Pedagogical Documentation In Early Childhood

Page 1 Introduction Lacy is a 7-year-old girl with an intellectual disability in first grade. According to her teacher Mr. L, Lacy often engages in off task behaviour throughout the school day. Lacy is not able to complete assignments for school because she avoids her teacher when the directions are being given to the class. She is interested in coloring, drawing, working on the computer, and listening to stories.

In this section, Gallagher begins to dive into the concept of friendships in young children through primary grades. As children prepare to attend preschool, they obtain a number of different skills in which that help them create friendships in school. What helps this process in the preschool setting is that the age group is starting to get a firm grasp of language and communicating (pg. 27). This age group can use their new communication skills in order to, “participate in play activities” and “share ideas for play,” (pg. 27). The students’ time in preschool interacting

The plan-do-review process is the most important segment of the daily routine in which children make choices about what they will do, carry out their ideas and plans while playing in the different areas of the classroom, and reflect upon their activities and experiences with adults and other children. This cycle aims to help play become meaningful. The plan-do-review process fosters children’s development of initiative, reflection, problem solving, responsibility, and they can see themselves as individuals who can act on decisions. Children experience the power of independence and are conscious of their intentions which support the development of purpose and confidence.

It needs to be stimulating, welcoming and comfort. A positive setting will set the tone for successful learning experiences. The environment should use materials and equipment that are age appropriate and reflect opportunities for hands on learning. As a teacher, a daily schedule will give the children great learning opportunities. They will have a planned schedule to build the children’s growth and development.

Learning journeys are shared with the parents and they can add their own observations. Learning journeys can support for planning activities based on the observations and ‘wow’

Parent- child bonding would also be encourage during sessions this is to improve family communication and to allow parents to understand why children exhibits behavioural issues. It is also important to that during sessions parents discuss their thoughts that they see in their children to understand the importance of play in children and parents to be able to spend quality time with their children. In order for successful communication to be present within the family, one must be able to share

Comparing her to modern day little actresses she had a lot more personality and fun both in her normal and acting life. She saw her work as entertaining and saw it as a window of opportunity to meet new people. Many girls today are concerned about their appearance, who they are with, and how much money they are receiving. Shirley Temple’s care-free spirit gave her something to look forward to everyday and she entered every day with positive energy, something many people long to have.

Current Understandings: Oestara has demonstrated a significant amount of growth in many areas at school. Her creativity, kindness, and positive attitude make her a valued friend to her peers. She is always willing to lend a helping hand to her peers and teachers. Oestara has developed an eagerness to try new things, actively participate in learning activities and persist and overcome things that may challenge her. Oestara has gained lots of confidence in making new friends and being an active participant in group learning activities.

Both self-perception and the perception of self by others are critical in the forming of identity. Consequently, relations with people are vital in the cultivation and expression of one’s identity. Whereas healthy relationships allow for the expression of oneself without fear of consequences, unhealthy relationships put pressure on one to change for one’s partner. Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God explores the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, focusing on how each affects the establishment of one’s individuality.

When teaching children social skills, a variety of teaching methods can be used such as direct instruction, modeling, rehearsal techniques, prompting, and reinforcement practices can be used (Kavale and Mostert, 2004). Another successful way to teach social skills is through peer-mediated instruction (Prater, Serna, and Nakamura, 1999) This gives children the change to work one on one with each other and cooperate together teaching them life skills as well as

OT therapists can evaluate kids abilities and help them grow to be developmentally appropriate for their age (Occupational Therapy). They know many ways to help children with their disabilities. They know how to specifically solve the child 's problem in many ways. OT ’s know what tools they need to use to fix the child’s problem to make sure the child will show improvement.

Hilary Jo Seitz suggests that teachers can identify and learn about children’s interests, experiences, questions, comments and conversations. Then help, extend and encourage them to follow their interests. After that, construct a plan for an effective learning experience that are connected deeply to their interests. Teachers initiate this process through their observation first, then documentation. The documentation could be presented through children’s conversation, photos and work samples.

Parent Handbook: Goals: Can identify 6 body parts from a picture. Says Full Name Sings songs and finger plays Can say and use 500 or more words Able to balance on one foot Identifies colors when asked (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple) Philosophy: Our classrooms philosophy is play-based, the lesson plans and how we teacher grow and develop with the children as the year moves on. Different areas of development that we want to help progress and encourage are their literacy skills, social and emotional development, and their problem solving skills.

Assistive technology can help children by developing communication skills in activities. Desideri(2013) stated that “The Center for Assistive Technology gives direct support to the child, his family and school staff consisting of training the child and his caregivers to use Assistive technology solution”(163). Assistive technology helps disabled children by assisting them with special devices that help them read, write, speak. Also, families and teachers are trained in order to help disabled

I moved the sessions on to incorporate stage two and stage