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Q: Group-administered standardized tests are recommended once children are in 1st grade.
Q: What are some ways size can change?
Q: During early childhood years (K-3rd grade) paper-and-pencil tests are not as appropriate as hands-on activities for assessment purposes.
Q: How can shape change?
Q: Letter grades and scores should not be used until after 3rd grade.
Q: Suppose you are teaching children to count by 10's. Describe three activities you would use to teach this concept.
Q: Early childhood professionals should use entrance tests to determine readiness and admittance for kindergarten.
Q: List some of the vocabulary words relating to time that children in early childhood will come to understand.
Q: Assessment tests should be used to determine grade or level placement for children.
Q: Describe three of the concepts relating to time that are appropriate for early childhood.
Q: The best measure of a child's success will be the child's performance on a standardized test.
Q: What is the difference between number and numeral?
Q: What are some strategies or ways for achieving partnerships between home, school, and community?
Q: Describe some of the incidental ways children use numbers in their daily experiences.
Q: What are specific ways teachers can be a resource to parents?
Q: What are some of the math concepts children will learn in early childhood?
Q: What are some specific benefits of parent involvement in the school and classroom?
Q: Piaget has defined three basic kinds of knowledge. Match the kind of knowledge in the right column to the correct definitions in the left column. _Observation and manipulation of objects. a. Logico-mathematical _Rules, customs, acceptable behaviors. b. Physical _ Classification, seriation, number. c. Social
Q: In working with parents, teachers need toI. respect each family's unique values.II. work to overcome cultural barriers.III. work very hard to develop a positive relationship.IV. be careful not to be too authoritarian.V. always find a way to agree with parents.a. All of the above b. I, II, IIIc. I, II, III, IV d. II, III, IV, V
Q: Skill in which of the following concept areas has the most influence on a child's reading readiness?a. Shape and formb. Numberc. Sized. Weight and balancee. Color
Q: In most cases, the most difficult and important task in parent involvement is a. actually planning for the involvement. b. establishing and maintaining warm relationships. c. having parents in the classroom. d. training the parents for their role and responsibilities in the classroom.
Q: By what age can most children differentiate geometric shapes? a. 2"3 years b. 3"4 years c. 5"6 years d. 7"8 years
Q: One of the most important tools teachers need to use in parent"teacher relationships is a. listening. b. time. c. handouts. d. the parent education kit they choose.
Q: Conservation can relate toI. number.II. amount.III. volume.IV. shape.V. weight.a. All of the above b. I, II, Vc. I, II, IV, V d. I, II, III, V
Q: When parents are used as volunteers in the classroom, they canI. be given those minor duties that are difficult for a teacher to get done such as grading papers, cleaning the sinks, mixing paints.II. work with individual children with manipulative materials or with specific curriculum areas such as reading or math.III. be in charge of an interest center as children rotate areas.IV. give children with special needs extra help.V. share a specific skill or talent with the class.a. All of the above b. I, III, IVc. I, II, IV, V d. II, III, IV, V
Q: During early childhood, number concepts that children will explore includeI. classification.II. comparison.III. ordering.IV. ordinal number.V. one-to-one correspondence.VI. cardinal number.VII. addition and subtraction.VIII. money.IX. time.a. All of the above b. I, III, IV, Vc. II, IV, V, VII, IX d. I, II, III, V, VI
Q: An opportunity for quick and open communication with parents is a a. parent conference. b. personal note. c. telephone conversation. d. parent meeting.
Q: Math during early childhood must be a. cognitively oriented. b. knowledge producing. c. manipulative. d. abstract.
Q: In addition to the formal, scheduled parent-teacher conferences, teachers should also take advantage of __________________________________________.
Q: The focus in teaching math in the early childhood years should be onI. producing the correct answer.II. teaching the thinking skills.III. the analyzing involved.IV. making math fun.V. the reasoning involved.a. All of the above b. I, II, III, Vc. I, II, IV d. II, III, IV, V
Q: There is great value in doing spontaneous, unannounced home visits to the homes of children because then the teacher can see the child in his/her real and natural setting.
Q: An empty set is called ______________________.
Q: Parents must decide to be involved and initiate and request their involvement in the classroom.
Q: If two sets are compared and found to be equal even when they are arranged to look unequal, this skill is called ________________.
Q: With regard to parent meetings, both the topics planned and the time and amount of meetings planned in a year should be based on the needs of the parents involved.
Q: An example of a spatial relationship is ___________; and an example of a temporal relationship is _____________________.
Q: An appropriate approach to the initial conference at the beginning of the school year would be a questionnaire so that the teacher can become well acquainted with the child and the child's family.
Q: Classification refers to ____________objects, and seriation refers to ____________objects.
Q: Parents should not be used on policy planning boards or committees.
Q: Four basic steps to problem solving generally include: _____________________________________________
Q: Although there are many benefits in parents and teachers working together, research shows no change in children's learning when parents are involved.
Q: Equipment such as a stacking cone is best if the color is constant. In other words, all of the rings that fit on the cone should be the same color.
Q: Describe characteristics of quality early childhood programs.
Q: Too often children equate their physical size with their character.
Q: What are some of the criteria you need to keep in mind when selecting toys and materials for early childhood classrooms?
Q: When making comparisons between the sizes of two objects, one would use words such as large and small.
Q: What are some of the general guidelines for arranging an early childhood classroom?
Q: When teaching size, you must remember it is relative or comparative.
Q: What are some values of physical games and activities?
Q: Children should first learn the names of shapes and then manipulate, observe, and compare shapes with one another.
Q: What are the values of early childhood play experiences?
Q: One of the most difficult concepts for young children relating to money is that the size of a coin does not relate to its value.
Q: What are some characteristics of effective, high-quality early childhood teachers?
Q: Counting with meaning comes when one-to-one correspondence is understood.
Q: Your textbook authors propose some of the main processes by which young children learn and gain knowledge and skills are:I) real experiences.II) cooperative learning.III. modeling.IV) questioning and inquiry.V. clarifying misconceptions and extending beyond the concept.a. All of the above b. I, II, III, Vc. I, II, IV d. I, III, IV, V
Q: The recitation of numbers in the counting sequence has little meaning to very young children.
Q: One of the most long-term, significant happenings of the 1970's was the a. establishment of Head Start. b. Education for All Handicapped Children Act. c. establishment of the Children's Defense Fund. d. release of the report, A Nation at Risk.
Q: It is not important for early childhood teachers to understand metric measurement.
Q: The early philosopher who suggested that children pass through developmental stages was: a. Locke. b. Pestalozzi. c. Dewey. d. Rousseau.
Q: To match a numeral with a set, children need to understand the meaning of numbers and also recognize numerals.
Q: The most preferred theme for free dramatic play is __________________________.
Q: Zero does not seem to be a difficult concept for young children to understand.
Q: Name an area in the early childhood classroom that gives children the opportunity to develop strength, coordination, balance, and exercise. _____________________________.
Q: Time is an especially difficult concept for young children because it involves measuring something that cannot be experienced through the senses of seeing or touching.
Q: When teachers approach children from where they are and with an understanding of their individual needs, we call this_______________________________.
Q: Early childhood teachers should use play money instead of real money because the children may lose the real money.
Q: The theorist who has had the most impact in research on the growth of intelligence in young children and developmentally appropriate practice is _______________.
Q: Rote counting comes before one-to-one correspondence in young children.
Q: Arnold Gesell, an American, is particularly known for establishing _______________.
Q: Problem-solving skills relate only to the math area of the curriculum.
Q: The American pioneer of kindergarten education was _______________.
Q: It is unlikely that children will seek out math-related activities in early childhood.
Q: Competition in games and physical activities adds a fun and rewarding dimension for children in the early childhood stage of development.
Q: Classification relies on the ability to recognize likenesses and differences.
Q: The entire book supply should be out at all times so that children have a good variety from which to choose.
Q: There are excellent workbook pages and ditto sheets for math that should be used daily in early childhood.
Q: Rotating and changing areas and materials in the room create insecurity in the children.
Q: A great way to teach math is through children's everyday experiences.
Q: Toy boxes are not an appropriate means for storing young children's toys.
Q: Spatial relationships refer to the mathematical study of astronomy and space.
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