DCF- ITAP Exam questions and answers
Infant - correct answersa child in the first stage of life, until around 18 months
Toddler - correct answerschildren 18-36 months
How does DCF define infants and toddlers? - correct answersInfants are 12 months and under while toddlers are 1-2 years o...
DCF- ITAP Exam questions and answers
Infant - correct answersa child in the first stage of life, until around 18 months
Toddler - correct answerschildren 18-36 months
How does DCF define infants and toddlers? - correct answersInfants are 12 months and
under while toddlers are 1-2 years old
How does the Florida Department of Education office of early learning divide infants and
toddlers? - correct answersbirth to 8 months, 8 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months and two
year olds
What is the primary concern for infants? - correct answerssecure attachment formed
through close relationships.
How does developmentally appropriate practice apply to infants and toddlers? - correct
answersfocuses on children from birth to 8 years old and includes age appropriate
activities, knowledge of the individual child and cultural awareness/ sensitivity
Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group is necessary
to plan the most appropriate environments and activities to optimize the learning
experience for children in your care. - correct answers
A child's age, temperament, personality, and family history are all factors that affect their
development. - correct answers
A child's learning experience is enhanced when caregivers are aware of and support
social and cultural context in which each child lives. - correct answers
What are the three most common types of personalities in toddlers? - correct
answersfeisty, flexible and fearful
Jean Piaget - correct answersfour stages of cognitive development
Erik Erikson - correct answerseight conflicts in emotional development
Four stages of cognitive development - correct answerssensorimotor, preoperational,
concrete operational, formal operational
sensorimotor - correct answersbirth to 2 years (most important for infants)
preoperational - correct answers2-7 years
, concrete operational stage - correct answers7-11 years
formal operational stage - correct answers11+
what occurs during the sensorimotor stage - correct answersinfants and toddlers learn
about the world through using their senses and motor skills
Interactions between infants and caregivers helps build _________ in children - correct
answerstheir cognitive skills
infants and toddlers need ______ activities to help them develop strong cognitive skills -
correct answersstimulating
What are Erikson's two conflicts in emotional development - correct answersstages 1
(trust v. mistrust) and 2 (autonomy v. shame and doubt)
Trust v. mistrust - correct answers1st stage in Erikson's model; infants form bonds to
create trust; bonds require love and care; emotional needs
Establishing emotional bonds with children during their infancy is the foundation for
emotional stability throughout their lifetime. - correct answers
Autonmoy vs. Shame and Doubt - correct answerssecond stage; children need to
become independent and learn to problem solve in order to strengthen emotional
security later in life
list the 8 areas of development - correct answers1. physical
2. approaches to learning
3. social and emotional development
4. language and literacy
5. scientific inquiry
6. social studies
7. mathematical thinking
8. creative expression through the arts
describe physical development - correct answersways children's bodies are growing
and changing. Appetite, weight, physical ability
describe physical development in infants - correct answersweight doubles within the first
6 months, require frequent feeding and grow 5 inches in the first 6 months
describe the physical development in toddlers - correct answersgrow slower, walk,
exploring, feed and drink themselves
two groups of motor skills - correct answersgross motor skills and fine motor skills
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