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Chapter 1: The Teacher

Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes Learning Outcome 1.1: Define early childhood education and identify the professional roles and the most important tasks that characterize the work of the early childhood educator.[Q1] Early childhood education is best defined as which of the following?

1.Teaching cognitive skills to children between the ages of 3 months to 8 years 2.Educating and caring for children between birth and age 8 [correct] 3.Caring for children from birth until they begin formal education at age 5 4.Providing a learning environment for children of any age [Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Early childhood education involves more than teaching cognitive skills and begins before the age of 3 months.[Feedback for Correct Answer 2] Early childhood education refers to education and care provided in all settings for children between birth and age 8.[Feedback for Answer Choice 3] Early childhood education involves more than simply caring for children and includes ages birth to 8 years.[Feedback for Answer Choice 4] Providing a learning environment is only part of early childhood education and specifically applies to children from birth to age 8 years.[Q2] In teaching her preschool class of 4-year-old children, Meghan begins by updating the calendar with the children and talking about the day of the week and the month of the year. She engages children in a counting activity, leads them in a running game outdoors, reads a story about caring and sharing, and then allows children to play with a partner at one of the centers.What activities in Meghan’s classroom are involved in teaching the whole child?

1.Updating the calendar and counting 2.Counting and reading a story 3.Playing with a partner and counting 4.Updating the calendar, counting, running, reading a story, playing with a partner [correct] 2 / 4

2 Copyright © 2023, 2019, 2016 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Updating the calendar and counting focus primarily on intellectual development. Teaching the whole child involves more than intellectual development.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Counting and reading a story focus primarily on intellectual and social and emotional development. These are not the only activities involved in teaching the whole child.[Feedback for Answer Choice 3] Playing with a partner and counting are only two of the activities involved in teaching the whole child.[Feedback for Correct Answer 4] Teaching the whole child involves educating children in all areas of development—social, emotional, intellectual, and physical. Meghan integ all of these areas of development in her teaching plan.[Q3] In teaching her preschool class of 4-year-old children, Meghan is fulfilling her dream of being an early childhood educator. What role or roles are involved in being an early childhood educator?

• Teaching and caring for young children
• Teaching and caring for young children and working with their families
• Teaching and caring for young children, working with families, working with other staff

[correct]

• Teaching and caring for young children and working with other staff

[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Teaching and caring for young children is only one of the roles of an early childhood educator.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Teaching and caring for young children and working with their families are two of the roles, but they are not the only roles of early childhood educators.[Feedback for Correct Answer 3] Early childhood educators are involved in the roles of teaching and caring for young children, working with their families, and working with other staff as a part of a team.[Feedback for Answer Choice 4] Teaching and caring for young children and working with other staff are two of the roles, but they are not the only roles of early childhood educators.[Q4] In her role as an early childhood educator, Meghan uses her knowledge of pedagogy with her class of 4-year-old children. How does this knowledge help her?

• Knowing what motor skills typically develop in children at age 4
• Knowing what games children like to play at age 4 3 / 4

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• Knowing what teaching strategies to use with children at age 4 [correct]
• Knowing when to rely on parents to help with behavior problems

[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Knowledge of motor skill development is important in understanding physical development, but pedagogy relates to a different type of knowledge.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Knowledge of games children like to play is useful for early childhood educators, but pedagogy relates to a different specific type of knowledge.[Feedback for Correct Answer 3] Pedagogy relates directly to how to teach. Knowledge of pedagogy helps teachers select appropriate teaching strategies and articulate why they chose those strategies.[Feedback for Answer Choice 4] Working with parents and knowing when to consult with them about behavior problems is important but is not directly associated with pedagogy.[Q5] In teaching her preschool class of 4-year-old children, Meghan observes each child’s progress in holding pencils, crayons, paintbrushes, and other art and drawing tools. She maintains a drawing center in her classroom and changes the theme of the drawing center every week. She creates drawing tasks the children are able to do without becoming frust , and she helps any child who struggles with fine motor skills. Her responsiveness to children’s needs and learning characteristics is specifically called which of the following?

• Early childhood education
• Teaching and caring
• Collaborative work toward a shared goal
• Developmentally appropriate practice [correct]

[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Early childhood education is a broader concept and refers to education and care provided in all settings for children between birth and age 8.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Teaching and caring are the broad focuses of early childhood education. This scenario focuses specifically on Meghan’s responsive teaching.[Feedback for Answer Choice 3] Working collaboratively with other adults toward a shared goal is one role of early childhood educators. It does not identify the specific approach Meghan is using in her drawing center instruction.

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