1. The teacher in a preschool classroom employing developmentally appropriate curriculum and teaching practices would
use the same lesson plans and educational materials from year to year.
adapt the curriculum and teaching strategies to fit the needs of individual children.
set the same high expectations and learning goals for each child.
rely on the same teaching strategies for each content area.
2. Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of developmentally appropriate practice?
It ensures that every child of the same age develops and learns at the same pace.
It makes curriculum and lesson planning easier for teachers.
It promotes the learning and development of each individual child.
It identifies childre-*n who are not developing at a normal rate.
3. Jacob is restless at group story time in a four-year-old preschool classroom. Which of the following approaches would be a developmentally appropriate practice for his teacher?
The teacher should scold Jacob and send him to the “time out” chair during story time.
The teacher should have Jacob sit in the front of the classroom and read to the class.
The teacher should send Jacob to another classroom center where he can play actively.
The teacher should encourage Jacob to join the group's discussion of the book illustrations.
4. A teacher interested in implementing developmentally appropriate practice should identify
the same learning goals for all children across all subject areas.
different learning goals for each child reflecting individual abilities.
learning goals that will likely be attained by all children in the class.
learning goals based only on children's ages.
5. Once a child masters a particular skill, a teacher engaged in developmentally appropriate practice would
introduce new and related skills that are achievable.
make sure the child continues to practice the mastered skill.
encourage the child to teach the skill to a friend.
assess the skill mastery levels of other students in the class.
6. Which of the following best describes “parentese,” a way of speaking to infants that is developmentally appropriate?
exaggerated in rhythm and repetition, high-pitched, and slow in tempo
consisting of family-invented words, nicknames, and grammatical structures
used by parents to disguise the meaning of their conversations
evenly toned, grammatically correct, and simple for infants to understand
7. Which of the following statements does not describe a challenge to creating culturally appropriate environments?
Teachers are rarely aware of how their cultural experiences impact their practice.
Cultural differences are impossible to detect without infringing on families’ privacy.
Cultural experiences influence children’s development and are difficult to observe.
It is especially important for teachers to be sensitive to cultures different from their own.
8. Which of the following is not a feature of developmentally appropriate practice?
age-related experiences
homogeneous classrooms
individual differences
achievable learning goals
9. In your kindergarten class, reading skills range from familiarity with the alphabet to mastery of one-syllable words. How would you implement developmentally appropriate practice in this class?
Set reading expectations at the kindergarten level and consistently use the same teaching methods.
Develop the reading curriculum around the lowest skill level and teach it to the entire class.
Develop the reading curriculum around the highest skill level and teach it to the entire class.
Identify each child’s abilities, struggles, and interests and adapt reading instruction to individual variation.
10. Which of the following approaches for resolving a conflict between two children would likely work best for you as a teacher in the primary grades?
physically separating the children and not allowing them to sit or play together
asking another child who observed the conflict to explain it to you so you can resolve it
calling both sets of parents to a meeting after school to discuss the conflict
modeling appropriate conversation and guiding the children to resolve their own conflict