Quiz—Section IV

Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. If the statement is false, correct it in the space provided.

  1. __T___ Negative reinforcement is not the same as punishment.
  1. __T__ Distortions, omissions, substitutions, and additions are categories of articulation errors.
  1. _F___ Goodness-of-fit refers to a child’s temperament and how it determines behavioral outcomes.

Goodness-of-fit refers to how the child’s temperament and personality match the demands of the environment.
  1. __T__ The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires transition planning for all children turning three years of age.
  1. __F__ Participating during circle time is the most common way young children learn appropriate social skills.

Play is the most common way young children learn appropriate social skills.

Choose the word from the list below that best fits each of the following blanks.

Emerging literacy Imitation Adaptive Consequence

Motherese Duration measures Play

Interagency Service delivery Pre-linguistic communication

  1. Discovery learning periods are good times for promoting social learning through play and imitation.
  1. When there is interagency collaboration it helps to ensure that children and families experience a smooth transition.
  1. A reminder, redirection, verbal reprimand, and time-out are all forms of a consequence for behavior.
  1. Diverse skills that help children become successful in reading, writing, and other academic areas are referred to as emerging literacy.
  1. A unique speech pattern that adults use with young children is motherese.
  1. Adaptive skills include behaviors that are thought of as self-care and independence skills.

Thought questions. Answer using experience, the text, and any other resources.

1.  Describe three early childhood educators and their work as it applies to today’s developmental behavioral approach. (see Chapter 12)

2.  Explain task analysis and its importance in working with children in general and with children with developmental problems in particular. (see Chapter 12)

3.  Discuss the major issues in planning a program schedule for children in an inclusive setting. (see Chapter 13)

4.  Select a common self-care skill such as bathing and list its component sub skills; select any one of the sub skills and list its components. (see Chapter 14)

5.  Explain how a parent’s or caregiver’s response to an infant may influence the child’s social development. (see Chapter 15)

6.  Discuss readiness in terms of maturation and learning theories and explain the implications of both for children with developmental problems. (see Chapter 17)

7.  Choose an appropriate data collection method to monitor a child’s behavior. Then monitor a child using your collection method. (see Chapter 18)

8.  Present a plan for managing a newly enrolled four-year-old who is still hitting and kicking children at the end of the fourth week. (see Chapter 18)

9.  Suggest strategies that can help when children transition to an inclusive setting. (see Chapter 19)