The Philosophy Of Teaching Young Children

Mrs. Brenda said Learning may decrease in the classroom when students feel helpless or unchallenged by their teachers in the classroom. Some other strategies that Mrs. Brenda said she uses are: Having a daily routine and sticking to it as much as possible gives the children the heads up on what to expect next, it also gives a sense of comfort in just them knowing they can do it because, they have been doing the routine repeatedly. Being consistent is the main key to success. Some techniques she uses daily are when redirecting behaviors or concerns, talk to the children, letting them know the conversation verses talking at the child this lets the child come to his or her own conclusion to the resolution (be a good listener). This skill can later lead to a lifelong lesson of problems solving steering the child to be a more productive member of society later in life.

An easy and not so problematic way of getting a better learning process is more one on one tutoring. Kids are being placed in classes together and not all of them learn at the same rate. One child might understand something without complications. Yet, the other might not understand a simple step. With classes with various amounts of kids, not all of them are able to get the attention needed to figure out that one step. If each of them were walked through the process of things individually, there would obviously be a better chance of understanding the content. Arun Alagappan properly stated

“In the early childhood classroom, teachers work to achieve a balance between children’s self-initiated learning and adult guidance or support” (“Unit 7 Lecture,” 2015). With that said, I feel that this can be accomplished a few different ways. First, the teacher needs to understand what a child is capable of doing. This can be done through assessments, observations, and getting to know the student. Another thing that a teacher can do is provide the student work through scaffolding (this is probably my favorite teaching method). “Scaffolding refers to a process in which teachers model or demonstrate the problem-solving process, then step back and offer support as needed” (Firestone, 2015).

My Professional Philosophy Statement by Amber VolkotsI. Yong children learn by imitang what they see a trusted adult say and do. Treang each child as an individual and speaking to them as a young adult shows them that you genuinely see them and hear them. I always get eye-level with each child as I talk to them. I give them a small range of opons so that they feel they are in control of their own situaon. This helps them to be moreindependent and feel more con#dent in the choices they are making. I teach the children educaonal acvies that are fun and creave. I believe children are hands-on learners. As previously stated, children do what they see. There is no be%er way to really incorporate the child in each lesson plan than to show them one to two

Children make progress at different rates and have different ways in which they learn best. Educators take account of this in the way they organise their lesson and teach children making slower progress or having particular difficulties in one or may be given extra help or different lessons to help them succeed.

After reading about the five theoretical perspective I think the learning perspective would be useful to teach a child how to say please. The learning perspective is the view of human development that holds that changes in behavior result from experience or from adaptation to the environment. A child has to learn how to say please. Saying please teaches the child good manners. The mother can use the operant conditioning in the learning perspective to teach the child to say please. The child learn based on association of behavior with its consequences. When a mother teaches a child to say please after asking for some gum the child learns that to get the gum he or she has to say please each time. Without saying please, the child will learn

When you hear Child Development you think of Children and the way they’re raised. When in reality Child Development is way more than that. Child Development is the biological, physical, and emotional changes that occur between birth and the end of adolescence. Child development is a continuous movement with the child. Early Childhood programs promote child development in their curriculums which is based off of the child care center’s education philosophy.

My philosophy when it comes to teaching or helping children learn is making sure whatever experience i’m doing is that it involves around children interest and them being fully engaged. Accoring to How Does Learning Happen on page 35 ““Children’s engagement and learning are enhanced when educators are co-learners” (OMEd,2014, p 35). When the educator and the children are together learning it helped the child(s) to more engaged and able to ask questions. Also “This approach means that rather than acting as “keepers of knowledge” or
the sole planners of programs, educators engage with children, planning, participating, and learning with the child and about his or her questions, theories, and curiosities” (OMEd, 2014, p 35). Educators can gain

As educators there are several key ways we can do this, most of these factors are environmental. Firstly, t is crucial to “create safe and supportive environments for optimal wellbeing and development” (Harvard University, 2018). Children who grow up in a positive environment learn more efficiently and with greater ease. This is achieved by building relationships as well as “…showing an interest in a child’s thoughts, feelings and experiences” (Harvard University, 2018). Secondly, it is important to allow children to learn about themselves and gain confidence. This is achieved by “providing opportunities for children to learn about their emotions”, encouraging open communication, and planning activities catering children’s strengths (Harvard University, 2018). These activities could include things such as show and tell. Giving children the opportunity to talk about themselves and what they enjoy doing. It also provides an opportunity to get to know each other, assisting with developing a comfortable environment. It is also important to emphasize the importance of healthy eating, as nutrients in food may assist with brain development and clarity. Allowing the brain to function more efficiently. Primary school children also need to be exposed to as many new learning experiences as possible, allowing them to gain new pathways and interneuron connections. New learning becomes increasingly difficult later in life so it’s important to expose students to as many varied classroom experiences, content and skills as

By providing one-on-one interactions the children could learn at a pace most comfortable for them. I could also pace the lesson to their level of understand and needs.

There are many different areas that one must focus on as they are attempting to create a developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. All of these aspects are equally important to the learning process. Therefore, it is imperative that we as teachers take the process of planning this curriculum very seriously. Not only is it important that we understand the basic guidelines for a lesson plan, we also need to be knowledgeable of the developmental and learning theories as well. These theories will help us to understand the way a child learns mentally and physically. Once we fully

I will need to develop an Operating Budget considering many things, including caregiver salaries, cleaning supplies & cleaning services, leasing agreement, utilities (gas, water, sewer, electricity), learning supplies and other expenses. My plan needs to be successful and efficient. There is a need to prepare and employee handbook with specific rules and policies in regard to attendance, timely arrival, pay schedule, a procedure to request time off and employee discipline procedures, staff certification requirements. Prepare to meet all requirements when renewing state licensure. Review facilities basic health and safety standards, indoor space requirements, adequate lighting, ventilation, fire codes.

It is my responsibility to know who my children are, what are their backgrounds, what are their languages, what kinds of knowledge and experience they bring and what they want to achieve from my class. Based on these, I can make a curriculum that fits their needs and I leave enough room to accommodate new topics as it could changes by time. By evaluating my children with respect to our mutual learning goals, I would provide the scaffolding they need to build connections between their knowledge/experience and the new understandings they seek to create. In this case, I use individual or group based activity to stimulate intellectual friendship and mutual problem solving skills.It also leaves the foundation for enduring collaborative practice.

In both of those three kind of program, there is a common problem. Those children rarely work independently or in self-selected group tasks. On the contrary, the point is on following teacher 's guidance, instead of self-invention. All the children will do the same thing at the same time. For example, in a typical art class, teacher demonstrates how to fold and twist a paper butterfly. Then she check every child doing the same step before proceed to the next step. Painting class usually include children to copy an object of the teacher. Even if the use of teaching toys, all children are using the same toy at the same time.

One of the most frightening words in caregiving is, curriculum, that word carries a lot of weight and pre-conceived notions for me. I’m figuring out that curriculum isn’t as scary a word as it sounds, when I first saw it on the syllabus I thought, wow I’m in deep now, that’s the hard part. After our discussions in class and reading through the textbook I realized that curriculum for infants and toddlers shouldn’t scare me, but it does have a lot of depth. A lot of my focus has been on stimulation in my recent journal entries, the importance of it for learning and development. Now my focus will shift on how important a lack of stimulation is equally important when it comes to the development of young children. The balance of supporting