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Early Childhood Education 2|25 Questions with Answers Kindergarten Historical Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER Froebel (1800's) developed group education of young children (called kindergartens) ... First U.S. "private" Kindergarten - CORRECT ANSWER (1856) in Watertown, WI First U.S. "public" Kindergarten - CORRECT ANSWER (1873) in St. Louis, MO Important Readiness Skills - CORRECT ANSWER Language Independence Impulse Control Interpersonal Skills Experiential Background Physical & Mental Health - family make-up Types of Kindergartens - CORRECT ANSWER - Developmental: pre-K program for "K-age" w/developmental or behavioral delays - Transition: two years to achieve skills - Full vs. Half Day: Leaning toward more full day - Mixed Age: diverse abilities and ages - Looping: teacher goes with kids for 2-3 years Developmental Kindergarten - CORRECT ANSWER pre-K program for "K-age" w/developmental or behavioral delays Transition Kindergarten - CORRECT ANSWER two years to achieve skills Full vs. Half Day Kindergarten - CORRECT ANSWER Leaning toward more full day Mixed Age Kindergarten - CORRECT ANSWER diverse abilities and ages Looping Kindergarten - CORRECT ANSWER teacher goes with kids for 2-3 years Current Issues in Kindergarten - CORRECT ANSWER - Kindergarten is no longer seen as a place to "get ready" for school - Red-Shirting - Assessment - High Stakes Testing - Cognitive Based Programs-Pushed Down - Curriculum - Literacy Emphasis-USE CENTERS! - BISD EXAMPLE ~ REMOVING HOME CENTER! - Technology - Retention - Doesn't WORK! Who are Kindergarteners: Erikson: Industry vs. Inferiority Stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Still need help regulating emotions & social interactions - Long term friendships begin - Give jobs & responsibilities - Have high expectations for them (can-do!) - Starting game w/rules Who are Kindergarteners: Physically - CORRECT ANSWER - Find inactivity difficult - Greater large motor skills: skip, hop, run, jump, climb, stairs, throws ball overhead - Small motor still developing-may have hand dominance Who are Kindergarteners? - CORRECT ANSWER - Typically 5 & 6 years - Piaget's Preoperational Stage - Energetic! - Typically confident - Eager learners - Rapid intellectual and language growth—let them talk! - Read to them! Teach them to read! Emergent Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER Phonics, sight words, whole language Alphabetic knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER letters have shapes and sounds Alphabetic principle - CORRECT ANSWER letters go together in patterns to create words Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER meaning of the words Onset-rime - CORRECT ANSWER onset=sound that precedes the vowel; rime=remaining part of the syllable (ex. r-at) Orthographic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER ability to write symbols to represent sounds Phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER smallest unit of speech Phonemic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER letter/sound relationships Phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER ability to hear differences in syllables, rhymes, and individual sounds Print awareness - CORRECT ANSWER print has functions - all around us in symbols Kindergarten Teacher ~ Role - CORRECT ANSWER - Like and enjoy children! - Flexible yet structured with lots of hands-on, experiential learning. - Classroom Guidance and Management - Diversity - see the child first! - After school care - Parental involvement [Show More]

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