Exam 2: First Things First: Health and Safety Through Observation and Supervision

According to Magda Gerber, early childhood professionals should approach children with

Which NAEYC program standard requires that programs promote health and protect children from illness and injury?

In order to help a child learn, sometimes an early childhood professional must set up consequences that respond to a child's unsafe or inappropriate behaviors.

Francesca is working on her early childhood education degree. As part of her degree requirements, Francesca will observe a first-grade classroom for three different periods. As an observer, Francesca should do all but which of the following?

Four-year-old Moses is throwing wooden blocks. Which of the following is the best example of guidance that redirect Moses towards more constructive activities without robbing him of his control?

In most European-based cultures, eye contact during communications is a sign of attentiveness, while in most Native American and Asian cultures, eye contact may be a sign of disrespect.

Regarding effective communication with children, all but which of the following are recommended?

List five strategies for communicating effectively with children.

Which of the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Program Standards concerns relationships?

When diapering an infant, it is necessary for the caregiver to wash her/his hands but not necessarily the infant's hands.

An effective method of stopping unacceptable behavior is using redirection, a form of guidance that empowers children with choices that will lead to more constructive or desired behaviors.

Four early childhood education students have documented their observation of children in a 2-year-old preschool program. Which of the following student observations best follows the guidelines presented in the textbook?

Sarah Farraday owns a child care center. Sarah would like to help teach her 3-year-old children about proper health and sanitary procedures. Sarah should try all but which of the following?

Devon Brown runs a preschool class. One student, Arthur, is engaging in an activity that is developmentally inappropriate. Another student, Baxter, is bored with his activity. Clarence is overtired and not having his needs met. Of these students, which one is in a situation that represents a potential safety hazard?

Allowing children to experience risk in a safe environment helps children learn the value of consequences and important safety skills.

Using your anger to control or stop unacceptable behaviors is ineffective because:

NAEYC's Program Standard 9 is concerned with the safety of the physical environment of early childhood education settings.

The word guidance, which can be defined as building a relationship with children and guiding them to make appropriate choices, has begun to replace the word discipline in many childhood settings

Learning theory suggests that observation plays a role in all but which of the following?

According to Emmi Pikler, children learn to judge the degree of risk in situations around preschool age.