ECE NOCTI Review 1 with Certified Solutions

ECE NOCTI Review 1 with Certified Solutions Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ✔✔Federal law requiring all states to provide education and support for children who are developmentally delayed Individu ...

ECE NOCTI Review 1 with Certified Solutions Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ✔✔Federal law requiring all states to provide education and support for children who are developmentally delayed Individualized family service plan (IFSP) ✔✔Strategy developed when a preschool age child is diagnosed as having a disability. It includes the family's needs in regard to encourage the child's development, goals for the child and/or family, and a plan for transitioning the child to other services and regular education Individual Education Plan (IEP) ✔✔A written strategy for learning designed to ensure that each child with special needs is educated in the most appropriate manner for him or her Referral ✔✔Directing a parent to obtain a diagnosis from a professional when a problem exists with a child Hearing impairment ✔✔Term that refers to a problem in one or more parts of the ear, which usually prevents a child from hearing adequately Congenital Disabilities ✔✔Disabilities present since birth, but not necessarily hereditary Articulation Problems ✔✔Omission errors, distortion problems, or substitutions of vowels or consonants or both. Often referred to as lazy tongue or baby talk Visual Impairment ✔✔Any eye or nerve problem that prevents people from seeing normally Chronic Health Need ✔✔An illness that persists over a period of time Hemophilia ✔✔A genetic blood disease that causes blood to clot too slowly or not at all Learning Disability ✔✔A problem with one or more basic skills of learning Behavioral Disorder ✔✔A condition that affects an individual's social, emotional, and cognitive functions, such as an attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, or conduct disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) ✔✔A complex disorder that may cause social, emotional, behavioral, and communication impairments Giftedness ✔✔Having exceptional skills in one or more of six areas Acceleration ✔✔A process in which a gifted child is assigned to a class with older children Enrichment ✔✔A process to broaden the range of experiences with special curriculum Inclusion ✔✔Term used to refer to an education setting in which children with and without special needs are integrated Render ✔✔Provide Eclectic ✔✔Varied Inarticulate ✔✔Not understandable by teachers or peers Ambulatory ✔✔Able to move from place to place Anecdotal Record ✔✔The simplest form of direct observation is a brief narrative account of a specific incident Evaluation ✔✔The process of reviewing the information and finding value in it Portfolio ✔✔A collection of materials that documents a child's abilities, accomplishments, and progress overtime Assessment ✔✔The process of observing, recording, and documenting children's growth and behavior Checklist ✔✔Form of assessment, designed to record the presence or absence of specific traits Chronological ✔✔Refers to the order in which events happened Developmental Milestones ✔✔Characteristics and behaviors considered normal for children in specific age groups Visual Documentation ✔✔Collecting, photographing, or video recording samples of a child's work that portrays learning and development Participation Chart ✔✔Developed to gain information on specific aspects of children's behavior Rating Scale ✔✔Like checklists, planned to record something specific, Used to record the degree to which a quality or trait is present Documentation ✔✔Collecting samples of children's work systematically over time, is another assessment tool Program Goals ✔✔Broad statements of purpose that state the desired end results - what is to be achieved Field - Sensitive ✔✔Children who like to work with others Visual Learner ✔✔A child who depends on a great deal on the sense of sight Auditory Learner ✔✔Those who learn best through hearning Web ✔✔A planning tool or map that outlines major concepts and ideas related to a theme Concept ✔✔A generalized idea or notion Lesson Plan ✔✔A written plan outlining specific actions and activities that will be used to meet goals Learning Objective ✔✔Outcome of an activity that is used to plan teaching strategies Block Plan ✔✔A written overall view of the curriculum that outlines the general plans Early learning standards ✔✔Used to improve professional practice by promoting high quality learning environments for young children Infusion ✔✔The process of integrating multiculturism into all curricular areas Motivation ✔✔In a lesson plan, method of gaining the children's attention Spiral Curriculum ✔✔A curriculum based on the concept that as children grow, their circle of interests becomes larger Direct learning experience ✔✔Learning experience planned with a specific goal in mind Indirect learning experience ✔✔Learning experience that occurs on the spur of the moment Teachable moment ✔✔An unexpected event the teacher can use as a learning opportunity Content-and-process-centered approach ✔✔The most popular method. A teaching philosophy in which learning is seen as a constant process of exploring and questioning the environment with hands-on curriculum Emergent Curriculum ✔✔A child-centered curriculum that "emerges" from the children's interest and experiences Engaging activities ✔✔connect the children's interests, experiences, and developmental level Theme ✔✔One main topic or idea around which the classroom experiences and projects are planned Impulsive ✔✔Quick to make decisions Cautious ✔✔Slower to make decisions Closure ✔✔The way an activity ends