Pre-School Education For Exceptional Children Question Paper

Pre-School Education For Exceptional Children

Course:Bachelor Of Special Needs Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMME
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
(SPECIAL EDUCATION)
PSE 201:
PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

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DATE: WEDNESDAY 28TH APRIL 2010
TIME: 8.00 A.M. – 10.00 A.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer ALL Questions in Section ONE and TWO Questions in Section TWO.

SECTION ONE (30 MARKS)
1.
Distinguish between childcare and day-care programs. (4 marks)

2.
a)
John Locke (1632 – 1704) viewed children as “tabula rasa”. Explain this concept. (2 marks)
b)
What is John Locke’s tabula rasa’s implication to the teaching and child raising today? (4 marks)

3.
John Dewey claimed that a good curriculum should have relevance. Explain the statement. (4 marks)

4.
Explain how a teacher can enhance “holistic” growth and development in young children (4 marks)

5.
Identify 3 important reasons why a preschool teacher should know the history of early childhood education. (3 marks)

6.
Identify the role of a caregiver in teaching of language in a developing child. (3 marks)

7.
Explain two ways of adapting a curriculum for a preschool child with visual impairment. (4 marks)

8.
Explain why a curriculum for the children who are gifted should be considered at preschool level. (2 marks)

SECTION TWO (40 MARKS)
9.
a)
Explain seven right of children by the National Child Health Goals of the American Academy of Pediatrics. (14 marks)
b)
Explain the rights explained in (a) above that would positively affect preschool children with special needs. (6 marks)

10.
Describe the ideal preschool goals and indicate how you would enhance them to children with special needs. (20 marks)

11.
Discuss the importance of play to a developing preschool child according to Wilhelm Froebel. (20 marks)

12.
Explain how a young child with special needs could be taught the following mathematical concepts.
a)
Seriation
b)
Sine
c)
Space
d)
Measurement
(20 marks)

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