ECE 1- Fall Vocabulary Worksheet #1

Improvement of skills using the small muscles, such as grasping, holding, cutting, and drawing.

A national credential that requires post-secondary courses in child care edu & some experience.

A person who starts his or her own business.

Program assigning caregivers to children in self-care. Caregivers call children to "check in".

Characteristics and behaviors considered normal for children of certain age groups.

Certification that a set of standards has been met.

Term used to refer to a child from the first year until the third birthday.

The period of life from birth up to nine years of age.

Notes kept by the teacher concerning children's play.

Schools located on a post-secondary/ college campus used for studies & training future teachers

Term used to refer to a child for the first year after birth.

Federal govt program aimed to build upon the academic skills of children from low-income homes.

Form of assessment designed to record the presence or absence of specific traits or behavior.

Growth in the mental processes used to gain knowledge, like thought, reasoning, & imagination.

Improvement of skills using the large muscles, such as running, skipping, and lifting weights.

Order in which a child is able to perform new movements.Depends on the development of the brain

Change in a person measured in terms of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth.

Person from foreign nation who lives w/ a family and cares for children in exchange for lodging

An understanding that objects continue to exist even if a person cannot see them.

Growth in the two related areas of social and emotional skills.

Type of family day care where emphasis is on a safe and healthy environment and meals are given

A child care worker who usually provides care in the child's home.

Physical body changes in a growing individual, such as changes in bone size, weight, vision,etc

A child's difficulty is separating from parents, often occurring between 9-12 months of age.

Child care that is provided in a private home.

Process that involves observing, recording, and documenting children's individual capabilities.

Tool used to record the degree to which a quality or trait is present.

An automatic body response to a stimulus.

Collection of materials that show a person's abilities, accomplishments, and progress over time

The strong emotional tie felt between two people.

A tool used to gather information on specific aspects of children's behavior.

Two-word phrases used by toddlers when they first learn to combine words.

Schools allow children freedom (w/ limits) using structured approaches and methods to give info

Quality and intensity of children's emotional reactions to their environment, such as passivity