ECE 281 School Age Curriculum Yuridia Garcia Read & Write #8 1. Define developmentally appropriate practice. What three kinds of knowledge should a child care leader consider when planning for children? Developmentally appropriate practice is a method that Early Childhood Educators use in the field. A practice that teachers or caregivers use to get to know the individual child and reach the goals so all the phases of the development of the child, which should always be age appropriate. There are three types of knowledge that leaders should consider: knowledge of the development and learning and age related characteristics of children, knowledge of each individual child in the child care program, and knowledge of each child within the context …show more content…
What is the primary role of staff members in a child care program? How should they adjust their interactions from the youngest children to the oldest? The primary goal of staff members in a child care program is to provide plan and set goals for the children. This will help staff know there duties and will organize a good program. Interactions with children is very important in a program, so you can build that connection between the child and the staff. Having the ages separated can really help the program. This can also help the staff plan activities for the program. 4. State five reasons for intentional planning when working with school-age children. The goal is to have children be develop positive guidance strategies, independence, gain control, health and safety practices, and be good problem solvers. Having a good intentional plan will help the child become aware of their environment. 5. Defend the statement, "Staff members should have paid planning time each day." Every day is a new day and many things can happen in a minute. Many educators that work with children usually plan ahead. But after- school educators have also challenging moments and time can be an issue to plan ahead. So they should have extra paid time in their checks. 6. How can you include children in your …show more content…
Sean has just been hired as an assistant in an after-school program for a group of 5-7 years old children. After his first day in the class, he was concerned about some of the activities the leader had set out for the children. Sean was familiar with the guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice and though some of the activities were not age appropriate. As an example, the children were expected to read and then follow the directions for a science project He wanted to say something to the group leader, but he thought that maybe he would just quit! a. Was Sean wrong in thinking the science activity was not appropriate for 5-7 year old children? No, Sean was not wrong for thinking the science activity was not appropriate for the children. Sean was aware that the activities were not age appropriate. Since he is familiar with the guidelines. b. What should Sean do about his concerns? Sean should have a conversation with the lead staff member and mention his concerns about the situation. And find a solution to the issue that he is concern about. c. How have YOU handled differences in ideas about programming? Communication is a very effective way of get things resolved. What we do at my work place, all staff have weekly meetings about positive and negative situations that have been encountered during the week. I find this very helpful because concerns or new ideas are brought. And we move al move along in the same page. Questions 11-13 can be found in our PowerPoint
The first section of the Code specifically addresses our responsibilities to young children. Its twelve ideals emphasize the importance of basing program practices on knowledge of child development and remind early childhood educators that they are responsible for creating programs that meet the developmental needs of all children in ways that respect their culture, language, ethnicity and family structure. The twelve principles in this section of the Code describe practices that are required, permitted, or prohibited as we work with young children. It is this section of the Code that I find the most challenging.
The first argument is that children can only grow as far as their boundaries will allow them. This is supported when Joshua nearly electrocutes himself by sticking a knife into a plugged-in toaster in order to get his muffin out. At that time, Mary says: "If you need help, get me or Nonna" (Imeriale357). Obviously, Joshua is limited in his knowledge of physics. In this case, he should be told about electronic knowledge immediately to stay safe, instead of being told to get other's help. This argument is also supported when Joshua is watching television. In fact, Imperiale writes: "I flopped down on the soft beige living room carpet before the television. Sesame Street was on and Kermit was singing, `It's Not Easy Being Green'" (357). Here, Joshua is watching Sesame Street, yet he is twelve years old. Arguably, a twelve-year-old boy is a bit old for Sesame Street, and this suggests that he has become limited by the boundaries imposed upon him. Another example can be found when Joshua is watching the neighborhood kids playing in the yard. In reality, Imperiale writes: "So, I'd sit in his cart and tap the time away with a stripped maple tree branch, and through the fence, I'd watch the neighborhood kids playing softball in the field across the street. Nonna would not let me leave the yard" (361). Forbidden by his grandma, Joshua loses the opportunity to play and make friends with other kids, though a ...
But there were parts of the talk that were definitely not appropriate for a young child.
helping them to help readjust the other children - helping them to cope with any
But perhaps not!” He did another test and decided that the ability to stop temptation is not a skill everyone knows this is a skill that must be learned. “He states that only one of the fourteen children in the unreliable condition held out for the full fifteen minute wait. They may have assumed that the second marshmallow, just like the art supplies, was a big lie.” If children think that something is a lie they are obviously going to go with the choice that is already in front of them because they know that it is
Understandably, I had some doubt about carrying out this age group’s observation at the UCF Creative School, seeing as how I knew that the oldest kid in the school was about eleven. My backup plan if no volunteers in the proper age range were available or if I felt as if the data I gathered was not sufficient was to observe teenagers at a mall. However, after the first fifteen minutes I was hopeful. Of course, as mentioned before, during the third observational time the volunteer who was nineteen left the area I was allowed to observe in. So I stayed a little later in order to ensure I had the proper amount of time to observer. It was a bit different only being able to observe one person at a time, but I reasoned that it makes sense doing this as their may be a time in my future career as an educator where I will be asked to write a report about a particular student’s behavior for an IEP teacher or parents. During this additional fifteen minutes the class was still outside in the playground. Most of the kids finished their scavenger hunt, however it was very clear that most simply copped or traded answers about where they found certain things. Because of this, the daycare employees in this group decided to walk the kids around and have them explain where they found the items. While the two daycare ladies were doing this, the volunteer collected the sheets and pencils from the
The importance of the program and the affect on children is that it gets each child motivated and they are ready to get started. The children are excited to go out and do things since they learned the building blocks and are able to build and learn more and more each day. The children are able to learn about how to eat right and make good decisions all by learning it and having a fun time.
When working with children it is essential that all members of staff are aware of the different polices that the setting follows and they must also ensure that they correctly follow them in their own practice. There are many different polices to follow within the setting to ensure the safety and well-being of the children and also to ensure that practitioners are aware of polices that concern us and our rights. The framework that the setting follows is the EYFS, this states how children need to be cared for and ways in how their needs and requirements can be met based on their development stages. Good. It also consists of the seven areas of learning and outlines outcomes of learning which are expected for the different age groups within the setting. The demand for childcare has increased within the UK for due to different influences such as an increase in single parent households and government aims to ensure that parent’s find employment or training to support them with looking for jobs. To meet the different needs of the families the early years sector needs to ensure that they are fulfilling the requirements through providing appropriate services. Parents require suitable care for their children so that they are able to return to work, provide a setting for their child where they are able to learn and make progress with their development.
If I were in Amber’s situation and I decided to stay at the school I would be persistent with principal in allowing me work with the teachers on instructional matters. Even though he might be against...
In closing, you now understand the different types of child care and how child care can affect a child’s psychological, social, and cognitive development. You now recognize that any type of child care can be effective as long as the provider is qualified in care giving.
1) As you planned your activity, how did you use what you learned through the child assessment assignment to ensure that your activity was developmentally appropriate for this group of children and your target child specifically? Reference specific observations.
High Scope promotes the developmental domains in their Key Developmental Indicators (KDIs). KDIs break down the developmental domains, and it talks about how they can be incorporated in the curriculum. Cognitive development is promoted through their children exploring objects through their five senses, exploring similarities and different in on things in the environment, one to one correspondence, numbers, Seeing things form different perspectives, time intervals, and cause and effect. High Scope also promotes Cognitive development through their large and small group times. Social and emotional developments are promoted through teacher- child interactions, child- child interactions through play, group participation, children forming attachments to primary care teacher, and children distinguishing themselves from other. The KDIs helps as a tool for teachers to help promote positive and strong relationships with adults and children. KDIs also help promote physical development through movement abilities, fitness, and healthy behavior in the classroom. High Scope helps to...
However, I will not give immediate assistance during tasks. I will also promote positivity, and encourage them to think about things on the positive side. I will also give them examples of how things can be positive and negative at the same time, and then ask them to come up with their own examples (promote self-evaluation). To add, I will also assess their family background and received parenting style if possible, and see if it influences they way children’s temperament (Hockenberry, 2014b). On the other hand, according to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, grade 5 students are at level 2 (Conventional stage) , and they are experiencing good boy/nice girl orientation and having law and order morality. They make decisions based on what actions will please others, especially authority figures (teachers & popular peers) and they are often concerned about maintaining relationships through sharing, trust, and loyalty. They also take other people 's perspectives and intentions into account when making decisions. In addition, they know rules are necessary for keeping society running smoothly and believe it is their "duty" to obey them. However, they perceive rules to be inflexible (rules do not change as the society change) (McDevitt, & Ormrod, 2010). According to Piaget’s theory of moral development, grade 5 children have autonomous morality, and they becomes aware that rules and laws are created by people; in judging an action, one should consider actor’s intentions as well as consequences. Also, they expect immanent justice (if a rule is broken, punishment will be applied immediately) (Santrock, 2007). In art workshop, a child said“ look, you could do it this way” to one of his classmates and offered help after he finished his own painting. All of them said“ thank you" after I helped them. They also had a clear understanding when the teacher said“ no talking or no chrome
In this field, there are four learning goals that early programs have for a young child. The four learning goals are knowledge, skills, disposition and emotional states. With a successful caregiving and early education, it can bring a positive outcome to a child’s life. What a child learns in their early years are things that will continue to help them along in their future in school and in the real world. When a child is introduced Not only does early education bring the benefit of interaction, it also lets the child feel loved and have trust in others. If a child is encountered with early programs then they are able to meet the needs of their child stage life. If these needs are not properly met, then they may become less successful in their performance in educational
However, we shouldn’t just dismiss the parts that bring up questions, Piaget admits that the stages do not have to correlate with the ages unintended and instead it is a rough guide. A guide that can help educators adapt lessons to the needs of children who may be in one stage compared to some in another, we need to think about how our children learn and the best way for us to ensure that every child reaches their potential by giving them work at the right level and challenging them, asking them questions and interacting with them during play. To aid them accommodate new knowledge, but not in a way that crowds their own personal learning