CDA Exam All Possible Questions and Answers 2023/2024 with verified solutions
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CDA Exam All Possible Questions and Answers 2023/2024 with verified solutions
Define "executive function" shills and describe how early educators can promote children developing these types of skills in their setting
Mental processes needed to connect past experiences with present action. These...
CDA Exam All Possible Questions and Answers 2023/2024
with verified solutions
Define "executive function" shills and describe how early educators can promote
children developing these types of skills in their setting
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.
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.
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)
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)
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".
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.
, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Define "self-regulation" and its importance.
Self regulation is the ability to express and manage emotions and behavior in healthy
ways and to maintain focus and attention.
Define the term "empathy".
The ability to identify with what another person is feeling.
Describe strategies early educators can use to promote children to develop
empathy and other pro-social skills.
Help children put their feelings into words, read books where you can discuss or ask
children to describe the characters' feelings. help children to interpret facial expressions
and encourage children to reenact their favorite stories with puppets.
In Mr. Taylor's class, Luca is continually struggling to make friends and lashes
out at other children. Which of the following is the best strategy Mr. Taylor can
use to support Luca?
A: Provide Luca with acceptable choices.
B: Lecture Luca on the importance of friendships.
C: Request that the other children "be nice" to Luca.
D: Ignore Luca.
A: Provide Luca with acceptable choices.
At the puzzles table, it seems that toddlers Yan and Juanita will never stop
laughing. How should their teacher respond?
A: Take pleasure in their toddler glee.
B: Ask them to please stop laughing.
C: Promise a sweet treat to draw their attention.
D: Ask one of them to leave the table for a while.
A: Take pleasure in their toddler glee.
Which of the following practices will best support Ms. Thompson in establishing
supportive and respectful relationships with the children in her setting?
A: Ignoring children who are misbehaving.
B: Validating children's efforts, progress and accomplishments.
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