Abstract Early Childhood Programs should support families of diverse cultural‚ ethnic‚ linguistic‚ and socioeconomic backgrounds to incorporate them their classrooms. Examining existing programs can provide educators with the information they need to assist families and their children in their needs. It is also crucial for educators to build a program which involves the community in a culturally responsive and inclusive program for all families. Description of the program: The
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the third leading cause of hospitalization in children under age 15 and accounted for 10.5 million missed school days (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]‚ 2014 & CDC‚ 2014). In 2009 the estimated direct and indirect national cost of childhood asthma was upwards of $20 billion annually (National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Morbidity & Mortality: 2009). The statistics within an inner-city population‚ specifically in New York City (NYC) are even grimmer. Lifetime
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Observation of the Early Childhood An observation was held in the children’"s wing of Tarrant County Junior College. A variety of children between the ages of two to six were observed in activities ranging from physical and motor to social and cognitive development. Specifically I mean that whether it was leadership skills or lack of‚ running‚ climbing and jumping‚ drawing and writing‚ or anything that could fall between‚ it has been seen‚ done and accounted for in the following observation
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October‚ 2013 Why I Want to Be a Early Childhood Education Teacher? Most of my life I have been surrounded by children especially my cousins‚ nieces and nephews. I have chosen to go into this field because I want to be one of those early childhood teachers that get young children ready for an important part of life. Having little cousins to watch grow up and see them grow in their early education has shown me that I want to be part of that. The early childhood is the most vital time for learning
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Patty Smith Hill has played an important part in the history of early childhood education. She started off in a nursery school‚ later became a kindergarten teacher. Growing as a teacher she became the principal and superintendent at her school. Her methods of teaching got her invited to Clark University to study child psychology. John Dewey also asked her to come study at the University of Chicago. For 12 years she was a director of the Louisville Kindergarten Training School‚ she was also taking
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Early Childhood Norms Age subgroup: 3 A. Physical Development Norms 1. Children develop slight involvement of upper body mobility‚ and their catching and throwing abilities improve in speed and accuracy. However‚ they still catch a ball against their chest. 1 2. Children can also use a twisting motion with their hands‚ which helps them to open door knobs or twisting lids off containers. 2 3. They can use larger instruments so they easily use fat crayons for drawing. They can draw first tadpole
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Computers in the Early Childhood Classroom People are always looking for some wonder drug to solve or “fix” our problems. Today‚ the wonder drug for education is technology in the classroom. It is believed that integrating technology will solve all of our educational problems. It will increase academic skills and test scores‚ keep curriculum fun and interesting‚ lessen dropout rates‚ and make the lives of teachers easier and less stressful. Well‚ integrating technology may not accomplish all of
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Difficulties Involving Early Colonization Ekaterina Smirnova When reviewing the writings of John Smith and other various writers‚ we begin to envision the significant roles they played in the colonization of the New World. Despite the hardships John Smith faced while attempting to colonize Jamestown‚ he implemented strong values and principals such as “one who does not work‚ shall not eat.” In Smith’s eyes all people were to work together to achieve a common goal. He always thought about what was
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Leadership‚ education and diversity The ever changing demographics undoubtedly have both current and future impacts on education system. The increased diversity can impact the society either positively or negatively thus knowledge and capacity should be developed for education leadership that is one of the most diversified sectors of the society. It is encountered in various fronts and categories revolving around: organization‚ individual and program levels. In multicultural settings‚ mechanisms
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A vaccine‚ by definition‚ “is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease” (Sachdev). Simply put‚ it is a man-made substance that contains a dead pathogen (such as the flu virus‚ chickenpox‚ etc.) that‚ while dead‚ can stimulate your immune system into a response. Once your immune system acts upon the particular pathogen‚ the body develops an immunity to the disease that will not be forgotten. In today’s society‚ all 50 States and the District of Columbia
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