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

As a preschool teacher, you observe two children tugging over the same plastic gardening hoe. Given what you have learned about handling conflict, what is your best response?

According to the text, the three key elements in keeping children safe are

Health and safety issues can arise when a child is stressed or frustrated.

The RIE method of observation refers to the process of turning observation inward.

Describe the elements of a safe early childhood environment.

A good child care center sanitation policy is to sanitize bathroom surfaces daily and toys and other surfaces weekly.

Each of the following preschool teachers is dealing with a three-year-old child who is biting other children on the playground. Which teacher is using the best strategy?

Regarding supervision skills for beginning early childhood professionals, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Why is observation considered such an important skill for the early childhood education professional?

What is the most important factor in building cooperation with children and getting them to listen?

Calmly expressing your honest feelings of frustration or anger is more developmentally appropriate than allowing your anger to manage the children who are difficult to control.

In a story reported in the text, a group of researchers observed that newborn boys cried more often than newborn girls for no apparent reason. The researchers did not think about the fact that the boys had recently been circumcised. What does this story demonstrate about the nature of observation?

Who is associated with Resources for Infant Educators (RIE)?

Julia is a student-teacher at Cloud Nine Daycare Center. While the children eat their snacks, her co-worker has to change an infant's diaper. Since her co-worker is gone, Julia moves to the edge of the room in order to keep an eye on things. Now Julia can see what's going on, but has no interaction with the children. Julia's behavior is an example of which type of focus?