Children are learning academically every day in a
classroom environment. Our society main focus is on our children academic capacities
which are very important. It is also important for children to learn about
themselves. I believe that it is important for children to learn about relationships
with others outside of their environment. Relationships involve social
development which prepares our children to communicate in the world as adults.
Reference
Holistic Education Inc. Retrieved from http://holisticeducation.net/vistors3.htm
I think that Head start assessment is developed
appropriate according to their age. The assessment is called ASQ3. It breaks
each section down according each developmental domain. The domains include
language, social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. The
assessments are assessed according to the age of the child. The teachers assess
can assess the children in the classroom and on the classroom.
Assessment
in Scotland
Children in Scotland are assessed with a
computerized PIPS on-entry baseline assessment when they first start school at
age six. It measures cognitive development including early predictors of
reading, phonological awareness, math, and vocabulary. The PIPS Project
collects a large amount of data from children in England, New Zealand, and
Western Australia as well as from Scotland.
Seeds Sponsored Research: Children Starting School
in Scotland Retrieved from
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/publications/2005/02/20634/5/60/
Tyshonna,
ReplyDeleteI find that it is hard to test for intelligence when most students have multiple intelligences. As a result, student achievement and performance should be monitored individually. I also agree that Head Start is effective in improving intelligence in young children.
Tyshonna, In your Head Start program do you perform a pretest at the beginning of the year to determine a starting point for building curriculum, and then conduct a midpoint check and a post test to assess final progress? Assessment to measure progress along a continuum helps determine if classroom strategies are effective for a child or adaptations need to be considered. I feel tests that compare a child to a standard to necessary reveal progress toward a goal. Vygotsky called the emerging skill the Zone of Proximal Development, and emphasized the importance of adults supporting the practice of new skills. (Berger, 2009, p. 254).
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Berger, K.S. (2009). The developing person through childhood. (5th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers
Tyshonna
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that environment has a crucial role on child’s development. Children learn many skills in the classroom that would help them to be successful later in their life. I think it is also highly important to pay more heed to the social and emotional skills since they tend to be very essential to enhancing child’s relationship with others, and develop his communication tools. .
I love the Head Start program because it helps out many children in more way than one. The environment that a child is brought up in effects how they learn and how they develop; it is important as educators that we understand that and try to fill in certain voids that are caused by the environment a child may be raised in especially if it is negative.
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