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Standard 1 for the NAEYC professional preparation is “Promoting Child Development and Learning” With the key element “Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs” the artifact in which I choose is the activity plans with adaptions done in the How Children Learn class. In my opinion this activity allowed us to think further than a typical developing child. Adaptions were to be planned for children that are gifted, autistic, and ones that may have speech and language impairment. Being able to plan activities based on the child’s own needs and developmental range is why this artifact fits well with this key element. In early childhood classrooms I have seen many adaptions done for children that needed extra support.
Hitchcock, C., Meyer, A., Rose, D., & Jackson, R. (2002). Providing new access to the general curriculum. Exceptional Children, 35(2), 8–17.
There are so many things I learned in this course that applies to working with infants, toddlers and two year olds and their parents. One of the things I specifically learned was how important routines are younger kids. I knew daycares always had routines and the teachers would try their hardest to follow them, but I didn’t realize how beneficial it was for the children. Routines are needed for infants, toddlers and two years old because it helps them improve their self-discipline skills along with giving them a sense of security. Another thing I learned was how important it is to build a relationship with the parents of the children you work with. This is important because the parents are the ones who knows the kids best, so if the child is having difficulty with something, the parents could provide
As a student growing up in a time before the internet I would spend hours at the local library reading and learning things that were not only outside of the curriculum for my school but subjects that would not be offered for my grade or until the later years in college, these would include Greek, Latin, Electronics, Physics, Body Language, and many other subjects. As a parent when my son was in kindergarten I learned that they punish the fidgety students by not letting them play at recess, and then they wondered why they were all fidgety during class. I was pretty sure I could provide a better environment than that. That environment would be customized and changed as needed to fit the student and not that other way around. As he grew and learned he studied an array subjects, and almost automatically figured out the basics, socialized with many other children doing the same type of thing. He is now enrolled in college going through and getting general education subjects done and then go to a local university. As a mentor and someone that has worked in different schools I have taught classes and became involved with many after school programs and community interests groups to help the schools and the students get the most out of the resources that were available to
Many things have to occur in order to correctly place a child in their class. The child may not be progressing as expected for some reason. This would trigger a teacher or parent to raise his or her concerns. Once this is addressed then an Individual Education Program (IEP) meeting would be set up. Prior to the meeting assessments on the child might be done and that will help decided if they qualify for services. If it is decided that services should be provided then an IEP meeting is set up. In this meeting, problems would be addressed and solutions for them would be established. Attainable goals for the child to meet are also established. Within this meeting modifications or adjustments for the child are put into the IEP. These modifications can be a variety of things and are all provided within the school. It is guaranteed that the needs will be met because “it is a federally mandated “contract” between the school and family…the IEP is tied to additional federal funding that helps pay the costs of educating the child.” (Hayes, Nikki, 2002)
This artifact is a classroom management plan that I completed in one of my special education courses with one of my peers. This classroom management plan represents how I plan on setting up my future classroom, the expectation I will have in my classroom and how I will deal with behaviors when they do occur. Within this plan I have a behavior contract a way for me as a teacher to monitor how many times I have to redirect a student. This artifact would fit in standard #3: learning environments since it demonstrates how I plan on managing my classroom in the future. By having a plan, it will allow me to have something to refer to and be able to gain control in my classroom very early on in the school year. This is an example of my best work since
...r child to these interventions and they could make sure to remind their children every day that they are important. Parents could also set up play dates or birthday parties that invite the whole class.
During the development of the IEP, all resources needed to assist the child are discussed and placed into a very detailed plan of action. The child’s unique learning style is determined, as well as specific short and long term goals for the child’s educational advancement.
My intervention is to see how beneficial it is to start the 21st Century Learning Skills with young children ranging in ages from infant to four years old. In today’s society it seems as though there are many young children out there who are not prepared for Kindergarten or the first grade. Starting at a young age to prepare the children is important because if they are capable which they are, why should they be held back from all of the learning they are capable of doing. Also, teachers are a major impact in this active research because that is how the children are learning as well as their families. In my opinion I do not see anything wrong with trying to be proactive on education and learning life skills. As long as the child is capable of doing so they should
The importance of having a curriculum that accommodates diverse learners, it allows the child to learn at their own level or ability. A child with emotional and intellectual challenges may not have the verbal or comprehension skills or the ability to control their body as their peers. With this in mind, classes with diverse learners can excel with an adjusted curriculum. An activity for example, using large Legos to teach the entire class their colors or numbers can help the intellectual challenge by asking to build a building by using on certain colors or amounts. By doing this activity the students can have fun and learn at the same time with using very little words. Also in a group activity the emoti...
Artifact 1: Artifact 1, under Tab C: Curricular Content Knowledge, the Instructional Plan Module, completed during ELSE 6193 Laboratory Experience was completed. For the Instructional Module, candidates were to create and teach two lesson plans for both elementary and secondary instructional settings. The lessons plans were to address one or more of the goals and objectives that were written in each student’s Individual Education Program (IEP). The candidates were to describe in detail the adaptations and modification that were needed for the target students to be able to fully participate in each lesson. Additionally, each lesson plan was to incorporate some type of technology.
A great deal of consideration needs to go into preparing a child for the change that occurs when going from a home/child care atmosphere into a school environment. The Teacher needs to consider the child in its entirety throughout the changeover to scholarly activities. This must include the child’s physical readiness, socio-emotional, and cognitive abilities for learning. It is equally essential to discover ways in which to involve the children's first and most important teachers, their families. The families have the most information about their child's strengths, weaknesses as well as the challenges the child faces. Being able to communicate with the families is vital to teachers in collecting in depth information about their students in order to be better equipped to meet the needs of the children.
He will be provided with one on one interventions to practice the skills needed to carry over into the classroom setting. Staff members will be available to walk him through the steps in real time situations. Daily communication with parents will describe how the student progressed thru the school day and what behaviors(appropriate and inappropriate) were witnessed. The team will discuss strategies to support the child when he arrives home from school based on the data.? In school, other support staff will come into the regular education classroom and teach the class as a whole on a weekly basis how to use these relaxation strategies. All other support staff that work with the student will also be trained in the sensory based strategies to develop consistency in using calming techniques. Children who are in need of more supports are also allowed to have items such as weighted vests, blankets, fidget toys and a stress relief ball. These tools may also be carried over with the student as he transitions into other grade levels. Teaching the calming strategies to him and his parents will provide them with the necessary tools to carry into other settings such as the grocery store, church and other environments that may make the child feel
For lesson planning purposes, what information do you need to know to help give you the greatest impact on instruction?
Accommodations will help students achieve these academic goals, which can be instructional or environmental changes that help students to successfully understand and respond to the regular curriculum. These kinds of accommodations may be a change of seating in the classroom, sitting up front during story time or allowing more time on an exam. For example, a child who may have dyslexia needs to have an additional 20 minutes on exams, or have test questions and answers read to them aloud. These are accommodations made in order for the student to have the best chance of success. A student, who does not have a learning disability, doesn’t need those accommodations and would not necessarily benefit if they were given to
In this essay, I will talk about the components of a lesson plan, the benefits of planning with clear and appropriate goals, selecting age-appropriate goals and objectives that align with state academic content standards, and selecting goals and objectives that are differentiated for varying abilities and learning styles and for multiple intelligences.