Appropriate curriculum for young children should be derived from
a. the world beyond what is known to them.
b. the unusual and esoteric.
c. historic and geographic events and places.
d. the places, objects, and people in their environment.
Question 2In planning developmentally appropriate curriculum,
a. the more you know about your specific group of children and their families and cultures, the better you can plan.
b. it is enough to have an understanding of child development.
c. you need to think of many novel ideas to present to the children.
d. None of these answers.
Question 3According to David Elkind, miseducation in early childhood is
a. a curriculum that fails to teach reading and math to young children.
b. any program that teaches accelerated topics such as reading or math to young children.
c. a curriculum carried out by untrained teachers.
d. a program that is not structured.
Question 4The term curriculum
a. has a common meaning understood by everyone.
b. usually involves a different course of study for different topics.
c. generally has a different meaning in early childhood than at other levels of education.
d. in the context of early childhood, involves specific classes such as dancing, foreign languages, or piano.
Question 5
NAEYCs Developmentally Appropriate Practice promotes
a. coverage of traditional subjects such as reading, math, and social studies in isolation so that children are not confused.
b. incorporation of a broad range of content that is meaningful to children in a way that helps them make connections among subjects.
c. teaching children about events and places beyond their community to broaden their horizons.
d. All of these answers.
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