FTCE PK-3: Developmental Knowledge

The effect of illness and poor health on a child's development include asthma and

Tooth decay

Negative environmental factors such as drugs, viruses, malnutrition, and extreme stress have the greatest impact on children's development

During critical periods

A 5-year old displays the following characteristics:

1) Rejects events out of sequence

2) Shows interest in gender difference

3) Laces shoes with assistance

4) Represents objects with clay materials

5) Shows frustration when not understood

She is demonstrating behaviors that:

Are typical for her age

A preK student exhibits difficulty moving from place to place without running into other children or stumbling over objects. In which of the following areas of development does the student need increased activity?

Kinesthetic perception

A 2nd grader is aggressive and has trouble getting along with other students. The teacher notices that this child is less popular, has lower grades and is less cooperative than other students. Which factor has most likely influenced his child's development?

The child lives in a physically abusive home

Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on language development?

Socioeconomic status

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following methods would be most effective in teaching 2nd graders about the heart?

Manipulating parts of the heart mode.

What is the best first step for developing a parent education program for the parents of children in a preschool?

Conducting a needs assessment of parent interests.

A teacher conducts a family survey for each student in the class. The teacher needs and interests are recorded on the survey. The teacher also conducts information about family services provided by the local community. What is the teacher's next best step?

Sending information from families to the appropriate local agencies

A student refuses to do his work. He says, "I'm stupid and this work is too hard." Applying the principles of social learning theory, a teacher would..

Allow a successful peer to coach the student

Which of the following literary application models provides small group instruction to students at their instructional level?

Guided reading

Federal law requires professionals who work with parents or guardians of children with disabilities to disseminate several types of information to the parents and guardians. This information includes:

An explanation of the families due process rights.

Which of the following is a professional organization for those working with and on behalf of children from birth through age 8?

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

What does it mean if a preschool or early childhood program has earned accreditation?

The program meets standards of quality established by the accrediting agency.

FL's mandate that all students read at grade level by 3rd grade or face retention is an implementation of the

Sunshine State Standards

While at the manipulative center, a 4yo child mouths a toy. To maintain a disease free environment, the teacher must

Wash the toy in diluted bleach solution

A 2nd grade teacher is planning a guided reading group using a chapter book. What is the most developmentally accepted step to take?

Introducing new words

Which of the following practices by a kindergarten teacher would best facilitate students' transition from one activity to another?

Flicking the classroom lights on and off when it's time to transition

A Kinder teacher is setting up her room at the beginning of the year. What would be the best seating arrangement to help the children?

Tables spaced around the room

A 1st grade teacher is planning instructional goals for a diverse group of students. To help meet the needs of each student, which of the following types of instruction should the teacher use?

Differentiated

Which of the following is the most effective strategy for actively engaging a 2nd grade student during a reading lesson?

Have students work in pairs to sequence the parts of the story

A teacher is preparing to teach poetry appreciation to a group of 3rd graders who have little experience reading poetry. Which of the following introduction to the unit will most likely generate the greatest interest among the students?

Playing and discussing will known artists' recording of popular children's poems

A 3rd grade teacher has introduced the basic elements of graphing so that students can draw a graph showing the habitats for a list of animals. Which of the following activities best extends and enhances this activity for students who complete the work quickly?

Writing a report on the habitat of one type of animal.

In a 3rd grade class, several students are having difficulty multiplying with regrouping. The most appropriate strategy is for the teacher to

Group children for instruction according to their knowledge in multiplying with regrouping

What must be included in an integrated curriculum?

Multidisciplinary units of study

A child's emotional development can be best observed and fostered through which kind of play?

Sociodramatic

A 1st grade teacher takes a few minutes each morning to talk with students encouraging them to express their thoughts and feelings without being judgmental. The teacher's behavior indicates an awareness that

A trusting student-teacher relationship enhances learning

A preschool director receives a teachers schedule. The schedule includes a separate time for math, reading, writing, and sciences. There is also time scheduled for lunch/recess and center time. The director reviews the schedule with the teacher. Based on developmentally appropriate practices, which of the following statements would reflect the director's response to the schedule?

The director suggests that the teacher combine the academic areas into a thematic time block.

A program that offers dance, drama, music and art as a part of the curriculum is addressing which of the following developmental domains?

Aesthetic

At the beginning of each 3rd grade social studies class, the teacher discusses material to (be covered in the upcoming lesson). The teacher is using a critical listening activity called a(n):

Advance organizer

When a teacher says a word and asks a child to say the individual sounds of the sound of that word, the child is being asked to

Segment

A teacher has been discussing safety issues with her 2nd grade students. The most appropriate exercise for their culminating activity would be having the class

View a video describing the dangers of strangers

Which of the following is a developmentally appropriate art appreciation activity for students in the first grade?

Giving students the opportunities to discuss their responses to works of arts displayed in the classroom

Several students in a 3rd grade class repeatedly make errors on the same addition facts. The best type of computer software for helping students master these facts would be software that

Responds to correct answers with entertaining audio and visual displays.

A teacher places puppets represent characters from a story in the dramatic play center after reading a new story to the class. The students act out the story with the puppets. The students take turns using the different characters. How does this use of puppets enhance children's language development?

Students' expressive language skill are increased

Which of the following is the most of appropriate way to promote the reading success of a student identified with a specific reading disability in a general education classroom

Implementing instructional methods specifically in the student educational plan

8yo Tommy has difficulty understanding what other students/teachers are saying. What disabilities is he displaying?

Language

5yo with Down Syndrome is in K. Although the child's social relationships with the other children have been positive, the teacher recently noticed that the child is often teased by other children. The child's playmates are less interested in including the child in their play unless the child fakes on the role of the baby. Which of the following is the best course of action by the child's teacher?

Meet with the school admin team to discuss ways to help the child be more accepted by peers.

A 3rd grade student who's reading ability and written communication are well below grade level. The diagnostic reading assessments indicate the student is unlikely to pass the statewide assessment. Which intervention strategy would accelerate the student's academic progress?

Peer tutoring and whole language instruction

Which of the following classroom settings provides students with disabilities the chance to work and learn to the best of their ability with as much contact as possible with students without disabilities?

Least restrictive environment

A 3rd grade class includes several students whose families are migrant workers. Which of the following strategies for working with these students would best address their educational needs?

Using homogeneous grouping for this population of students

A preschool teacher who has developed a good relationship with the parents of children with identified disabilities. The parents have asked her to help them locate a medical referral service. The most appropriate action for the teacher is to

Provide parents with contact information for local health agencies

A student with special education needs transfers into a beginning teachers class. The teacher attends an IEP meeting to discuss the unique needs of the child and develop a written plan for the services. Which of the following would be the main goal of the IEP team meeting?

Identifying and prioritizing individual goals

An English language learner is having difficulty with multi-meaning words in English. The student is able to pronounce the words but cannot comprehend their various meanings. What vocabulary approach would be most appropriate for this student?

Word mapping

A preschool teacher would like to determine whether a child's motor skills are within the normal range for the child's age. Which of the following instruments should the teacher use?

Development checklist

A principle is preparing to meet with the 3rd grade team to discuss students for mandatory detention. What information is most critical to review to make informed decision?

Progress monitoring date state assessment data

Through engaging teacher observation, a kindergarten teacher notices that a student has difficulty identifying individual sounds in single-syllable words. Which of the following activities should the teacher use to help this student?

Reciting and singing nursery rhymes

A 3rd grade teacher assigns an oral presentation. The student will be graded on the information in the presentation and on the props they select will also be graded on volume and rate of their speech and their mannerisms. Which of the following would be the most appropriate authentic assessment for the teacher to utilize?

Checklist

Which of the following abilities is the most important for early childhood teachers when conducting family conferences?

To be culturally sensitive and develop rapport with all family members

A preschool teacher sets up a grocery store in on corner of the classroom. After a week, the teacher notices that not as many students are visiting the store. What is the most appropriate next step for the teacher?

Change the props in the grocery store

A preschool teacher wants to practice whether children are sufficiently developing to benefit from kindergarten instruction. Which of the following assessment types should the teacher use?

Readiness test

A teacher is using the Response to intervention framework engages in ongoing progress monitoring of a child who is not making expected learning gains. The child continues to have difficulty achieving academic success even after receiving group interventions. What is the teacher's most appropriate next step to take?

Prompting and modeling to scaffold the student's learning

After a preschooler hits another child, the teacher removes the student from the group. What is the teacher's most appropriate next step to take?

Put the child in time-out in the classroom

Which of the following strategies is LEAST appropriate for helping young children learn self control?

Valuing mistakes as learning opportunities.

Which is the best early childhood instructional strategy for fostering appropriate social behavior in a classroom of young children?

Establishing a classroom routine.

A teacher wants to promote children's social-emotional development through interaction with peers. Which of the following strategies would be most effective?

Dramatic play

A teacher has taken a group of 4yo outside to look for items to place on the science table. Kamari and Angela simultaneously reach for a pinecone, both shouting, "I saw it first" The teacher should resolve this conflict by

Helping K & A work out an acceptable solution

What is a teacher's most important tool in implementing programs for character development in children?

Collaborative projects

A group of 4yo called a teacher over to the fish tank. They discovered that one of the fish had died: The children were sad and one of the children began to cry. The teacher should:

Encourage the students to talk about the death of the fish and let them share their feelings

Professional assessment has determined that a 1st grader who is struggling with gross motor skills qualifies for resource services. Which of the following professionals would provide these services?

Physical therapist

Public policy decisions most directly influence the development of young children by affecting families'

Access to resources

A 4yo child speaks in one word phrases and has a limited vocabulary. This is most likely indicative of

Expressive language

Which of the following has been identified as the leading cause of alcohol experimentation by children in the primary grades?

Peer pressure

Scientific research on identical twins who are separated at birth has been used to

Determine developmental impacts of the environment

Which of the following is the best strategy for encouraging the participation of single-parent families in school activities?

Arranging volunteer opportunities during the school day

A K teacher recently sent a letter to students' parents or guardians inviting them to visit the class. However, there was minimal response to the invitation. The teacher's best strategy for addressing this situation would be to

Implement an alternative plan for building closer ties with parents or guardians.

Which of the following is an example of an effective strategy that a school could adopt to develop and enhance partnership with the community?

Entering into a collaborative agreement with local business

Which of the following children is operating at the concrete operational stage of intellectual development?

Jessie is comparing sizes of various containers and ordering them according to their size. She can make statements about their order.

Mainstreaming was brought about by Individuals with Disability Education Act of 1975, which mandated:

Least restrictive environment

Which of the following best encourages an exchange of information between parents and educators?

A suggestion box for parents' comments about the program

Teachers provide developmentally appropriate activities by

Working with a child on his/her cognitive level to faster understand

According to current research, which of the following should be the primary consideration in selecting or developing instructional materials for an early childhood classroom?

Needs of the student

An informal assessment reveals that a 1st grade student is performing below expectations in math. After conferencing with the student's parents several strategies were implemented to increase student achievement. However, the student continued performing below expectation. Which of the following would be the best next step when formulating this child's learning goals?

Initiating the response to intervention process RII

Which of the following is a clearly stated objective for a lesson on classroom behavior?

Students will work quietly in the room

As a 1st grader places two lima beans into each of three margarine tubs to illustrate that 3x2=6. Which of the following instructional experiences is being provided to the students

Concrete

A 2nd grader observes that several students are having difficulty with rhyming patterns. Which of the following would be the most effective grouping strategy to ensure that all students master the subject?

Reteaching the entire class using whole group instruction and Having students work in cooperative groups using reciprocal instruction

Which of the following is a characteristic of an integrated curriculum?

Multidisciplinary units of study

Which of the following activities would best develop gross motor skills in preK children?

Climbing stairs with alternating foot

A parent of a preK student has been away from for an extended amount of time. This student is having difficultly adjusting to the parent's absence. The student is acting out by shoving peers and throwing classroom materials. Which of the following strategies would best meet the needs of this student?

Acknowledging that students emotions and having the class work together to create a greeting card for the absent parent

Creative thought questions are characterized by having more than one right answer because a number of possible replies may be of equal value. To which of the following types of open-ended thinking processes does this statement relate?

Divergent

Which of the following activities would be most appropriate for improving the cardiorespiratory fitness of 1st grade students?

Performing simple dances to music

When introducing K students to the concept of color, a teacher should use which of the following activities to apply principles of child development and active learning?

Having the students mix tempera paint in primary color and note what happens

In a 1st grade class, which of the following strategies would best help students build reading fluency?

Having the students in pairs, take turns orally reading an assigned book.

A preK teacher is working with an individual child on a literacy activity.The teacher shows the child four different pictures each depicting a child engaged in some type of outside activity. The teacher then says, "Can you point to the pictures that shows someone climbing? "The child then points to the picture that shows a young child on a climbing frame. Which of the following types of vocabulary is being practiced?

Receptive

Several 1st grade students are having difficulty acquiring an early literacy skill. Which of the following teaching approaches would most likely meet these students' needs?

Explicit instruction in a small group

Which of the following is a major trend in the education of students with exceptionalities?

Inclusion

A 2nd grade student in foster care exhibits some behaviors characteristic of low-self esteem. Which of the following strategies would best support the students?

Successful practice, specific praise and cooperative group activities.

To effectively instruct ELL's in English phonics, teachers should:

Conduct vocabulary games

A 3rd grade social studies teacher wants to compare the skill level of the class with that of other social studies classes in the states. Which of the following assessments would provide this information?

Anorm-referenced social studies test

What is the mode of a set of test scores?

Most frequent scores

Which of the following methods is the most appropriate for a preK teacher to assess children's play behaviors in a housekeeping play center?

Systematic observation

Which of the following types of assessment instruments is the most appropriate for determining whether a preK child will be able to successfully perform the tasks of the K curriculum?

Readiness

A student is not responding to group intervention associated with the response to intervention framework. The student was screened for learning disabilities and none were identified. What is the next best step to help the student achieve targeted learning goals?

Implementing intensive individualized interventions

In order to maintain a classroom that encourages self-guidance and independent behavior, a teacher should:

Make or obtain materials and equipment appropriate to the development of needs of the children

A K student is having difficulty with recent changes in her family. Her frustration is reflected in aggressive behavior toward peers. Which of the following strategies would be the best first step in promoting positive social-emotional development?

Requesting a conference with the student's parents

A teacher is drafting conflict resolution procedures for his 3rd grade class. Which of the following would be most appropriate to tell his students?

Remain calm, show respect by listening to each other describe the conflict, think of the solutions and agree on which to use

Which of the following is the most appropriate way for a K teacher to support a family facing difficulties with child rearing?

Helping the family locate community resources to address their needs

Motor control that begins at the middle of the body and moves to the extremities is

Proximal-distal

1st grade student having difficulties following the leader, walking on the log without falling off, playing hopscotch and swinging straight. These conditions represent atypical development in which following areas

Spatial

Flat affect, asymmetrical body features, and language delays in a child who has difficulty retaining information may be indicative of:

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome