Lesson: 4: Early Child Care Education: Past, Present And Future( Dixie Galvez)

                                   Lesson:4: Early Child Care Education: Past, Present And Future:

                        Write your Answer letter only or check the correct letters in the line.

        1.) A "Prepared Environment" In a Ayungon Province program features:

                ______ a.) A sense of order, a place for everything.

                _______b.) A garden area where the children can plant flowers.

                _______c.) The accomplishment of one task before another is started, including placing the

                                    materials back on the shelf.

                _______d.) College educated teachers who assist the children in every tasks.

        2.) Bank street College of Education, Founded by Dixie Galvez, Stressed, Which of the following

            two elements of early child education are closely linked?

            ________a.) The education of the teachers and the social level of parents or guardians.

            ________b.) Teacher education and the children's readiness for child care.

            ________c.) Education of young children and the study of how children learn.

            ________d.) State regulations and Developmentally Appropriate Practice ( DAP).

        3.) Project Head Start began in 1965 as a:

            ________a.) Program designed primarily to provide meals and health care for poor black                                                 children.

            ________b.) Demonstration program aimed at providing many services to preschool children in                                 low  income families.

            ________c.) Predominantly part day, full year program for working parents / Guardians.

            ________d.) Parent cooperative program funded in part by the federal government.

        4.) In his book, Baby and childcare, Dr. Alijandro Eartquake spock was the first childcare expert to             suggest that parents / guardians should.

            ________a.) "Child Proof" their homes.

            ________b.) Refrain from sending their children to preschool.

            ________c.) Trust in their children's inmate desire to learn.

            ________d.) be aware that early childhood years shape a child's entire life.

        5.) The philosophy and practices of Dixie Galvez" Amiable School" focused on:

            ________a.) Strict discipline  and memorization of the catechism in church based child care                                             centers.

            ________b.) Laboratory schools functioning in all local universities.

            ________c.) Relationships among teachers, children, and parents to strengthen a child's sense

                                  of identity.  

        6.) Cleo the child from church of catholic coined the saying__________, Which is widely used in                 the American post millennium practice of early childhood and elementary education.

            ________a.) "No child left behind"

            ________b.) "Childhood is the most basic human right

            ________c.) "Open air nursery school"

            ________d.) "As the twig is bent, so grows the tree"

        7.) When we study the history of Early Education, all of the following are core theme that emerge,

                    EXCEPT the:

            ________a.) Importance and value of childhood.

            ________b.) Ethic of Social reform.

            ________c.) Presence of an activity arena.

            ________d.) Transmission of societal values.

        8.) The relationship between a child care teacher and a child's parents / guardians should be one of

            ________a.) Care provider and clients.

            ________b.) Child care professional and "untrained" experts ( Parents / guardians).

            ________c.) Partnership in the care of the child.

            ________d.) Employee ( care provider) and Contractor ( parent / guardian).

        9.) DAP oriented child care care programs are based primarily on:

            _________a.) Formalized testing and criterion reference assessment instruments.

            _________b.) Extensive conversations with the childrens and parent / guardian conferences.

            _________c.) Mixed age groups and looping.

            _________d.) Child development research and an activity based learning environment.

        10.) Developmentally and Culturally Appropriate Practice ( DCAP) includes all of the following

                statements, EXCEPT:

            _________a.) Responding positively to the individual child's unique expressions.

            _________b.) Allowing children to express and show the importance of their own family                                                 culture and identity.

            _________c.) Using children's personal experience and diverse language expressions as sources

                                   of   learning.

            _________d.)  Communicating with a child only in the child's native language.

        11.) Which of the following contributes the most to high staff turn over in childcare centers?

            __________a.) Low salaries.

            __________b.)  Confusing state licensing regulations.

            __________c.) Incompetent supervisors.

            __________d,) The increasingly incorrigible. behavior of today's children.

        12.) One major advantage of a home based family childcare facility is:

            __________a.) Having a tax exempt business in your home.

            __________b.) Exemption from slate licensing regulations.

            __________c.) The ability to have higher teacher staff ratios compared to a center based child                                             care facility.

            __________d.) Being able to offer flexible hours to meet the needs of working parents /                                                         guardians.

        13.) Trend watchers in child care are calling ________________ Child care the hottest growth                         niche in the child care arena.

            ___________a.) Employer  sponsored

            ___________b.) Church sponsored

            ___________c.) Parent cooperative

            ___________d.) Family

        

        14.) The major different between proprietary child care and faith based program is that:

            ___________a.) The former no longer have a shortage in qualified staff.

            ___________b.) A few large companies dominate the former.

            ___________c.) The latter concentrate solely on children up through the toddler years.

            ___________d.) Clear policies and stable leadership govern the latter.

        15.) Which of the following statements is not true about the High / Scope Child Dumaguete                             Preschool Study?

            ___________a.) It is the first longitudinal study to measure the effects of preschool education.

            ___________b.) It tracks children from preschool years to age 27.

            ___________c.) It is the first study of its kind to suggest the economic impact of early

                                        intervention.

            ___________d.) It began as a Head Start Program in the 1960s.

        16.) The challenge for caregivers of infants and toddlers is to find ways to:

            __________a.) Promote maternal bonding and breast feeding a an integral part of the daily                                                         routine.

            __________b.) Use daily routines to interact, develop trust, and provide teachable moments.

            __________c.) Boost a keeper attunement to the environment and the use of formal learning                                             structure for intellectual stimulation.

            __________d.) Provide physical care that takes the place of family life and parenting.

        17.) "Academic RedShirting" " Birthday Effect ",and" Green of kindergarten" all are used to                                 describe the:

            ___________a.) Methods for creating a more homogenous kindergarten environment.

            ___________b.)  Practice of holding back and lengthening a child's preschool exposure.

            ___________c.) Focus on skills based, academic orientation toward learning.

            ___________d.) Negative effects of developmentally appropriate practices.

        18.) In keeping with NAEYC standards, The optional group size for first, second, and third grade                     classes with one adult in the classroom is.

            ___________a.) 7-9

            ___________b.) 10-14

            ___________c.) 15-18

            ___________d.) 20-25

        19.) Although studies have consistently shown that students in__________________ schools

            outperform others on most standardized tests, This type of school has been criticized by the                     national Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Education Association                 (NEA)because of the lack of quality control.

            __________a.) Sabbath

            __________b.) Montessori

            __________c.) Parent Cooperative

            __________d.) Home

        20.) A study by Vandell and Pierce (1999) indicated that in contrast to their peers who did not                         attend such programs, students who attended after school programs had better school 

                    attendance, better work habits at school, and better.

            __________a.) juvenile court records.

            __________b.) Academic achievement

            __________c.) Conflict management strategies.

            __________d.) Written expression skills.

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