SETTING The date of my observation was April 27th‚ 2010. It was about 9:30 in the morning when I began my study. I went to Grossmont College’s Child Development Center. The first thing I began looking for was if the child-teacher ratio was correct. The child ratio was 2 teachers to about every 8 children. The ratio was good. As I entered there was one large room that almost looked as if it could be two rooms they way it was set up. One half consisted of a large bookshelf with numerous books on
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this poem? HOW: does the poem get its message across? WHY: do you think the poet wrote this poem? WHAT: is YOUR response to the poem? * 3. WHAT: is the poem about? Try and sum up the main idea of the poem in one or two sentences. * 4. WHO: is speaking in this poem? is the poet speaking in the poem? Is it someone else‚ real or imagined? Is the poet speaking to you? Are they reflecting? Addressing the world in general? Are there any other voices in the poem? * 5. HOW: does the
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Best Practices for Preschool Programs: An Update on Inclusive Settings. 1. Classroom Communication- process of information sharing that consists of verbal and nonverbal transactions between teacher and students‚ or between and among students‚ in a classroom setting. 2. Classroom environment- YOUR CLASSROOM IS "HOME AWAY FROM HOME" for you and your students. Make it attractive and functional. Consider grade/age level appropriateness‚ the type of classroom activities you will be implementing‚ and your
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green pegs‚ then all of the yellow triangles‚ then three of the red square pegs‚ then the last rectangular peg and finally the last square peg. He then leans against the shelf watching the other children play. Another child wanders over and “Bob” helps him redo the peg board. Then Bob goes and takes out building manipulatives. He tries to connect to pieces together flat but struggles‚ he then walks to the music area and grabs the bells. He stacks bells on top of each other and then puts them back
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Preschool Age: Ed Edd and Eddy Theme Song This might sound ridiculous but this song is the real reason behind my inspiration to dance. This was the one song that was exceptionaly long so the only thing I knew how to do was dance to the song. Dance here‚ dance there‚ dance everywhere. It was the one thing I enjoyed to do. Because of this‚ my mom joined me in dance class and I have won 3 medals in competivie dancing since then. If they never invited a theme song this long‚ I might have never discovered
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minerals. However‚ certain properties can exhibit a range of characteristics or values making them less useful for identification purposes. Choose three physical properties that might vary considerably between samples of the same mineral and explain why such variability might exist. Hardness- Kyanite can contain differential hardness in each mineral. Color- Spahlerite can be many colors including‚ black‚ brown‚ red‚ green‚ white‚ or yellow. Habit- Pyrite can be massive‚ cubic‚ or octahedral
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showing their personalities on the outside and making them far easier to understand. It also helps to make connections. It’ll show the links that attach two characters to one another‚ or the chains that drag them down. Joey and Erik don’t know each other personally‚ but Erik is slowly pulling Joey down under‚ and soon‚ they will both be fully submerged in the sea of dreams (The Erik Fisher Football Dream). Erik is the main antagonist‚ constantly threatening Paul‚ but keeping up an image of glory and
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Uncertainty Reduction Theory “The Vow” and “Meet the Parents” Uncertainty reduction theory is “the point of view that uncertainty motivates communication and that certainty reduces the motivation to communicate” (Wood‚ definition). This theory was first developed by Charles Berger. He believed that when people are to meet for the first time they have a high level of uncertainty and the only way for them to reduce it is to communicate with one another. “They don’t know what each other likes
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2.3 Some of the theories of development and how the frameworks to support development can influence practice: Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Jean Piaget believed that intelligence is a process that helps an organism adapt to its environment. His “Cognitive-Developmental Theory” suggested four major periods of cognitive development. Piaget’s influence created a revolution in human development theory. He proposed the existence of four major stages‚ or “periods‚” during which children and adolescents
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the article “Fear of Heights: Teachers‚ Parents‚ and Students are Wary of Achievement.” Author Bob Chase‚ who is president of the National Education Association‚ pointed that teachers and parents should more worried about the students who are involved in many extracurricular activities after school. He called these students are the “C” students because they are busy doing activities after school and not engaging in their school work. For that case teachers and parents should worry less about the A
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