Across
- 3. A school or class for children 4-6 years of age; in the US it is usually the first year of formal, public school.
- 4. Groups formed when people bond together and pool resources for the common good.
- 5. In ECE, the sum of low group size, low teacher-child ratios, trained and experienced staff, adequate pay for teachers, and safe and stimulating environments for children.
- 6. A mind not affected yet by experiences, sensations, etc., also known as the "clean slate" upon which all of a child's experiences are written.
- 7. A set of courses designed to form a whole; coordination of the various areas of study, making for continuous and interconnected learning
- 9. The act of supporting, pleading for, or recommending and espousing a particular action or set of ideas on behalf of early education
- 11. When a child with a disability is a full-time member of a regular classroom with children who are developing normally as well as with children with special needs.
- 13. When teaching and learning includes and recognizes the contributions of all ethnic and racial groups.
- 14. Teaching actions which fit the age/stage, individual characteristics, and social/cultural context of the child or children involved
- 15. When children enter school ready to learn new skill sets
- 16. The ability to receive and produce written language
Down
- 1. Education for all, regardless of race/ethnicity, culture, gender, status, sexual orientation, or religion
- 2. Violence against children in the form of physical maltreatment, abusive language, exposure to domestic violence, and any form of exposure to sexual behaviors or activity.
- 8. When children who primarily speak another language are taught in English-speaking classrooms.
- 10. The rules and principles used as a basis for judgement of quality and positive models for professional preparation, children's programs, and educational practices.
- 12. Any situation in which adults fail to meet a child's basic health, safety, physical, nutritional, social or emotional needs.