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EC Vocab
Ch. 9 EC Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Environment | All those conditions that affects children's surroundings and the people in them; Physical, interpersonal, and temporal of an early childhood setting. |
Temporal | Having to do with and time sequences in the early childhood setting, refers to scheduling and how time is sequenced and spent at home and at school. |
Staff-To Child Ration | A numerical description of the number of staff to children. |
Anti-Bias | A phrase describing the developmental of curriculum that emphasize and inclusive look at people and problems. |
Self-Help | The act of helping or providing for oneself without dependence of others. |
Autonomy | The state of being able to exist and operate independently, of being self-efficient rather than dependent on others. |
Least Restrictive | LRE is special education term meaning that the child should be educated in the environment that is least different from a regular classroom. |
Accommodations | Alterations in the way tasks are presented or activities experienced that allow children with learning disabilities to compete the as other children. |
Interest Areas | Centers in a classroom or yard that are organized for learning or experiences that will interest children. |
Learning Centers | Areas of a classroom or yard that are organized to draw attention to specific objects or an activity. |
Routines | Regular procedures, habitual, repeated or regular parts of the school day, early childhood programs. A schedule that remains constant. |
Transition | A change from one state or activity to another. |
Interpersonal | Relating to, or involving relationships with, or other people; Those parts of the environment that have to do with the people in a school setting |