Exam 9: Creating a Social-Emotional Environment

According to the author, it is acceptable to talk about babies in front of them because they have not yet developed the receptive language skills to understand.

Kinsey Grafton is the director of a large child care program with many children. To encourage long-term, adult-child connections, Grafton should structure the program so that children are grouped together according to their current developmental stage.

The Americans with Disabilities Act indicates that inclusion is a

Early childhood culture refers to the family life of the child, specifically how beliefs, goals and values manifest themselves in child-rearing practices.

What is continuity, and why is it considered an indicator of a quality early childhood program? Describe two factors that cause a lack of continuity in early childhood programs.

Regarding culture, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Although new parents Sara and Hector are going to have to help their child become independent, as well as learn to establish connections with others, it is likely that they will emphasize one task over the other in their parenting.

According to the text, full inclusion programs benefit children with special needs but provide little, if any, benefit for children in the "mainstream."

The Schulze family recently left their country of origin, Germany, and settled in Canada. The four Schulze children will be entering early childhood programs/schools while their mother works and their father goes to graduate school. Generalizing from discussions in your text, which child is MOST likely to lose his/her German culture?

Of the social-emotional environmental qualities described by the textbook, which is considered a key ingredient for an optimal environment?

Full inclusion programs for children with developmental differences benefits all children in all but which of the following ways:

In a story reported by the author of your text, she and several other teacher trainers participated in a seminar in which they were asked to describe characteristics of parents, teachers, and children. Which description was most difficult for the participants to compile?

Comparing the early childhood culture to the family culture, which of the following is TRUE?

Which culture operates to influence the early childhood program?

Jeannie Thomas has just begun a career in the early childhood setting. Her first job is as a teacher for two-year-olds at a community preschool. For what reason is Jeannie most likely to leave this job and, perhaps, leave the field of early childhood education?