Preschool Child Development

The place I observed was the Infant Development Program in their preschool program called Stepping Stones Preschool in Lock Haven, PA. I observed in one of their three to five year old preschool programs that is held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons from 11:30am to 2:30pm. This particular classroom had two head teachers; Mrs. Kate and Mrs. Lisa. The teacher call their students Owls this is because their class name is Owls. When they want to get the kids to listen to them or they want to get their attention a teacher will say “Owls Owls Whoo Whoo” and the kids will say “Owls Owls Whoo Whoo”. Another thing the teachers will also refer to the students as friends. In this classroom there was four boys and four girls. I observed two

Chapter eight is about promoting communication and language development in early childhood education. Early communication is mostly non-verbal. Communication goes beyond the words we use; it develops with the use of gestures, facial expressions, hand movements and positioning of our body. Some of the first displays of communication by infants include, smiling, fussing and looking at an area, person or object. Later, communication extends to give signals such as pointing, reaching and body movements to indicate a want or need. The primary functions of early communication are behavior regulation, social interaction, and calling joint attention. Students with visual impairment and other disabilities are at risk for developing communication and

Children are interacting human beings. They move, think, feel, and in order to teach them, we have to consider all domains. These developmental changes that happen in children’s lives are fundamental to

As a second year Early Childhood Studies student, I was excited to be placed at a toddler classroom in a center that is our school’s lab school for my field placement. Diverse backgrounds are evident in the center due to the urban and multi-cultural location of the setting. Working in the field alongside the professionals, educators, staff, families, and children at the center has given me great insight in regards to the importance of building partnerships with the families and making connections to the child’s behaviors in the classroom. It is crucial to foster an environment that is language rich, that is able to promote children’s communicative, verbal and non-verbal language. More significantly, incorporating the

There are two variables of interest in interpreting variations in infants’ vocabularies. The first one is the infants’ socioeconomic status (SES). The SES is important because it seems to have a connection to how much a parent talks to her infant. Another variable is “the amount of talk parents engage in with their children.” This is connected to SES, but it goes even farther. Regardless of one’s SES, there should be active communication between the parent and child. Communicating consistently with a child drastically helps children develop a personal

We are so glad you have chosen our preschool to jump start your child’s academic career! Our preschool is here to create a learning environment that supports play and strives to meet each child at their level of learning. We find that play is an important piece to the developmental process. Play is the working part that supports a child’s cognitive, fine and large motor, language and social development.

Language development within small children is an essential life skill due to the constant need for communication in the modern world. Author Bjorn Carey writes the article entitled Talking directly to toddlers strengthen their language skills using research from Stanford University psychologist to prove said statement. The author begins by stating facts about socioeconomic statuses playing a significant role in the language gap, vocabularies, and language test scores among smaller children. Children from lower income house holds tend to have a smaller vocabulary than those of more advantaged ones. These new studies that the article is based around suggest a way to compensate for these barriers. Unlike previous studies, this one would be taken

While observing at the Child of God Preschool in Newark, Ohio, I got to actively engage with several preschool age children, each in their own stage of development. I specifically interacted with two children, one four year old and one five year old who were both different developmentally but appropriate for their ages’ milestones. Among the twelve children in the preschool class, I noted that the majority of the children were four years of age and would be attending kindergarten in the fall.

This abstract will be explaining kindergarten readiness, how to tell if your child is ready for kindergarten, and what you can do to help your child succeed in kindergarten. Some people may wonder what exactly is kindergarten readiness, well kindergarten readiness is basically when a child is usually mentally, physically, and emotionally ready to start kindergarten and interact with his or her own peers. Usually, to tell whether or not your child is ready for kindergarten most schools have a cutoff date, which is like a deadline saying your child must be a certain age (usually 5 years old) to enter kindergarten, but some schools would also want the child to take a readiness test to see if the child is mentally developed enough to start kindergarten.

Today was my last day teaching preschool and at the end of the day, my cooperative teacher told my students that today would be my last day and they should go hug me and thank me. When the children were hugging me, it reminded me why I love teaching. I loved working with my students and at the preschool. If I could, I would continue working with them! Today was a good day.

When I started learning about early childhood education, and hearing about the controversy of two different philosophies play-based and academic-based, and which philosophy is necessary in preschools for children to develop and learn effectively. I started to think from a parent's point of view about which learning approach, I thought would be best for my son to learn and develop effectively. However, this is where I was not taking all factors into consideration. As I began to do my research and learn more about the two philosophies, I found out that it's not about which philosophy is more important over the other. In fact, parents, educators

There is a great difference between children’s vocabulary that have enriching language development versus those that do not have enriching experiences *. Some enriching experiences for infants and toddlers are some of the easiest activities for adults to do. Reading books aloud to children, singing songs, nursery rhymes, and just speaking to children will help cultivate children in language development. In the sense of observing, there are more opportunities for early intervention for caregivers that are using appropriate observation methods as well as incorporating appropriate

There are many advantages on going to preschool and helps children develop many things. Preschool encourages better language skills and cognitive development. It also builds opportunities for early social development. Going to preschool helps children be more prepared for entry into kindergarten. This is built through educational curriculum that involves reading, writing, and numerical skills. Preschool encourages children’s creativity through music, art projects, movement activity, and telling stories. Full day programs did better than part-day programs which did decent. Children interact more with peers at a younger age. Children’s are better prepared when it comes to entering kindergarten because they have already developed social interaction

During my masters classes I studied research methods and acquired knowledge of current research which deepened my knowledge of research in various curriculum areas. One area I became very interested in was the current literacy research using technology in early childhood classrooms. This led me to conduct a formal action

Play is substantial in children’s overall development because it promotes children to use creativity and begin to develop their imagination. Play is also an important key to healthy brain development in children. Play encourages children to be social with other adults and children at an early age, teaching them that engagement and interaction are an important aspect in the world. Play is presented in many different ways in a creative environment. Some examples of different kinds of play are solitary play, parallel play, associative play, cooperative play, and free or organized play. Daycares and preschools are so important to enroll young children in because it gives them a head start with their socialization skills before throwing them straight