...There I was, as one of the “big kids” in this vibrant colored preschool classroom.I was about four years olds simply happy to be there with my friends . We were just getting our own very first books to read by our teacher, Miss Julie. All of the other students were simply throwing their books and doing Lord knows what with their guided reading books when they got the books handed to them . But if you looked closely, you would see a blond-haired, blue-eyed little girl in the corner of the classroom actually holding her book and attempting to read. I was always trying to be like my older sister growing up, so , if I wanted to be like her that meant that I would have to get smart, really fast . There I was as a tiny preschooler actually attempting...
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...My Preschool Classroom Management Plan Susan Wheeler EDU650: Teaching Learning and Leading in the 21 Century Professor Amy Gray October 21, 2013 Classroom Management Plan I believe Classroom Management is the key component in any educational setting. I believe that if students are in a safe environment, then learning can take place. I will set the tone in my classroom so I will prevent behavior problems by having interesting and engaging curriculums and effectively including all students in the classroom so that their needs are met. Having the right environment for all students to learn is my major goal of implementing good classroom management--without it the students would not be able to learn. My Philosophical Statement I am committed to making my classroom a safe and challenging environment and engaging my students through the curriculum as well as getting to know them and interacting with them one-on-one. I feel that meeting the needs of my students is a very important part of my classroom. I want them to be comfortable with the other students, as well as myself, so we can have meaningful discussions and interactions. Talking will be common place in my classroom, along with group work. I want to encourage all students to participate in class so that they can learn from each other as well as me. I want to be as fair as I can be, so the students trust me. I have a very patient and calm attitude with my class, When children knows that someone is paying attention...
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...Health and Safety Checklist Age of Children 2 1/2 & 3 Students Name: Carnieshia Simons Date of Observation: March 18, 2013 Time observation began 9-3pm Building Blocks PreSchool While visiting Building Blocks Preschool's 2 1/2 and 3 year class on March 18, 2013 I had the opportunity to observe there class from the start of the learning day up until 3:00pm. Space: As I entered the class room I noticed that the classroom was in good repair as well as clean and accessible to the young individuals I did not notice any thing out of place everything was well put together. As far as light was concearned there was not enough sun light to enter the room being that the class room was in the back of the building. There is no door in the classroom that leads to the outside only the one window. There was more than enought space to move freely as far children with disabilities there are no students that attend Building Blocks with any know physical disabilities. The shape of the classroom is a rectangle where all children are in sight and sound of the teachers at all times. Shelfs were at height and arms reach of the children shelfs were accessible to the child so no needed assistance was needed by the teachers. As I walked around the classroom I observed that all sockets were covered and there were no hanging cords around that the child could have access to. The cabinets that cleaning solutions are kept in are labled and locked with a child resistant strap. The...
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...Future Focus Future Focus (FF) had been running a small, for-profit preschool program for young children between the ages of two and four for several decades. FF was one of several privately run programs in the suburban Boston area. For each of the three age groups (i.e., two-, three- and four- year olds), there were two classes per day for a total of six classes in the facility each day. The classes were held both in the morning and in the afternoon, five days a week between September and June; there were approximately 200 days (40 weeks), or 1,200 class meetings, per year. Only about one- third of FF's local competitors offered classes during the summer months. The morning classes ran from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and the afternoon meetings ran from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lunch was not served in either class. However, each class served a snack to the children. Class size varied from nine to 15 students per class. Although there was a lot of pressure from parents to reduce class sizes, a recent article in an industry newsletter showed that, given current demographics, the market for such programs could increase by 10% a year for the next five years. The year before, a parent suggested that the school begin hosting birthday parties on the weekend. Since FF's three classrooms were empty during this time, it seemed like a good use of the space and could generate additional revenue. Over the past year, the school had managed to quickly build a sizable side business...
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...The room smelled faintly of playdough and a loud crash rang from the back of the classroom as a tower of blocks collapsed. Nervously, I hung my pink backpack on a hook. My parents smiled down at me before leaving me in the increasingly chaotic preschool classroom. Throughout my first day, I heard an onslaught of new words. My head spun, why was no one speaking Chinese? Suddenly, there were “shoes” and “crayons” - two terms my mother had only taught me in Chinese. Every object my mother had taught me in Chinese now had a new English word. Education became a balance between Chinese and English. While in school, I was learning the English alphabet with the rest of my class; however, at home, I was learning Chinese numerals from my parents. My multicultural upbringing made understanding the western concepts taught in school while balancing my contrasting teachings at home difficult....
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...literacy is an essential tool to foster a love for reading down the road. Students need to learn that reading is fun, and the Reading Corner can provide that foundation. Place this area near the entrance to the classroom so students, parents and other teachers see it as a focal point of the room when they walk in. Set a soft rug on the floor where the children can sit, and place a chair in easy view for all students so the teacher can read aloud to the class. Arrange a shelf with a variety of books by category for easy access. Post colorful pictures or posters related to literacy on the wall. Science Section * The Science Section should allow for easy changes throughout the year. Place this area near windows to allow good lighting for observations. Provide a variety of non-fiction books on animals, the solar system, health and other topics you plan to cover during the year. In a plastic container, organize and label tools students use to observe and report on different subjects, such as magnifying glasses, plastic tweezers, scales, thermometers and notepads. The Science Section is an ideal place to keep animals or insects. The students can study the class "pet" and record their data throughout the year. * Sponsored Links * LanSchool in Singapore World's Best Classroom Software. Trusted by MOE school. Call us now! www.itr8.com Computer Station * You may not have too much control over the placement of the Computer Station depending on the school's...
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...Amber Jeppesen Child 68 MW 4:45-6:10pm October 17th, 2014 Part 1—General Information The name of the center I observed at was C.L.O.U.D.S Preschool Program at Perdew Elementary School. The address of the center: 13051 Miller Ave. Etiwanda, CA 91739. The C.L.O.U.D.S Preschool Program has goals for each and every one of its students to succeed in language development, social skills and preacademic training sets. This program does include fees, each different for every student due to the fact that each student has a different learning plan. Students come at different days as well as times. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Jarvis were the teachers in the C.L.O.U.D.S Preschool class I observed. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Jarvis work together teaching side by sided. Mrs. Jones is in charge of the A.M. class, while Mrs. Jarvis takes charge of the P.M. class. They offer each other assistance while the other is in charge, making it very convenient for one another. Other adults that were helping out in the classroom were Instructional Aides, hired by the Etiwanda School District that Perdew Elementary School is under. There are two aides, D’Ann and Julie. Mrs. Jones let me know there is always a parent volunteer in class with the preschoolers. Of the three days I was there observing, there were three different parent volunteers. The Instructional Aides were hands on with the kids, while the parents sat back and helped out with projects the teachers needed help with. The kid I observed...
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...Importance of Early Childhood Education Abstract Within every moment that passes, our country is falling behind educational standards in comparison to the rest of the world. America prides on their education, but as a country the standards are not raising for students as they are in other places of the world. We now have things like the No Child Left Behind Act that inadvertently passes children to the next grade level when they do not deserved to be passed. The corruption behind our educational system must be changed, and to be changed it must begin at the beginning with the youngest children, those who can be easily taught the rewards and enjoyment of learning quicker than the older children who were never taught those things. This needed education reform must most importantly be a collaboration of school workers and parents, whom happen to be the most influential adults in childhood. Importance of Early Childhood Education Children, as the saying goes, are the key to our future; the knowledge they possess will directly affect our future. America as a whole needs to put more emphasis on young childhood education, because at a young age children are more likely to develop better educational skills and are more likely to be able to learn to enjoy education and everything it can do for an individual. The necessity and importance of early childhood education stems from our country’s need to rank higher against other countries, from education needing to be the responsibility...
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...Day Care: Preschool: 4 yrs old, one 5yr old. I was placed to observe the Preschool 4 year olds during my clinical observation at the Daycare. Stages of Development: Eric Erikson: Initiative vs. Guilt. During this stage the child are focused on purpose, exploration and egocentric ideas and speech. During this period the preschooler experiences a desire to copy adults around them, take initiative in play situations, make up stories using barbies, toy phones, cars, playing roles like “Ninja” and “Pirate” They use imagination and fantasy during play and use parallel play. The also explore the world by asking “WHY” and “HOW” to understand new things.The preschoolers all become involved in the oedipal struggle. If they get frustrated over desires and goals they experience guilt. If they are unsuccessful at achieving a goal they become aggressive and may act is disapproving behavior. Piaget: Preoperational- Egocentric During this stage the child is selfish and believes they are the center of attention. They begin to feel that what they say is most important and all attention should be focused towards them. They often speak when others are speaking and get frustrated when they are not listened to. In the classroom, I observed many of these characteristics of the preschooler. Upon my arrival they all ran to me and all wanted me to themselves, offering their choice of play. They all agreed to give me “Breakfast” where I sat at a play kitchen table in their play...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The project aims to know the possibility of entrepreneurship in starting pre/primary schools in Pune with good return on investment. The nurseries to be set up should be started keeping in mind its demand and the basic factors which are contributing to their demand. With this study we tried to understand the growing need for such entrepreneurial opportunities. Entrepreneurship in set up of pre nurseries is in demand because of increase in level of educated parents and income levels, who also expect their children to learn and progress right from the beginning. Entrepreneurship not only involves starting a business but also to nurture it till it grows and start giving the fruits. Study on entrepreneurial opportunity in primary education sector also includes profitability of starting a pre-school and the growth opportunities it provides. OBJECTIVE: 1. To determine the feasibility and profitability of entrepreneurial opportunities in pre/primary education sector in Pune. 2. To study the factors surrounding the set-up of Pre-nursery and also to provide a template to an entrepreneur to start any business. SCOPE OF THE STUDY: 1. Study is limited to only PUNE city. 2. Study has been conducted in specific locations within the city. These locations are: a) Wanorie (Panda Kids) b) Magarpatta city (Euro kids, Zee Kids) c) Koregaon Park (Innovations) 3. Target respondents are limited to: a) Parents of the students studying in...
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...not only covers that academic aspect but also sheds light on the benefits preschool education has on social and emotional aspects of children's life. After collecting this information, it will be collaborated with the findings of this research paper using different research technique. In the end, the paper will be concluded along with some suggestions. Introduction In this competitive world it is very important to train the children in such a way that they are not left behind. Study shows that with pre-school training, children show much developed skills of learning when they enter kindergarten. If a child is being read to at home, visits museums, learns how to play a game and reads along someone then it is more likely that his/her learning abilities are polished and ready for kindergarten (Stube & Patrick, 2010). Pre-school is a planned program for children before they start their formal education. It deals with the learning ability of a child. Children are trained in such a way that their learning abilities are enhanced. Specified techniques are used to improve the language skills and analytical skills. it also has a positive effect on the behavioral aspect of a child's personality. Bridges (2008) found out from the research that involving parents is very critical for the success of pre-school training. Also, involvement of community can be very vital in the accomplishment of a successful preschool training center. Margetts (2007)...
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...Content Review: Week 2 EDUC - 4004 2012 1. Explain why the following terms should not be used interchangeably: impairment, disability, handicap, and at risk. Learning and understanding the related terms of exceptionality helps others to understand the similarities and differences of those with exceptional needs. The terms impairment, disability, handicap, and at risk should not be used interchangeably because the terms have different meanings. Additionally the terms refer to different types of individuals with or without exceptional learning needs. For example, the term impairment refers to the loss or reduced function of a particular body part or limb (Heward, 2009). Such as a soldier who may has a missing limb due to the current war or a child losing their leg after an accident. Handicap is a term that refers to a problem or disadvantage that a person with a disability or impairment encounters when interacting with the environment (2009). Children who may not have an identified disability but have a greater chance of developing a disability are considered at risk (2009). When an educator apply this term to infants, preschoolers, and young school age children because of biological, the home environment, or developmental problems. 2. Explain how each of the six major principles of IDEA will guide your thinking about working with young children as a child development professional. Based on what you learned in the first 2 weeks of the course, if you could recommend...
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... Over the years, Liu Bo and his wife firmly believe that a happy life must a family of three people. Now he can still cherish his memory of the day when his baby girl was born. It was not long before this Hunan migrant family was full of confidence to start a new life in the metropolis of Guangzhou. All of sudden, the problem came here. Kindergarten crunch, a phenomenon happens in big Chinese cities where the scarcities of preschool places trigger record fees and has parents scrambling. The crunch first happened in a few state-owned kindergartens, and then on to many more private kindergartens, now some cottage nurseries are overcrowded. And it costs more to send a child to kindergarten today than it does to put him or her through state college. No More Children are allowed For Liu Bo, a migrant worker who runs a sidewalk snack booth in Chisha Village, Haizhu district, Guangzhou. And Yangyang, his three-years-old girl at the preschool age, there isn’t a suitable kindergarten for them in the village. “Not until my wife went to pick up our child from kindergarten and found worms and pebbles in their food twice,” Liu, cradling his girl, said. “I sent my child to the Chi Sha Kindergarten nearby, which was started by private organizers. The next day I took her home.” As a village inside a city, Chisha, not so long ago became an inhabitation where the majority of the “residents” were migrant workers. Thousands of...
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...Children’s early stage of development in School Saint Leo University My report will consist of children’s behavior from preschool all the way through elementary school. This paper presents disruptive behavior in young behaviors in young children which includes Attention Deficit Disorder that consist of being hyper all day whether they in school or they are at home. The new method that they find out if a child has a behavior problem is to distinct between normative behavior and a typical behavior during their growth years. During their growth years while they are in preschool years they act out their developmental period that they starting to develop autonomy. A big deal of different behavior changes that fall under the Rubric outgoing behavior. Some children have Attention Deficit Disorder and don’t even know it until they are tested by their Physician. Most children in preschool mock other children and they pick up everything that other children are doing and also what they have learned to speak. Parents always asked themselves can you teach a young child or children to manage to manage their own behavior. According to (McDavis,2007) you can teach them self-management to pay attention to the oneself behavior and also to complete activities using effective appropriate behavior. You basically have to ask yourself like I did when I had preschoolers and elementary school age children. Is the child able to make different accurate self –assessments to her or his behavior...
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...Sofka, A., & Hunt, A. (2009). Accelerating preschoolers' early literacy development through classroom-based teacher-child storybook reading and explicit print referencing. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 40(1), 67-85. According to my article, print knowledge, which is the understanding of the alphabet, sentence structure, and word spacing, is less heritable compared to math. Therefore, the environment a child is reared in has a lot to do with children and how they do with reading, writing and understanding print knowledge. If a young child falls behind in their print knowledge, it is an indicator for problems that arise later in life, such as illiteracy. If a young child has good print knowledge, then the stage is set for success in their studies as they develop into young adults preparing for college. The purpose of this study was to find out that if preschool teachers read to their class using a print referencing style, meaning emphasis on sentence structure, alphabet, and words, would the children fair better with print knowledge at the end of the school year, compared to the teachers who read books to their classroom in their normal manner. Reading out loud using a print referencing style is not the natural style for most adults. 23 teachers signed up for this trial independently; 14 teachers were instructed to emphasize print knowledge in their classroom, while 9 teachers were instructed to read to their class as they normally would. The randomized...
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