Curriculum Design & Instructional Strategies Flashcards
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A teacher notices that children in her class have varying attention spans during large-group instruction. Which instructional adjustment best addresses this developmental reality?
Answer: Limit large-group sessions to 10-15 minutes and include movement breaks
Young children's attention spans are naturally short, so brief large-group sessions with embedded movement supports engagement and learning.
Which curriculum framework emphasizes children as competent co-constructors of knowledge alongside teachers and peers?
Answer: Reggio Emilia approach
The Reggio Emilia approach views children as capable agents who construct knowledge collaboratively with educators and the environment.
When planning curriculum for dual language learners, the MOST important strategy is to:
Answer: Provide content support in the home language while building English skills
Supporting dual language learners' home language while introducing English enables conceptual understanding and maintains cognitive development.
A preschool teacher uses 'parallel talk' during play. This strategy involves:
Answer: Narrating what the child is doing without requiring a response
Parallel talk is a language facilitation strategy where the teacher describes the child's actions to model vocabulary without demanding responses.
Which type of curriculum planning begins with desired learning outcomes and works backward to design instruction and assessment?
Answer: Backward design (Understanding by Design)
Backward design, developed by Wiggins and McTighe, starts with identifying end goals before planning instruction and assessments.
During a nature walk, children discover a caterpillar. An educator who uses emergent curriculum would MOST likely:
Answer: Document children's interest and plan follow-up investigations around caterpillars
Emergent curriculum follows children's interests as a launching point for deeper learning, using spontaneous discoveries as curriculum content.
Which assessment approach is MOST aligned with developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood?
Answer: Ongoing observation and portfolio documentation of children's work
Ongoing observation and portfolio documentation captures authentic learning in context, reflecting DAP principles for young children.