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Child Development
Precision Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define DAP | Developmentally Appropriate Practices (characteristics: age and individual appropriateness, hands-on, concrete, real, relevant, uses all areas of development, multicultural, non-sexist). |
| Types of learning and play | child-directed, teacher-directed, child-initiated |
| Active vs. passive learning | |
| Effective transitions | |
| DAP materials and activities for specific ages and areas of development | |
| Positive questioning techniques | |
| Identify and/or demonstrate positive guidance techniques for preschoolers. | |
| Review common reasons for misbehavior | |
| Positive guidance | |
| Identify and/or demonstrate the ability to maintain control in a large and small group setting. | |
| Purpose of observing children | |
| Objective/factual statements vs. subjective/interpretative statements. | |
| Identify and/or implement appropriate environmental space arrangement. | |
| Physical characteristics in a classroom | |
| Space arrangements | |
| Identify components of curriculum planning. | |
| Identify and/or demonstrate the responsibilities of the lead and support teacher. | |
| Understand calendaring, daily scheduling, routines, learning centers, and group time. | |
| Components of a lesson plan | |
| Create DAP learning experiences for preschoolers. | Language/literacy activities (fingerplays, stories, show and tell) Math activities (sequencing, sorting, classification, matching) |
| DAP | Creative arts activities (Four stages of art: 1) scribbling, 2) pre-schematic, 3) schematic, 4)realism) Science and sensory activities. |
| DAP | Music and movement activities. Social and emotional activities. Free play. |
| Health and wellness | childhood illnesses, communicable diseases and basic first-aid: poisoning, cuts, bumps and bruises, and choking |
| Emergency procedures | fire, earthquake and intruders |
| Sanitation and hand-washing | 20 seconds, upon arrival, before and after snack, prior to sensory, after restroom use |
| Identifying and reporting procedures for abuse and neglect. | |
| Describe the factors to consider in meeting the nutritional needs of young children | |
| Healthy snacks and meals. | |
| Food safety | allergies, use of gloves, follow food handling guidelines |
| Categories of child care | custodial, developmental, and comprehensive child care |
| Pros, cons, and flexibility associated with various types of child care | |
| Qualifications for directors, caregivers, and assistant caregivers | |
| Licensing rules | confidentiality issues, proof of immunizations |
| Identify and/or demonstrate positive employment characteristics | |
| Identify and/or demonstrate effective communication skills | children, staff, parents, and employers |
| Identify the requirements and advantages for obtaining the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. | |
| Develop and implement developmentally appropriate lesson plans | themes, objectives, concepts, procedures, transitions |
| Develop and implement a developmentally appropriate language/literacy activity | fingerplay, stories, show and tell |
| Develop and implement a developmentally appropriate math activity. | sequencing, sorting, matching |