On 16th October I visited the Applegate preschool. It is a private non-profit program. I observe the kids from 1 to 2’o clock. They follow lots of different theories but mostly their curriculum is play based developmentally appropriate. The head teacher has a bachelor degree in Human development‚ she has been working there for nine years. The other teacher have also bachelor degree and one teacher have 24ECE units and one teacher has 12ECE units. It is a full day program‚ morning and afternoon classes
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Preschool Observation Child Development 103 Instructor: S. Gethers Name: Don Carrington Child Center Address: 4339 W. 129th Hawthorne‚ CA 90250 Date of Visit: 13 June‚ 2014 Time: 9:15 A.M -12:30 P.M Director’s Name: Cheraki Davis Teacher: Cristian Teacher Assistants: Veronica and Chazmine Number of Children: 21 Ages: 3 - 5 years old Language Skills: Language skills refer to the child’s ability to speak and to communicate so that he/she can understand and be understood by others. It
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1. Measure distance between two objects We will ask the child to tell us how far an object is from another object‚ using wooden blocks. 2. Compare distance We will ask the child to measure the distance between a third object and the first one. Then‚ we will ask which one was closer to the first object‚ the second or the third. 3. Submit results of a vote in a graph We will show the child a bar chart showing the group class voting of their favorite animal. We will ask the child to tell us which animal
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California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 2 CALIFORNIA DEPAR TMENT OF EDUCATION • SACRAMENTO‚ 2010 California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 2 Visual and Performing Arts Physical Development Health Publishing Information The California Preschool Learning Foundations (Volume 2) was developed by the Child Development Division‚ California Department of Education. This publication was edited by Faye Ong‚ working in cooperation with Laura Bridges and Desiree
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Ramona is a hard-working‚ loving‚ single mother of two preschool aged girls‚ Theresa and Rosa. She works overtime every week‚ just to make ends meet for her and her children. Ramona and her children are in poverty. Unfortunately‚ statistics indicate that Theresa and Rosa will struggle to receive the quality preschool education they need to in order to succeed throughout Kindergarten‚ grade school‚ high school and into adulthood. According to one study by Sum and Fogs‚ students living in poverty
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Preschool McKinney TX: Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten Enrolling your child in preschool McKinney TX is one of the best things you can do for their future social and academic success. Children as young as 18 months can benefit from a quality preschool program. Some of the advantages to early childhood education include learning how to share‚ follow directions and interact socially with other children in a structured environment. Preschool McKinney TX: Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten
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High/Scope Information Paper on Preschool Assessment by Ann S. Epstein‚ Ph.D.‚ Director‚ Early Childhood Division Lawrence J. Schweinhart‚ Ph.D.‚ President Andrea DeBruin-Parecki‚ Ph. D.‚ Director‚ Early Childhood Reading Institute Purpose of Paper This paper addresses the many questions the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation has received about testing four-year-olds. Our reasons for sharing this paper with early childhood practitioners‚ policymakers‚ and parents is three-fold: (a)
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for lower income families You should send your child to a quality preschool because those are the schools that your child benefit more from and get all they will need for elementary school. Sending your child to a quality preschool is the best option for you and your child because your child would gain more knowledge and “There’s increasing evidence that children gain a lot from going to preschool”(McCartney).“High-quality preschool has also been found to reduce participants’ future reliance on welfare
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Observation Analysis Student Name Date: There seems to be a continuum of intelligence testing that goes on the one extreme of the Stanford-Binet intelligence test (IQ) to the information processing theories to Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence and ending with Gardner’s multiple intelligences (Bee & Boyd‚ 2010). The standard IQ test only measures the intellectual and academic dimensions of intelligence and Gardner’s multiple intelligences proposes eight separate domains of intelligence
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History Preschool is something very important for toddlers. Preschools were established in Europe around the late 1800’s. They were later introduced to the United States in the 1920’s. According to the Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance 9th edition "preschools expanded rapidly in the united states during the 1960’s". Job Description Preschool teachers usually instruct children usually until they reach the age of five. They conduct activities designed to develop social‚ physical
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