpuddle vwas vonce van vice vcube.
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-Are vegocentric, vmeaning vthat vthey vdo vnot vperceive vthe v
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vconsequences vof vtheir vactions vupon vothers. v
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-They vare vbeginning vto vunderstand vsimple vconcepts, ve.g., vto vclassify v
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vlarge vand vsmall vstack-able vplastic vbowls vor vto vunderstand vthe v
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vsequence vof vtheir vdaily vschedule.
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Piaget's vtheory vexplains v- vcorrect vanswer-how vchildren vinteract vwith vtheir
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venvironment vto vconstruct vknowledge.
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What vare vsome vways vyou vcan vimplement vdevelopmentally vappropriate vpractice vto
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vsupport vthe vgrowth vof vyoung vchildren vduring vthis vstage? v- vcorrect vanswer-Provide
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vopen-ended, vhands-on vactivities vso vchildren vcan vprogress vthrough vas vthey
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vdevelop vtransformation v
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Ask vopen-ended vquestions vthat vencourage vchildren vto vexplain vtheir vthought
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vprocess. v
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Provide va vvariety vof vactivities vthat vallow vchildren vto vexperience vreal vlife vevents
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v(field vtrips, vguest vspeakers, vshow vand vtell).
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Ask vchildren vabout vtheir vown vexperience. vFor vexample: v"Tell vus vabout vyour
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vpainting."
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, At vstory vtime vask vthe vchildren vabout vtheir vfavorite vstories, vand vask vthe vchildren
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vwhat vhappens vin vthe vstories.
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Provide vchildren vwith vthe vopportunity vto vmake vchoices. vFor vexample: v"Which
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vlearning vcenter vwould vyou vlike vto vplay vin vtoday?"
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Erik vErikson v- vcorrect vanswer-developed vthe vtheory vthat vemotional vdevelopment
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voccurs vthrough v8 vstages vin va vperson's vlifetime. vHe vproposes vthat vindividuals
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vmust vgo vthrough veach vof vthe v8 vstages vin va vsequential vorder. vEach vstage
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vpresents va vconflict vthat vmust vbe vresolved vbefore va vperson vcan vprogress vto vthe
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vnext vstage.
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(8 vletters vin vlast vname, v8 vstages/conflicts) v- vcorrect vanswer-proposes vthat veach
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vconflict vis vbest vresolved vduring va vspecific vstage vof vlife. vPeople vwho vsuccessfully
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vresolve veach vconflict vare vbetter vable vto vlead va vhealthy, vsocially vand vemotionally
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vconnected vlife.
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Infant v(Trust vvs. vMistrust) v- vcorrect vanswer-Trust vis vdeveloped vover vtime vby
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vproviding van vinfant vwith va vconsistent, vcomforting venvironment.
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When vneeds vare vmet, vtrust vis vestablished. j j j j j j




Trust vbuilds van vemotional vfoundation.
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A vlack vof vtrust vcan vresult vin vpoor vemotional vstability
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Toddler v(Autonomy vvs. vShame vand vDoubt) v- vcorrect vanswer-Toddlers vneed vto
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vexplore vtheir vown vbodies vand venvironment vin vorder vto vbecome vconfident vabout
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vthemselves.
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When vautonomy vis vallowed, va vperson vcan vbecome vcomfortable vwith vhis/her
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vchoices.
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A vlack vof vautonomy vcan vresult vin va vfeeling vof vshame vor vinsecurity.
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Preschool v(Initiative vvs. vGuilt) v- vcorrect vanswer-Four- vor vfive-year volds vbegin vto j j j j j j j j j j j




vdevelop van vinterest vin vexploring vbeyond vthemselves.
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Children vwho vare vnot vallowed vto vpursue vtheir vnatural vcuriosity vwill vbe vprone vto
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vfeel vguilt vfor vtheir vactions.
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When vinitiative vis vencouraged, va vperson vexperiments vwithin vone's venvironment.
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A vlack vof vencouragement vfor vinitiative vcan vresult vin va vfeeling vof vguilt vfor vacting von
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vone's vnatural vcuriosity.
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Grade vSchool v(Industry vvs. vInferiority) v- vcorrect vanswer-Between vthe vages vof v6 vto
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v12, vchildren vshow vthe vability vto vdevelop vcompetencies. vChildren vwho vare
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vinhibited vin vdeveloping vthese vskills vand vabilities vwill vexperience vinferiority.
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When vchildren vexperience vsuccess, vthey vattain va vsense vof vadequacy vand vpride.
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A vlack vof vindustry vcan vresult vin va vfeeling vof vlow vself-worth.
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High vSchool v(Identity vvs. vRole vConfusion) v- vcorrect vanswer-Between vthe vages vof
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v12 vto v18, vchildren vare vattempting vto vdefine vwho vthey vare vand vwhere vthey vare
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vgoing.
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When vchildren vare vgiven vthe vopportunity vto vdevelop vtheir vown videas vand vopinions,
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vthey vcan vform vtheir vown videntity.
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A vlack vof videntity vwill vlead vto vconfusion vabout vwho vthey vare.
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