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Define "executive function" shills and describe how early educators can
promote children developing these types of skills in their setting Correct
Ans - Mental processes needed to connect past experiences with present
action. These processes help children regulate behavior, control impulses,
manage time, stay organized and follow multi step directions. These skills also
help children filter through stimulation they receive daily to determine which
information is important. Early educators can slow children to explore
learning alone or in social groups, develop children's self control, support
children to increase their attention spans and improve their memory skills,
offer children opportunities to make symbolic representations of their ideas
through art and movement.
Ms. Hart walks toddlers through the neighborhood several times a week.
Which strategy makes for the best learning experience?
A: Telling the children about how the neighborhoods has changed over time.
B: Permitting the children to pick any flowers or leaves they encounter.
C: Taking one path often enough to observe and talk about what is there.
D: Taking a different path with new features each time they walk. Correct
Ans - C: Taking one path often enough to observe and talk about what is
there.
Four year-old Angie is struggling with puzzles. To best scaffold her learning,
the early educator will
A: Do the puzzle for Angie so she can watch.
B: Provide Angie with a 5-6 large piece puzzle that she can work with by
herself.
C: Tell Angie to find somewhere else to play. Correct Ans - B: Provide
Angie with a 5-6 large piece puzzle that she can work with by herself.
Describe an activity that a reader could do with a small group of children to
promote developing social studies skills (Indicate age of children) Correct
Ans - Read stories about people with varying occupations, invite visitors
into classroom, field trips, dramatic play learning centers set up, etc.
, Describe how an early educator can effectively use technology in their
learning environment to promote children's learning and engagement
(indicate age of children) Correct Ans - Children can create artwork on
a computer screen or table, read and interact with stories, engage in
photographs and videos that document their learning from prior experiences
on field trips for example or in the setting.
Define a "teachable moment". Correct Ans - Teachable moments are
spontaneous windows of opportunities to extend children's learning and
understanding.
A four-year -old boy has had a toileting accident. Which response should his
teacher make?
A: Put a diaper on him so he can avoid stress for a while.
B:Tell him he is too big a boy to be having accidents.
C: Require him to clean up the accident as best he can.
D: Help him clean himself up while providing words/phrases of
encouragement. Correct Ans - D: Help him clean himself up while
providing words/phrases of encouragement.
Define "self-esteem" and explain benefits for encouraging and acknowledging
children's accomplishments rather than praising their-n-born characteristics.
Correct Ans - Self-esteem refers to people's perception of their own self-
worth. It is beneficial to praise children's accomplishments rather than in-
born characteristics, as it is much more effective in supporting children to try
hard, make mistakes, engage in tasks and learn about themselves.
Name five specific characteristics that determine a child's approaches to
learning. Correct Ans - Encouragement, Persistence, Planning,
Inventiveness, Tolerance for Frustration, Flexible problem- solving, Interest
and joy of learning, Intrinsic motivation to learn.
Name three specific strategies that early educators can use to support
children's approaches to learning. Correct Ans - Focus on children's
efforts not their capabilities. Give children specific feedback when something
goes does not work. Offer children choice to pique their curiosity, help
children finish what they start and provide time to do so. Instill a love of
learning, etc.
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