Assignment:
Read answer the following questions:Textbook
Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers by Terri Jo Swim 9th edition
1. List and explain three (3) characteristics of competent early childhood educators.
2. What is professional capital?
3. Define developmentally appropriate practice.
4. Define licensing regulations. Why require licensing regulations?
5. Define NAFCC, NAEYC and accreditation.
6. Explain why partnerships with families, colleagues, and community agencies are important.
7. What does it mean to be an advocate? What does formal advocacy involve?
8. Define disposition.
9. List six (6) learning opportunities that can contribute to your professional preparation.
10. What is a CDA?
11. List four (4) reasons that support the belief that teaching infants and toddlers poses particular challenges not found with teaching other ages.
12. Why should you observe?
13. Who should you observe?
14. What should you observe?
15. Why should you record?
16. How do you observe and record?
17. Define descriptive phrasing and interpretative phrasing.
18. Define running records and anecdotal records.
19. Define checklist and rating scale. When and how should you use each one?
20. What is authentic documentation?
21. Define portfolio. List six (6) purposes for using portfolios with infants/toddlers.
22. Explain each: time and event sampling techniques; home-school journals; daily communication log.
23. What does it mean to analyze your data?
24. For what purpose should you use the data you collect on young children?