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Developmentally Appropriate Practice Curriculum and Development in Early Education
by Carol Gestwicki
Chapter 1
Read Chapter 1 and answer the following questions:
1. Define
developmental principles
and
preschoolers
.
2. Define
accreditation, academic, prekindergartens
and
early learning standards
.
3. List
eight (8)
new trends and concerns encountered in the early childhood field.
4. What is the position statement on developmentally appropriate practice?
5. List
five (5)
guidelines of early childhood practice.
6. Define
polarities
and
assessment
.
7. List
several
characteristics of intentional teaching.
8. What are
three (3)
important kinds of information and knowledge that form the basis of professional decision making?
9. Define
genetic, experiential, temperament, disabilities, developmental delays
and
culture
.
10. List
three (3)
dimensions that must be given attention when planning truly developmentally appropriate programs.
11. Define
domain, cognitive, sequence, chronological
and
heredity
.
12. List several characteristics of a good preschool.
13. Define
neurobiological, sensorimotor, symbolic
and
constructivism.
14. Define
scaffolding, interrelationships
and
continuum
.
15. Explain
interdependence.
16. List and
explain
the
four (4)
important areas of development.
17. Define
internalize, longitudinal studies, key developmental indicators, dispositions, initiative, divergent
and
facilitator.
18. How are children at risk because of stress?
19. Do the benefits in later academic situations justify the earlier stress caused by pushing academic learning prematurely onto young children?
20. List
ten (10)
misunderstandings about developmentally appropriate practice. Pick one that you can relate to and explain your feelings toward the subject.
21. Define
foundational
and
rote-learning.
22. Explain the
DISTAR
approach.
23. Define
literacy
and
objectives.
Social Studies for the Preschool/Primary Child
1. What are the two main purposes for the social studies?
2. What kind of education for children did John Dewey promote?
3. Describe the social studies curriculum initiated by
Lucy Sprague Mitchell.
4. Define
spiral curriculum.
List the areas of emphasis for K-3rd grade.
5. Define what Mitchell meant by
relationship thinking.
6. List the
four (4)
principles of Piaget and Vygotsky that were congruent with Mitchell’s beliefs.
7. List the
eight (8)
components of the social-living curriculum of the 1930’s and 1940’s.
8. What was the failure of the social-living curriculum?
9. Explain
holiday curriculum.
How should holidays be used in the curriculum?
10. What was
Sputnik?
11. Describe the kindergarten program according to Robison and Spodek.
12. Explain the
War on Poverty
. Give specifics about what was included in the War on Poverty and the result ...
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice Curriculum and
Development in Early Education
by Carol Gestwicki
Chapter 1
Read Chapter 1 and answer the following questions:
1. Define
developmental principles
and
preschoolers
.
2. Define
accreditation, academic, prekindergartens
and
early learning standards
.
3. List
eight (8)
new trends and concerns encountered in the early childhood
field.
4. What is the position statement on developmentally
appropriate practice?
5. List
five (5)
guidelines of early childhood practice.
2. 6. Define
polarities
and
assessment
.
7. List
several
characteristics of intentional teaching.
8. What are
three (3)
important kinds of information and knowledge that form the
basis of professional decision making?
9. Define
genetic, experiential, temperament, disabilities, developmental
delays
and
culture
.
10. List
three (3)
dimensions that must be given attention when planning truly
developmentally appropriate programs.
11. Define
domain, cognitive, sequence, chronological
and
heredity
.
12. List several characteristics of a good preschool.
13. Define
3. neurobiological, sensorimotor, symbolic
and
constructivism.
14. Define
scaffolding, interrelationships
and
continuum
.
15. Explain
interdependence.
16. List and
explain
the
four (4)
important areas of development.
17. Define
internalize, longitudinal studies, key developmental indicators,
dispositions, initiative, divergent
and
facilitator.
18. How are children at risk because of stress?
19. Do the benefits in later academic situations justify the
earlier stress caused by pushing academic learning prematurely
onto young children?
20. List
ten (10)
misunderstandings about developmentally appropriate practice.
Pick one that you can relate to and explain your feelings
toward the subject.
4. 21. Define
foundational
and
rote-learning.
22. Explain the
DISTAR
approach.
23. Define
literacy
and
objectives.
Social Studies for the Preschool/Primary Child
1. What are the two main purposes for the social studies?
2. What kind of education for children did John Dewey
promote?
3. Describe the social studies curriculum initiated by
Lucy Sprague Mitchell.
4. Define
spiral curriculum.
List the areas of emphasis for K-3rd grade.
5. 5. Define what Mitchell meant by
relationship thinking.
6. List the
four (4)
principles of Piaget and Vygotsky that were congruent with
Mitchell’s beliefs.
7. List the
eight (8)
components of the social-living curriculum of the 1930’s and
1940’s.
8. What was the failure of the social-living curriculum?
9. Explain
holiday curriculum.
How should holidays be used in the curriculum?
10. What was
Sputnik?
11. Describe the kindergarten program according to Robison
and Spodek.
12. Explain the
War on Poverty
. Give specifics about what was included in the War on Poverty
and the results of this initiative.
13. What did
Piaget
believe about children? List the
four (4) stages of cognitive development and the ages groups
associated with each stage.
6. 14. List the
six (6)
beliefs of Vygotsky.
15. List
seven (7)
areas which need to be included in the social studies
curriculum.
16. List
ten (10)
themes around which social studies teaching can be organized.
17. List
four (4)
standards from the National Standards for Civics and
Government that students in school should learn.
18. Define
scope and sequence.
19. Describe the skills areas for the following:
Reggio Emilia; High/Scope, and Montessori.
(Use chart on page 20).
