Exam 2: Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Evolving Framework for Teaching Young Children

In which of the following programs was it found that children who had a high quality preschool experience were more likely to graduate from high school than children from the same neighborhood who had no preschool experience?

In the Reggio Emilia approach, which of the following methods are used to assess children's learning?

In the Reggio Emilia approach, which of the following experiences is NOT emphasized?

Describe what you believe to be the 3 most important practices associated with DAP and how these influence children's early childhood experiences.

Describe one of the criticisms of DAP and how you might respond to a person stating such a criticism based on evidence presented in your text.

Choose the most appropriate description of developmentally appropriate practice.

Select three historic figures in early childhood and give a brief description of their contribution to the field.

What children benefit from Developmentally Appropriate Programs?

Which of the following elements do NOT characterize developmentally appropriate practice?

The NAEYC guidelines for involving family's calls for establishing reciprocal relationships with families. What is the most significant implication of such relationships?

When should a teacher feel most confident that she is engaging in developmentally appropriate practices?

Discuss the role of judgment in making decisions based on DAP.

Identify the 3 sources of knowledge that make up developmentally appropriate practice and give an example of each.

Chang is having trouble sitting through the story that the teacher is reading at circle time. The teacher knows the following things about Chang: 1) Chang is 2 years old. 2) This is Chang's first day in the program. 3) Chang and his family are newly arrived from Korea. If the teacher wants to respond using developmentally appropriate practices, which of these pieces of information should she keep in mind about Chang?

The gift of time is most associated with which early childhood philosophy?

Which statement best describes how the concept of learning through experience, multi-sensory, or hands-on learning has evolved over time?

Who wrote the first kindergarten manual and also wrote the Happy Birthday song?

Identify 3 practices that run counter to DAP.

What are three challenges facing early childhood education today?

An IEP for a child with a disability includes all of the following EXCEPT: