Early Childhood Education Review

Vocabulary flashcards related to Early Childhood Education.

TSA

Early Childhood Education Assessment

Culture

A learned pattern of social behavior including traditions.

Jean Piaget

Swiss psychologist who created the Cognitive Development Theory.

Abraham Maslow

Developed the Hierarchy of Needs Theory.

Sociocultural Theory

Children learn through social and cultural interactions.

Erik Erikson

Theorist that developed the Psychosocial Theory.

Reflex

A body response to a stimulus.

Physical Development

The development of the body and how it functions.

Motor Sequence

The order in which a child develops new movements.

Theory

An organized set of suggestions about facts or events that is developed through experiences.

Teratogens

May affect the growing baby, resulting in physical and mental damage.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

There is no cure for FAS.

Milestone

Infants experience a period of significant changes.

Social Referencing

Infants will develop reactions based on parent reaction

Responsive Care

The use of speed and care to comfort a crying baby.

Object Permanence

The understanding that something exists even when it is out of sight.

Proximal Distal

The pattern of development from the trunk of the body outward to the limbs.

Empathy

An ability beginning to develop in a Preschool aged child

Gross-Motor Development

The improvements of the skills involving the arms, legs, and large muscles.

Fine-Motor Development

The ability to coordinate the small muscles in the arms, fingers, and hands.

Personification

Giving human traits to non-living objects

Microeconomics

Examination of the costs and benefits of economic choices

Objective

Something is factual and leaves aside personal feelings and opinions

Subjective Observation

Relies on personal opinions and feelings rather than facts.

Developmental Checklist

A list of skills that children should master, or behaviors they should exhibit at a certain age

Confidentiality

The protection of another person's privacy by limiting access to personal information.

NAEYC

National Association for the Education of Young Children.