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Chapter 8: Diversity in Early Childhood Education
Test Bank
1. An ideology characterized by mutual appreciation and respect between two or more ethnic
groups is called
2. Teaching in a multicultural setting involves promoting a ____________ toward differences.
3. Teaching in a multicultural setting involves focusing less on _____________ attitudes or
differences that may seem strange.
4. Which of the following books should a teacher NOT place in the classroom environment?
5. A process of __________ is needed to evaluate the way we think about cultural differences.
6. Adults pass on to children their ____________ about people who are different from
themselves.
7. Believing that other cultures are unequal or inferior because of their differences is called
8. Which of the four approaches teachers should use as they develop a multicultural curriculum
focuses on content about holidays and celebrations of various ethnic groups?
9. Which of the four approaches teachers should use as they develop a multicultural curriculum
focuses on content about minorities?
10. Which of the four approaches teachers should use as they develop a multicultural curriculum
suggests that once learners have studied an issue and have drawn their own conclusions, they
should be able to take person, social, or civic action?
11. Which of the four approaches teachers should use as they develop a multicultural curriculum
includes examinations of issues, events, and problems from the point of view of the groups most
affected?
12. The physical and biological characteristics of different people throughout the world is termed
13. The examination of people’s national origin, religion, race, and any combination thereof is
termed
14. Children’s ethnic, racial, and cultural attitudes are more strongly influenced during the
_____________ years than at any other point in their lives.
15. When children of a dominant culture start to form negative attitudes about people who are
different from them, this is due to
16. Children develop their ethnic identity primarily from their ________ethnic cultural heritage.
17. Ethnic identity begins at
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18. The federal law that guides special education is called
19. The most common disability is
20. The second most common disability is
21. Parents and teachers do not need to become partners in the teaching process in order to have
success with multicultural education.
22. The evidence suggests that the school is the most effective and economical system for
fostering and sustaining the development of the child.
23. There are some cultures that are inferior to others.
24. Demographic changes in the classroom serve teachers with complicated challenges and
demands.
25. When developing curriculum for diverse populations, the teachers do not need to include
parents in the decision-making process.
26. Culture provides individuals with a sense of power and confidence.
27. Effective teachers generally form their teaching perspectives by drawing on the cultural
practices of the learners.
28. Teachers do not need to honor every ethnic group that is represented in the classroom.
29. If teachers display that they value cultural and ethnic diversity, the children will not imitate
that behavior.
30. Christmas is celebrated by every family and can be used as a theme in the classroom.
31. Teachers need to be aware of how they respond to differences in students’ appearances,
values, and behaviors.
32. Parents and teachers need to work together in planning cultural events.
33. Compare and contrast the difference between teacher-directed instruction and student-
centered learning.
34. When children play with diverse sets of materials, they notice the similarities and differences
between people. List some toys that are common worldwide.
35. Educators should be aware that not every holiday is celebrated by every child’s family and
specific holidays should therefore not be used as a theme in the classroom. Describe some of the
suggestions for incorporating celebrations into the early childhood classroom.
36. Briefly explain the five-step approach to using an anti-bias curriculum.
37. Illustrate the three reasons for taking a multicultural approach to teaching early in a child’s
life.
38. In the Stages of Racial Awareness and Prejudice, clarify the stages that relate to infants
through age 4.
39. Determine when young children start self-labeling.
40. Communicate how a program can successfully involve families.
41. Define the Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) program and the services it provides.
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42. Explore the three types of early intervention programs that ECSE offers to infants and
toddlers.
43. Distinguish between the two components of language and how they related to a language
disorder.