Developmentally appropriate environments provide
a. materials that encourage movement.
b. materials that are visually appealing and are at a height easily accessible to all thechildren.
c. activities that appeal to the five senses: touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
d. easily identifiable learning centers.
e. all of these.
Question 2The acceptable distance between two speakers may be different depending on the cultural background and native language of the speakers.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3The major purpose of evaluation is ____.
a. to weed out poorly performing staff
b. to reward high performance
c. to determine whether the centers goals are being met
d. to determine why things are not going well
Question 4Families of children with special needs live with increased amounts of stress in their lives caused by _____________________________
_____________________.
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Question 5Effective teaching and caring staff
a. maintain positive attitudes.
b. keep low expectations for all children.
c. never admit their own mistakes.
d. focus on achieving learning outcomes determined by a program director.
e. all of these.
Question 6There are roughly over 60 million preschoolers who are not native speakers of English attending U.S. preschool programs.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7Parents of children with developmental challenges undergo an adjustment process that is lifelong, with emotional stages resembling the process of _______________.
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Question 8Child-directed activities mean that
a. children can work and play at their own pace.
b. children's choices are not influenced by adult coercion.
c. activities are instigated by the child's natural curiosity and desire to learn.
d. all of these.
Question 9Hispanic children are the largest group of limited-English-proficient children in the United States.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 10A written Individualized Family Service Plan addresses not only the needs of the infant, but also the _____________________________
__ of the family related to enhancing the development of their child.
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