en CR Early Childhood Education 34 Accommodation : process of changing or altering skills Anti bias : non-prejudice Assimilation : how children refine cognitive structures into schemes Autonomy : self-direction; independence Bandura : created a social cognitive theory that moved beyond behaviorism Classification : to form categories Comenius : suggested basic concepts as a lot or a little Constructivism : view previously known as interactionism Critical Sensitive Period : time when a child is especially responsive and able to learn a particular skill Culture : values and beliefs held in common by a group of people DAP : organized appropriate and inappropriate interactions DEC : promote policies and evidence-based practices Dewey : Progressive Education philosopher Diversity : one of the core values of NAEYC Egocentric : one perspective of the world; the child's own Emergent Curriculum : lessons based on children's interests and needs Erikson : eight stages of human development Froebel : creator of kindergarten Gardner : developed the theory of multiple intelligences Gesell : views known as maturation IDEA : law to provide special education to eligible school-aged children Integrated Curriculum : content from more than one domain in a lesson Interactionist : Jean Piaget's theoretical perspective Interdisciplinary model : several different professionals working together Kohlberg : creator of a theory of moral reasoning Tabula Rasa : blank slate Maturationism : related to the educational term readiness Montessori : Dr. Maria _______ Multiple Intelligences : linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial intelligences Nature : biologically influenced development and learning Nurture : environmentally influenced development and learning Negative Reinforcement : consequences to decrease a behavior Pedagogy : theory and practice of education Piaget : Swiss epistemologist Positive Reinforcement : consequences to increase a behavior Reflective Practice : professionals studying their own practice Reggio : learning environment is referred to as "third teacher" Rousseau : the first child-centered approach Skinner : influential behavioral scientist Vygotsky : created the concept zone of proximal development Waldorf : created a philosophy named anthroposophy ZPD : the space where learning is challenging but not overly frustrating

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Across:

1.	one perspective of the world; the child's own
6.	self-direction; independence
7.	non-prejudice
8.	the first child-centered approach
10.	time when a child is especially responsive and able to learn a particular skill
12.	promote policies and evidence-based practices
16.	organized appropriate and inappropriate interactions
18.	created a philosophy named anthroposophy
20.	environmentally influenced development and learning
21.	blank slate
22.	Progressive Education philosopher
23.	views known as maturation
24.	learning environment is referred to as "third teacher"
25.	linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial intelligences
27.	created the concept zone of proximal development
30.	process of changing or altering skills
31.	values and beliefs held in common by a group of people
32.	related to the educational term readiness
33.	influential behavioral scientist
34.	theory and practice of education

Down:

2.	consequences to decrease a behavior
3.	eight stages of human development
4.	developed the theory of multiple intelligences
5.	Jean Piaget's theoretical perspective
9.	the space where learning is challenging but not overly frustrating
11.	content from more than one domain in a lesson
13.	Swiss epistemologist
14.	created a social cognitive theory that moved beyond behaviorism
15.	one of the core values of NAEYC
17.	biologically influenced development and learning
19.	creator of kindergarten
26.	law to provide special education to eligible school-aged children
28.	creator of a theory of moral reasoning
29.	suggested basic concepts as a lot or a little

Early Childhood Education

Across:

1.	one perspective of the world; the child's own
6.	self-direction; independence
7.	non-prejudice
8.	the first child-centered approach
10.	time when a child is especially responsive and able to learn a particular skill
12.	promote policies and evidence-based practices
16.	organized appropriate and inappropriate interactions
18.	created a philosophy named anthroposophy
20.	environmentally influenced development and learning
21.	blank slate
22.	Progressive Education philosopher
23.	views known as maturation
24.	learning environment is referred to as "third teacher"
25.	linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial intelligences
27.	created the concept zone of proximal development
30.	process of changing or altering skills
31.	values and beliefs held in common by a group of people
32.	related to the educational term readiness
33.	influential behavioral scientist
34.	theory and practice of education

Down:

2.	consequences to decrease a behavior
3.	eight stages of human development
4.	developed the theory of multiple intelligences
5.	Jean Piaget's theoretical perspective
9.	the space where learning is challenging but not overly frustrating
11.	content from more than one domain in a lesson
13.	Swiss epistemologist
14.	created a social cognitive theory that moved beyond behaviorism
15.	one of the core values of NAEYC
17.	biologically influenced development and learning
19.	creator of kindergarten
26.	law to provide special education to eligible school-aged children
28.	creator of a theory of moral reasoning
29.	suggested basic concepts as a lot or a little