I observed a classroom of four-year-old students who are enrolled at the Child Development Center on the George Mason University campus. This observation lasted about fifteen minutes with a total of twelve students in the classroom. At the time of my observation the students were engaging in free playtime where they are allowed to play games‚ make crafts‚ and interact with their fellow classmates. I was seated in the corner of the classroom where the children could not easily see me or get distracted
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Learning through the Senses Anika Salazar ECE 101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education Instructor Carly Davenport January 09‚ 2012 As parents of young children‚ we often ponder which Early Childhood Program to enroll our children in. At one point in time they were non-existent. As early childhood educators emerged‚ programs were created. Interestingly‚ the Montessori approach is a specialized method created by Maria Montessori. The Montessori Method; which is widely used today was
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classroom activity‚ see weather or not it is effective and who has a grasp of the material and who is struggling. Taking time to evaluate how each one learns best will also be extremely important. Early childhood education is incredibly important to a chi educational experience. During the early years of education a child learns exactly how they learn and how to like learning. A passion for learning is vital for children. Standing in front of a group of six year olds and start lecturing‚
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Bias should be avoided to obtain an accurate assessment. Bias can inhibit the child’s learning and development‚ leading to a negative self-appearance. If a teacher is biased toward a child‚ negatively or positively‚ the needs of the child are easily overlooked and ignored. A child with special needs may not obtain the attention that is needed within his learning. If the needs of a child are overlooked by a teacher‚ or an assessor‚ the child will lack the attention needed resulting in an inaccurate
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Jazmine is a happy biracial eight-years-old girl‚ Asian and African-American. She is in second grade. Her grandmother raises her since she was born. She is bilingual. The observation was done when she just got home from school. She came and said‚ “Hello!” She told me what she did at school and wanted to talk more. After few minutes of talking‚ her grandmother reminded her to have some snack and start doing her homework. She agreed and told her grandmother that she did most of them at school
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The observation was done during free play time. Steven is a 3 year old boy. He was in the block area and then walked over to the playhouse. He stopped and looked at the other two boys playing in the playhouse. Then he went to the table that three children were playing. On the table‚ there were two game containers: Magna-Tiles and counting bears. John and Tiffany were playing with the counting bears‚ and Tim was playing with the Magna-Tiles. Steven stood behind Tim and looked at what Tim was doing
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Marcy Laber CSV Competency Statement V I am not only held accountable to myself but to my colleagues‚ children and their parents. I provide the parent with a true authentic look at their child when I collect formal assessments‚ informal observations and portfolio samples. It allows me the opportunity to give better individualized instruction‚ create groups and have discussions with parents. It is second nature for me to support my colleagues and work as a member of a team. Effective communications
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older the bad ones came. I wasn’t in the system long before my first family adopted me. Only half a year‚ they fostered me the summer following when I was put into it‚ a relatively short amount of time compared to some. I lived with them throughout my early years‚ thinking of them as my family. When I hit the spring of my 9th year I was put back into the system. I was so young that I couldn’t comprehend what had happened and
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RC VI 2 Early Childhood Associations NAEYC- the national association for the education of young children is the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children. They help parents and caregivers to provide developmentally appropriate practices for their children‚ they also help parents find an accredited program for their child‚ and provide many other great resources. The NAEYC also has professional resources that include: Online learning programs Intensive
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Before the written observation‚ their grandmother undressed the boys to their underwear so they could go swimming. Alonte’ looked at her and said‚ “Me do it”. Then started undressing himself. He pulled down his shorts with both hands grabbing them with his fist grip. Once the shorts reached his feet‚ he steps out of them left foot first. Then his shirt he pulled his left hand all the way into his shirt. Then took his right hand and arm through the arm of shirt. He had both hands and arms in shirt
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