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The Learning Ladder II
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Terms from the Field
Below are words and definitions that you may need when you work as a Family Child Care Provider. You will learn more about these words later in the module.
When you see the speaker
after each of the definitions you can hear the pronunciation of the term
and what it means.
free play - Free play is a time in a family child care provider's daily schedule that allows children to select where and what they will play with. For example, during free play Tamara might decide to play at the sand table with cups.
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cognitive skill - thinking skills that children develop in order to know and understand the world around them. For example, a child might discover that he or she can fill a large bottle with water from a cup.
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fine motor skill - the ability to use hands and fingers to complete skills such as writing with a pen or cutting with scissors.
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gross motor skills - skills that children master using large muscles. Some of these skills include walking, running, and jumping.
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self-help skills - skills that include a child's ability to take care of his/her own needs. Examples of these skills are putting on clothing and washing hands and face without help.
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emergent literacy - Emergent literacy means the things children are able to do before they actually learn to read and write. An example of emergent literacy in children is learning how to hold a pen.
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documenting - the practice of writing down what you observe.
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observational method - a way of watching children to get information about how they are learning and developing.
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appropriate - something that is correct or right for a certain situation. For example, it is appropriate for children to participate and ask questions while a provider is reading a book to them.
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inappropriate - something that is incorrect or wrong for a certain situation. For example, it is inappropriate for children to make loud noises while a provider is reading a book to them.
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portfolio - when a provider collects examples of a child's work to demonstrate what the child is learning.
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assessment tool - a form that providers use to understand what skills a child has.
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If you find other words that you don't understand, you can do two things :
1. Learn how to identify a word without a dictionary.
Or
2. Use an online dictionary that will be at the bottom of each page. See below.
