Early Childhood Test 1

sensorimotor

Piaget’s infant and toddler cognitive stage of development

assimilation

when children adjust their already existing schemes to interpret what is going on in their environment

infants

birth to 12 months

accommodation

when children create new schemes or modify existing ones to fit with the reality of their environments

neural shearing

brain connections that are not used or are used only a little may go away

redshirting

postponing the entrance to kindergarten

baby signing

using signs and gestures to communicate

culture

a group’s way of life, including basic values, beliefs, religion, language, clothing, and food

RTI

a multitiered, assessment-driven approach to prevent academic failure through increasingly intense instruction

synaptogenesis

rapid growth of neural connections that occurs until the age of 10

school readiness

when preschoolers have what they need to be successful in kindergarten

data driven instruction

is the process of making teaching decisions on the analysis of assessment data to make decisions about how to best meet the instructional needs of each child

easy, slow to warm up, difficult

three types of temperament

access to technology, more educated parents, better health and nutrition

Children today have a higher intelligence quotient than previous generations due to…

support and develop learning, deliver services of all kinds to families and their children, promote early literacy and math, prepare children to read

Preschool goals

transition better to first grade; higher achievement in literacy, math, science, social skills; provides a framework for the accountability movement with emphasis on achievement

Reasons for longer school days and full-day kindergarten programs

preparing children for “big school”; giving children from all socioeconomic backgrounds quality preschool, preparing children to meet the task when adults

The demand of publicly funded preschools has increased due to each of the following conditions