Competency Goal Four: To establish positive and productive relationships with families. As an early childhood educator‚ I have to maintain a positive and productive relationship with the families that come into my preschool. Parents entrust me with their children all day and‚ I make the parents and families feel as much a part of our classroom and a part of their child’s development. To create this relationship‚ I work to build an open‚ friendly and cooperative relationship with each of the children’s
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Critically analyze definitions of cultural competence and describe in your own words‚ what is the definition of cultural competence? According to (Leininger‚ 1979)‚ Cultural competence is divided in to two categories‚ the first one is the organizational cultural competence which is according to the National Center of Cultural Competence should hold a defined set of values and principles to be utilized to assess‚ work and measure the effectiveness of the serviced communities. The second category
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want to give them every opportunity to grow and learn in a safe environment. I love working and being around children not just in a group setting but also a one on one setting. I became an early childhood teacher‚ because I enjoy working with preschool children. I enjoy guiding and watching them as they explore the world around them. Children are filled with curiosity. In class‚ I get the chance to say "It’s okay‚ you can do it!" all the time. I watch as they learn
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Assessing one’s position on the cultural competence continuum is a task of ironic proportions. Because it is a fluid process‚ it is difficult to precisely place one’s self on a continuum that is not quite linear. It seems that as soon as one feels that they are becoming competent and embodying the characteristics of one who completely respects and accepts another culture‚ there is yet another dimension of this competence that requires assessment and adaptation. For the time being and that being
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Competency Goal #1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy‚ learning environment. Functional Area #1 – Safe - In order to help provide an environment which is safe for the children in my care‚ I do the following to prevent and reduce injuries: • I keep all cleaning supplies and chemicals locked up and out of the children’s reach at all times to avoid any poisoning or other injuries. • I am certified in First Aid‚ CPR and AED use which gives me the knowledge to handle any injuries or
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Resource File Item #_5__ Select four songs‚ finger plays‚ word games or poems that you can use to promote phonological awareness. Describe the strategies to promote phonological awareness among children whose home language is other than English. Phonological awareness involves the detection and manipulation of sounds at three levels of sound structure: (1) syllables‚ (2) onsets and rimes‚ and (3) phonemes. 1. Speak English‚ and speak it often‚ associate words with objects as often as possible
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The conscious competence model helps us to sort through the stages required to acquire a skill and an awareness of our level of acquisition. When we learn new skills‚ there are different emotions that we experience at different stages of the learning process. As we move through the following levels‚ we are able to build competence in a new skill. By understanding the emotions experienced during the learning process‚ we are able to stay motivated when times get tough and are able to manage expectations
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months old 45Lbs Observation dates: May 02‚ 2013 09:00am to 11:00am May 08‚ 2013 11:00am to 12:30am Observation place: Preschool During my observation‚ there were always nine children between four and 5 years old and two more adults in the same group. Santo is an enthusiastic and active boy who according to his parents loves to go to preschool. He loves music time and outdoor play. I observed him twice‚ during two different days and times and during different activities.
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Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten Today‚ I’m going to talk about “Transition from preschool to kindergarten”. Transition is when you move from a familiar place to an unfamiliar place where you are separated from your friends or families. If you have ever made a move from one location to another or separated from friends‚ you know how hard a transition can be. Going from a known‚ comfortable environment to one that is different and unfamiliar can be very stressful. This is often how
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The important social competence during childhood. Social competence is interrelated with other aspects of development‚ including emotion self-regulation and attention regulation (Blandon‚ Calkins et al.; Hill‚ Degnan et al. 2006). A young child’s ability to get along with other children contributes to all aspects of his development and may be "the single best childhood predictor of adult adaptation‚” and according to W.W. Hartup. For example‚ “Children who are generally disliked
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