Question 1

Which is NOT a barrier to male participation in early childhood classrooms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female family members are often gatekeepers of information and do not share it with the men in the family. 
B)  Men frequently have work schedules that are not conducive to participation. 
C)  Men simply are not as interested in the education of the young children as are women. 
D)  The interaction styles of men are different than those of women and that makes teachers uncomfortable. 
A)  Female family members are often gatekeepers of information and do not share it with the men in the family. 
B)  Men frequently have work schedules that are not conducive to participation. 
C)  Men simply are not as interested in the education of the young children as are women. 
D)  The interaction styles of men are different than those of women and that makes teachers uncomfortable. C

Question 2

Michael Carr, a non-custodial parent, was interested in the reading level of his son Josh during this first-grade year. He phoned the school in the middle of November only to learn that the parent conferences were just over. Mrs. Kundel, Josh's teacher arranged for another conference the following week. What characteristic of effective family involvement is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaboration 
B)  Variety 
C)  Intensity 
D)  Individuation 
A)  Collaboration 
B)  Variety 
C)  Intensity 
D)  Individuation D

Question 3

Ms. Silwa offered the parents an opportunity to express their concerns about the childcare program in a semiannual parent forum designed specifically for that purpose. What principle of establishing relationships with the families did this support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Show genuine interest in family members by listening carefully and responding. 
B)  Make personal contact with families. 
C)  Focus on family strengths. 
D)  Treat family members with consideration and respect. 
A)  Show genuine interest in family members by listening carefully and responding. 
B)  Make personal contact with families. 
C)  Focus on family strengths. 
D)  Treat family members with consideration and respect. A

Question 4

Why should the teacher take the time to send home a one or two line note about the child's successes?

Accepted Answer

Allows children to celebrate c

Question 5

Mrs. Graue was busy at her desk when Josh's mother came into the room. She looked up at this stranger and said, "Do you want something?" Josh's mother, who was cleanly but poorly dressed asked, "How is Josh doing in school?" Mrs. Graue responded with a succinct report, indicating that Josh was quiet and did not bother anybody. She added that he could pay attention better during group time than he had been. Then she looked at her watch. Josh's mom nodded her head and left. She did not return to school again. Who should be held accountable?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mother, because parents should be expected to call ahead for appointments. 
B)  The mother because not attending other functions indicated her lack of interest. 
C)  The teacher was responsible because her responses were unfriendly and indifferent. 
D)  The teacher because she knew so little about Josh. 
A)  The mother, because parents should be expected to call ahead for appointments. 
B)  The mother because not attending other functions indicated her lack of interest. 
C)  The teacher was responsible because her responses were unfriendly and indifferent. 
D)  The teacher because she knew so little about Josh.

Question 6

Three-year-old Samantha clung to her mother and cried vigorously every morning when she was brought to the St. Mary's Childcare center. Ms. Brines began phoning Samantha's mother after she had settled down to play after having discussed this strategy with the family in advance. What Characteristic of effective family involvement is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaboration 
B)  Variety 
C)  Intensity 
D)  Individuation 
A)  Collaboration 
B)  Variety 
C)  Intensity 
D)  Individuation

Question 7

What characteristics of parent involvement can be varied?

Accepted Answer

Kind of Contact, format, purpo

Question 8

Which of the following agencies or standard setting organizations do NOT require family engagement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Head Start Performance Standards 
B)  NAEYC accreditation 
C)  The Common Core Standards 
D)  DOD (Dept. of Defense) Military Child Care 
A)  Head Start Performance Standards 
B)  NAEYC accreditation 
C)  The Common Core Standards 
D)  DOD (Dept. of Defense) Military Child Care

Question 9

If a parent should become angry at you during a parent conference, how should you handle the situation?

Accepted Answer

If a parent becomes angry during a paren

Question 10

Ms. Novak was timid and wary of talking to teachers. She did not attend the group meetings of parents for the classroom because she did not want to look foolish. Mrs. Schurig telephoned her from time-to-time talking about the progress that Abraham was making. What characteristic of effective family involvement is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaboration 
B)  Variety 
C)  Intensity 
D)  Individuation 
A)  Collaboration 
B)  Variety 
C)  Intensity 
D)  Individuation

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an effective type of family involvement for long-term engagement?

Accepted Answer

A)  School provides family members with idea for helping children learn at home. 
B)  Family members attend workshops or other programs for their own education or training. 
C)  Family members take decision-making roles on advisory councils or on other committees. 
D)  Family members are called to the administrator's office because the child is misbehaving in class. 
A)  School provides family members with idea for helping children learn at home. 
B)  Family members attend workshops or other programs for their own education or training. 
C)  Family members take decision-making roles on advisory councils or on other committees. 
D)  Family members are called to the administrator's office because the child is misbehaving in class.

Question 12

Which childcare center will have the greatest amount of parental participation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The center where regular first Tuesday of the month parent meetings are held. 
B)  The center that has staff committed to parent involvement and trained for effective interaction with family members. 
C)  The center that promotes big name specialists in child development. 
D)  The center that has mostly families with two parents. 
A)  The center where regular first Tuesday of the month parent meetings are held. 
B)  The center that has staff committed to parent involvement and trained for effective interaction with family members. 
C)  The center that promotes big name specialists in child development. 
D)  The center that has mostly families with two parents.

Question 13

What is characteristic of effective family involvement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The program should plan the events that require all families to be involved in the same ways, at the same time, or to the same degree. 
B)  Once you build a trusting relationship between programs and families, it is not necessary to maintain contact. 
C)  There is a match between what programs are designed to accomplish and what families need as well as between the strategies implemented and those to which family members feel receptive. 
D)  Family members cooperate in fund raising for field trips and materials for the school. 
A)  The program should plan the events that require all families to be involved in the same ways, at the same time, or to the same degree. 
B)  Once you build a trusting relationship between programs and families, it is not necessary to maintain contact. 
C)  There is a match between what programs are designed to accomplish and what families need as well as between the strategies implemented and those to which family members feel receptive. 
D)  Family members cooperate in fund raising for field trips and materials for the school.

Question 14

Mrs. Lachance organized her family centered childcare facility to provide a space for parents to sit and relax as they picked up their children. She developed a coupon sharing opportunity and library on child rearing. There was either a monthly breakfast or potluck in the evening in addition to bimonthly phone calls or opportunities for conferences. One Saturday a year she arranged for a gym day at the center. What characteristic of effective family involvement is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaboration. 
B)  Variety 
C)  Intensity 
D)  Individuation 
A)  Collaboration. 
B)  Variety 
C)  Intensity 
D)  Individuation

Question 15

Which of the following is less likely to achieve an effective two-way communication between the program and the families?

Accepted Answer

A)  Create a notebook that family members and staff communicate as it is sent back and forth between the child's home and the program. 
B)  Carry out home visits to get to know children and family members in the home environment. 
C)  Structure family conferences to emphasize collaborations between members and teachers. 
D)  Send home a regular newsletter. 
A)  Create a notebook that family members and staff communicate as it is sent back and forth between the child's home and the program. 
B)  Carry out home visits to get to know children and family members in the home environment. 
C)  Structure family conferences to emphasize collaborations between members and teachers. 
D)  Send home a regular newsletter.

Question 16

Describe how your interaction with a family whose child has a disability would differ from one that has a typically developing child.

Accepted Answer

When interacting with a family whose chi

Question 17

The best description of the role of the early childhood teacher as he or she collaborates with the community is represented in which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  A conduit of information between family members and other community resources or agencies. 
B)  A community board member on other organizations advisory groups. 
C)  A group leader in a support group for parents of young children. 
D)  A person who tells families the limits of his or her role as a teacher, not a social worker. 
A)  A conduit of information between family members and other community resources or agencies. 
B)  A community board member on other organizations advisory groups. 
C)  A group leader in a support group for parents of young children. 
D)  A person who tells families the limits of his or her role as a teacher, not a social worker.

Question 18

Transitions from a community preschool to a public Kindergarten are:

Accepted Answer

A)  very automatic as long as the parents register their children in the right district school. 
B)  the responsibility of the parents or other family members, not the preschool teacher. 
C)  easier on children and family members if preschool teachers provide information. 
D)  the responsibility of the preschool teacher, not the family members. 
A)  very automatic as long as the parents register their children in the right district school. 
B)  the responsibility of the parents or other family members, not the preschool teacher. 
C)  easier on children and family members if preschool teachers provide information. 
D)  the responsibility of the preschool teacher, not the family members.

Question 19

What is the least appropriate step in preparing for the parent conference for a second grade child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Invite the family to come on an evening and time so that the parent can confer with all the teachers in the building if that parent has more than one child. 
B)  Set up a comfortable space with adult sized chairs and paper to make notes of things you agree to do. 
C)  Arrange the books that the child is using so that the parent can look at them while waiting and your record book so that you can read off the report typically sent to the parent. 
D)  Outline key ideas you want to share with the parent, making sure positive or pleasant experiences the child has had in the classroom are reported. 
A)  Invite the family to come on an evening and time so that the parent can confer with all the teachers in the building if that parent has more than one child. 
B)  Set up a comfortable space with adult sized chairs and paper to make notes of things you agree to do. 
C)  Arrange the books that the child is using so that the parent can look at them while waiting and your record book so that you can read off the report typically sent to the parent. 
D)  Outline key ideas you want to share with the parent, making sure positive or pleasant experiences the child has had in the classroom are reported.

Question 20

Explain what family-teacher partnership or collaboration means.

Accepted Answer

Collaboration or partnership m

Which is NOT a barrier to male participation in early childhood classrooms?

Ms. Silwa offered the parents an opportunity to express their concerns about the childcare program in a semiannual parent forum designed specifically for that purpose. What principle of establishing relationships with the families did this support?

Why should the teacher take the time to send home a one or two line note about the child's successes?

What characteristics of parent involvement can be varied?

Which of the following agencies or standard setting organizations do NOT require family engagement?

If a parent should become angry at you during a parent conference, how should you handle the situation?

Which of the following is NOT an effective type of family involvement for long-term engagement?

Which childcare center will have the greatest amount of parental participation?

What is characteristic of effective family involvement?

Which of the following is less likely to achieve an effective two-way communication between the program and the families?

Describe how your interaction with a family whose child has a disability would differ from one that has a typically developing child.

The best description of the role of the early childhood teacher as he or she collaborates with the community is represented in which of the following statements?

Transitions from a community preschool to a public Kindergarten are:

What is the least appropriate step in preparing for the parent conference for a second grade child?

Explain what family-teacher partnership or collaboration means.

Introduction

Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Evolving Framework for Teaching Young Children

Teaching and Learning in Developmentally Appropriate Programs

Planning and Implementing Effective Small-Group Activities

Planning and Implementing Effective Group-Time Activities

Organizing Space and Materials

Child Guidance in Early Childhood Classrooms

Assessing and Evaluating Childrens Learning

The Aesthetic Domain

The Affective Domain

The Cognitive Domain

The Language Domain

The Physical Domain

The Social Domain

Integrating Curriculum Through Pretend and Construction Play

Organizing Childrens Learning Over Time

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Exam 9: Strengthening Developmentally Appropriate Programs Through Family Engagement

Which is NOT a barrier to male participation in early childhood classrooms?

Ms. Silwa offered the parents an opportunity to express their concerns about the childcare program in a semiannual parent forum designed specifically for that purpose. What principle of establishing relationships with the families did this support?

Why should the teacher take the time to send home a one or two line note about the child's successes?

What characteristics of parent involvement can be varied?

Which of the following agencies or standard setting organizations do NOT require family engagement?

If a parent should become angry at you during a parent conference, how should you handle the situation?

Which of the following is NOT an effective type of family involvement for long-term engagement?

Which childcare center will have the greatest amount of parental participation?

What is characteristic of effective family involvement?

Which of the following is less likely to achieve an effective two-way communication between the program and the families?

Describe how your interaction with a family whose child has a disability would differ from one that has a typically developing child.

The best description of the role of the early childhood teacher as he or she collaborates with the community is represented in which of the following statements?

Transitions from a community preschool to a public Kindergarten are:

What is the least appropriate step in preparing for the parent conference for a second grade child?

Explain what family-teacher partnership or collaboration means.

Introduction

Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Evolving Framework for Teaching Young Children

Teaching and Learning in Developmentally Appropriate Programs

Planning and Implementing Effective Small-Group Activities

Planning and Implementing Effective Group-Time Activities

Organizing Space and Materials

Child Guidance in Early Childhood Classrooms

Assessing and Evaluating Childrens Learning

The Aesthetic Domain

The Affective Domain

The Cognitive Domain

The Language Domain

The Physical Domain

The Social Domain

Integrating Curriculum Through Pretend and Construction Play

Organizing Childrens Learning Over Time

Filters