Ch. 3 Understanding & Applying Developmentally Appropriate Practices Vocab

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Across
  1. 8. content that was previously taught in first grade is being taught in kindergarten or even preschool
  2. 11. behaviors, values, and beliefs that a group shares and passes on from one generation to the next.
  3. 12. A two-way relationship in which information and power are shared evenly.
  4. 14. Having knowledge of age-related human characteristics allows teachers to make general predictions within an age range about what materials, interactions, and experiences will be safe, interesting, challenging, and within reach for children, and thus likely to best promote their learning and development.
Down
  1. 1. based on research about important learning goals that predict later achievement, the sequences in which concepts and skills build on each other, and the teaching strategies that have proven effective.
  2. 2. teachers have a purpose for their actions; they make decisions for a reason.
  3. 3. teachers using what they know about the personality, strengths, interests, and abilities of each individual child in the group to adapt for and be responsive to individual variation.
  4. 4. the process of observing and documenting the work children do and how they do it as the basis for a variety of educational decisions.
  5. 5. document that articulates a research-based stance that an organization is taking in response to an issue or a problem.
  6. 6. A group or classroom in which children and adults engage in warm, positive relationships, treat each other with respect, and learn from and with each other.
  7. 7. some knowledge of the social and cultural contexts in which children live.
  8. 9. written plan that describes the knowledge and skills to be taught in the educational program and the learning experiences through which teaching takes place.
  9. 10. defined areas of the classroom that have a particular purpose and that contain relevant furnishings and materials.
  10. 13. teaching that is attuned to children’s ages, experience, abilities, and interests and that helps them attain challenging and achievable goals.