Exam 2: Building on a Tradition of Excellence

Whose work influenced the kindergarten movement in the United States?

What agency was established during the Great Depression of the 1930s to address the high unemployment rate 25%,as well as to build needed public works throughout the country?

In 1972,what required that programs help each child build cultural identity and that staff speak the primary language of the children and are knowledgeable about their culture?

Which African-American leader became the first executive director of the Child Development Associate (CDA)national credentialing program?

Who was one of the first to think that teaching methods of young children should not be punitive,and that teachers needed to engage children with nature and follow their lead?

In which theory did John Locke state that experiences in their environment matter in the development of children?

Patty Smith Hill's concern about the lack of standards and curriculum,and the threat of unqualified people taking leadership positions in the field created the National Committee on Nursery Schools.What did this organization later become?

Explain why it is important for early childhood educators to learn from the past.

What percentage of the population served in Head Start programs are children with disabilities?

Describe why the Head Start movement began in the United States.

What is the name of the approach developed by Lucy Sprague Mitchell where the educational philosophy emphasized children's firsthand experiences and play,and children's experiences in the "here and now" provided the launching pad for their learning?

What was the name of the Child Study Laboratory that was launched at Yale University?

What was the name given to the materials Froebek developed for children's free play in his Kindergarten?

What did the Meriam Report conclude?

Explain the term "widening the lens."

Which law extended services to children from birth to 3 years of age with emphasis on the role of families in early intervention?

What was the Lanham Act?

Describe the changing view of children throughout history.

Explain how the work of John Dewey has influenced early childhood education as it is today.

Who thought that Froebel's kindergarten curriculum was too structured;believed children needed open-ended materials for play,and developed the wooden unit block?