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DESCRIPTION
STUDENT NAME: Ramanpreet singh
STUDENT NUMBER : 211556
PROGRAM: Early Childhood Education
DATE: October 31, 2020
TEACHER: Xiuquan Zhu
COURSE: Developing Meaningful Relationships with a Child
COURSECODE : 322-DRS-ID
TYPE OF EXAM: Final Exam
DURATION: 3 hours

AUTHORIZED MATERIALS: None

AUTRES DIRECTIVES DE L’ENSEIGNANT(E)

The exam is 9 pages including the cover page. You are required to answer 3 short
answer questions and 2 short essay questions. As per the course outline, the mid-term
exam is worth 35% of the final mark for this course.

If caught cheating during the exam, the student will receive a 0% grade for this exam!
The student could also fail this course; could be put on probation, suspension and or
expelled from the program.

APPROVAL LIST
Prepared by: Miss Zhu
Revised by: Miss Williams
Approved by: Mme Sonia Kallel

Good Luck !
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Score: / 54

Short Answer Question 1 ( / 8)

Building positive relationships with children is of vital importance in early childhood education.

List the benefits of building positive relationships with children. Choose two of them to explain

with specific examples.

Ans 1. Benefits of building positive relationships with children:

 It influences a child’s emotional, cognitive, and social development.

 It helps children to develop good peer relationships

 It would help to reduce the frequency of behavior/problems.

 It helps children to develop positive self-esteem.

 It results in higher rates of child engagement.

Short Answer Question 2 ( / 8)

1) What issues do educators need to consider to improve classroom arrangement and

design?

2) Observe the classroom arrangement and design of the following two pictures and give

comments on them based on your answer to the first question. (Identify the strengths and

weaknesses)
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Ans2
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• Consider how the environment can be arranged to prevent problem behaviour.

•       We should minimize large open spaces in which children can run, etc.

•       We can decrease the number of obstacles and other hazards.

•       Consider environmental arrangement as it applies to children with physical or sensory

disabilities.

•       Use visual and environmental cues to help children knows what to do.

Short Answer Question 3 ( / 8)

You need to answer the following two questions:

1) What are the strategies for supporting cultural influences?

2) According to your cultural/family beliefs and values, toddlers usually complete potty

learning around 32 months. The family of a young child you care for expects their child

to complete potty learning at 20 months. What can you do to best understand and support

this child and family?

3) Ans 3. Part 1. Strategies for Supporting Cultural Influences:-

We can Visit families' homes and communities

We can Support children's home languages

we can provide Training in cultural competency

We can Share picture books where children in the stories come from around the world or
diverse cultures

Ask the families to share a special lullaby or song from their culture
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Scenario Question 4 ( / 15)

1) What are the major issues educators need to consider to plan a smooth transition?

2) Suppose you are an educator in a daycare. Children are playing in the learning centres.

You plan to organize a large group activity next. Now it is the transition time. You tell

the children to put away the toys and get ready for the next activity. However, Ross

seems to be unaware of what you say and continues playing with lego blocks. Describe

how you will help Ross have a smooth transition?

Ans 1).

2). Plan for transition:

 Minimize the number of transitions that children have during the day.

 Minimize the length of time children spend waiting with nothing to do.

 Prepare children for transitions by providing a warning.

 Structure the transitions so that children have something to do while they wait.

 Teach children the expectations related to transitions.

 Individualize supports and cues.

Short Essay Question 5 ( / 15)

What are the major issues about the physical design of learning centers? Choose two of them to
discuss with detailed examples.
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1. It should have clear boundaries so that children know where the center begins/ends, and
so that children are not crowded together.

2. Make sure that all children are visible to adults and that adults are visible to children.

3. When learning centres are closed for some reason, indicate that the centers are closed by
using visual prompts such as sheets or blankets, circles with a slash through them, etc.

4. Have enough centres for the number of children in your care and enough materials within
the centres so that children are engaged and not continually arguing over materials.
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