| A | B |
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| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| Exclusion Policy | recommended when the child has a spreadable illness or disease to stay home to reduce the spread |
| Scaffolding | A useful structure to support a child in learning |
| Maslow | Theory of motivation which states that five categories of human needs dictate an individual behavior |
| Accreditation | A system of voluntary evaluation for early childhood centers, to improve the quality of care and education |
| Montessori | A method of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play |
| Head Start | Programs that promote the school readiness of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children from low-income families |
| Inclusion | The situation where a child with a disability is a full time member of a regular classroom with children who are developing normally |
| Anti- Bias | A phrase describing the development of curricula that emphasize an inclusive look at people and problems, extending the tenets of multicultural education and pluralism |
| IEP | Individual Education Program |
| CDA | Child Development Associate |
| NAEYC | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| YC | Young Children |
| WIC | Women, Infants, and Children |
| Seriation | The process of sequencing from beginning to end, or in a particular series or succession |
| Confidentiality | The state of keeping or being kept secret or private |
| Chronological Age | The amount of time that has passed from your birth to the given date. |
| Developmental Age | A reference to how closely a person's physical and mental development parallels with normal developmental milestones. |
| Developmental Milestones | Behaviors or physical skills seen in infants and children as they grow and develop |
| Anecdotal Records | A detailed descriptive narrative recorded after a specific behavior or interaction occurs |
| Accommodations | Change or modifications made in the environment, schedule, or materials to assist children with special needs |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan |
| Active Listening | A child guidance technique of reflecting to the speaker what the listener thinks has been said |
| Articulation | The manner in which sounds and words are actually spoken |
| Auditory Learner | Those who prefer to listen to others and discuss what they learn |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Classification | The ability to group like objects in sets on basis of specific characteristic |
| DAP | Developmentally Appropriate Practice |
| Emergent Curriculum | A process for curriculum planning that draws on teachers' observations and children's interests |
| ZPD | Zone of Proximal Development |
