Play fosters belonging and encourages cooperation.
Stuart Brown, MD
Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.
Fred Rogers
Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.
Abraham Maslow
Culture arises and unfolds in and as play.
Johan Huizinga
Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.
Diane Ackerman
Whatever they grow up to be, they are still our children, and the one most important of all the things we can give to them is unconditional love. Not a love that depends on anything at all except that they are our children.
Rosaleen Dickson quotes
Nov 19, 2013-- "If children are given the chance to believe they're worth something-- if they truly believe that-- they will insist upon it. That is in Rome, Italy, or Rome, Arkansas; in Paris, France, or Paris, Texas. Children don't have to be born with a silver spoon in their mouths, but if they can be convinced they're the best, they become resilient. They themselves will resist any attempts to belittle them. But it's also a bouncing forward, going beyond what the naysayers said, saying, 'No, it's not true that I'm nobody. I know that not only is that not true, but I'm more than you can imagine!'" Read more from Maya Angelou
Resilient children tend to have parents who are concerned with their children’s education, who participate in that education, who direct their children everyday task, and who are aware of their children interests and goals. Another important characteristic of resilient children is having at least one significant adult in their lives.
~ Linda F. Winfield
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: one is roots, the other is wings.
~ Hodding Carter
Self-esteem is the real magic wand that can form a child’s future. A child’s self-esteem affects every area of her existence, from friends she chooses, to how well she does academically in school, to what kind of job she gets, to even the person she chooses to marry.
~ Stephanie Martson
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Access the Whole Child
Today early childhood professionals are using methods which emphasize
behavior occuring in natural settings and assessments which studies the
whole set of circumstances surrounding the child. These techniques are
thought to be more holistic and developmentally appropriate one area in
which innovative methods have been emerging in the assessment of
children at-risk, including children at-risk because of poverty (Dunbar
& Reed, 1999). and/or disabilities (Lee & Kahn. J. 1997).
At-risk children may be assessed to screen for (or to evaluate the
effect of) fine and gross motor delays, speech and hearing difficulties,
and atypical behavior. One example of an innovative method is
play-based assessment, which evaluates children's developmental skills
and their social interactions, learning styles and behaviors through
play (Lowenthal, 1997. p1).
Finland school children don't start school until age 7 but Finland students beats the U.S. in math, reading, and science. The vast majority of students have solid reading and math skills. Finland success is called the "Finish Way." Every child in Finland under age 7 has the right to quality child care and preschool by law regardless of their family income. Day care teachers are of high quality with Bachelor degrees. Political consensus and support help Kiuru says. Kids are in day care working in the same curriculum that aligned with what they are going to learn in school. If you invest in early childhood education, in preschool and day care, that will led (to) better results (Krista Kiuru, 2014).
In the U.S. we need to have a coherent system with quality teachers in every classroom. Early childhood education in the U.S. is fragmented, and the U.S. must come to a national consensus on standards of quality preschool. Finland preschool and day care are free because the they pay a lot more taxes. In Finland, children from poor families have access to high quality preschool. In the U.S. most poor children get poor quality preschool, if they get any at all. Sixty percent of 4 year old in the U.S. get no preschool and because of this most start school 18 months behind. We must now pay more taxes so that our preschoolers can have access to quality teachers and quality education.
Finland school children don't start school until age 7 but Finland students beats the U.S. in math, reading, and science. The vast majority of students have solid reading and math skills. Finland success is called the "Finish Way." Every child in Finland under age 7 has the right to quality child care and preschool by law regardless of their family income. Day care teachers are of high quality with Bachelor degrees. Political consensus and support help Kiuru says. Kids are in day care working in the same curriculum that aligned with what they are going to learn in school. If you invest in early childhood education, in preschool and day care, that will led (to) better results (Krista Kiuru, 2014).
In the U.S. we need to have a coherent system with quality teachers in every classroom. Early childhood education in the U.S. is fragmented, and the U.S. must come to a national consensus on standards of quality preschool. Finland preschool and day care are free because the they pay a lot more taxes. In Finland, children from poor families have access to high quality preschool. In the U.S. most poor children get poor quality preschool, if they get any at all. Sixty percent of 4 year old in the U.S. get no preschool and because of this most start school 18 months behind. We must now pay more taxes so that our preschoolers can have access to quality teachers and quality education.
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