Early Childhood Education Quiz

An early 18th century educator who first considered the importance of parent involvement was

• Eliot

• Pestalozzi

• Montessori

• Jefferson

Child-sized furniture was introduced by

• Maria Montessori

• Charles Darwin

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Piaget

Spacing and availability should be considered when organizing the ________ environment.

• temporal

• physical

• interpersonal

• personal

According to Reggio Emilia, it is the environment that creates an atmosphere of

• discovery

• love

• learning

• friendship

Children can learn to investigate and solve problems through

• play

• Memorization of facts

• observing

• None of the above

The linchpin of a quality program is

• learning standards

• a sound curriculum

• large amounts of free play

• indoor and outdoor activities

The environment as a child's third teacher is a part of

• Waldorf

• Reggio Emilia

• Piaget

• Vygotsky

A child seeing a ball coming toward them and reaching out to catch it is an example of __________ development.

• perceptual motor

• gross motor

• fine motor

Stringing large, wooden beads helps with __________.

The __________ of the teacher should support cognitive development.