During, the ten-hour observation with a kindergarten teacher Lindsay DePeralta, and a special education teacher Jennifer Goodwin, there were several different styles of behavior, techniques and methods exhibited by both teachers to address cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development of 5-year-old boys and girls.
To ensure that the children were learning, she used the scaffolding technique by alternating her method plans to accommodate for different learning abilities (Berk, 2013). Some so children were visual learners, some learned better through instruction or verbally, and others learned better through hands-on activities. For example, when was giving a science lesson on recycling, she read a picture book with words, showed them the picture so they would recognize, and see what happens they do not recycle. Then she used the smart board and had the class determine if the object was paper, plastic, glass, or trash by saying “ What do you think”,” What does this remind you of” instead of just lecturing. After the academic part …show more content…
Guilt theory which said that during early childhood development children learn about need support systems to guide them and help when needed in positive ways to boost self-awareness, self-esteem, confidence, friendships, cooperation but guilt in moderation was a good thing (Berk, 2013). When answered the question wrong the teacher responses were try again, you will do better next time, practice makes perfect instead responding in a negative way. It was astonishing and interesting to see a hyper-active, special needs boy punch the pregnant teacher in the stomach, and the teacher said “Go take a break” and he sat in the corner of the alone until his emotional and behavioral problem was controlled. When I was in school, and a student used violence they were immediately yelled at, and sent to the principal’s office, or got
To ensure that the children were learning, she used the scaffolding technique by alternating her method plans to accommodate for different learning abilities (Berk, 2013). Some so children were visual learners, some learned better through instruction or verbally, and others learned better through hands-on activities. For example, when was giving a science lesson on recycling, she read a picture book with words, showed them the picture so they would recognize, and see what happens they do not recycle. Then she used the smart board and had the class determine if the object was paper, plastic, glass, or trash by saying “ What do you think”,” What does this remind you of” instead of just lecturing. After the academic part …show more content…
Guilt theory which said that during early childhood development children learn about need support systems to guide them and help when needed in positive ways to boost self-awareness, self-esteem, confidence, friendships, cooperation but guilt in moderation was a good thing (Berk, 2013). When answered the question wrong the teacher responses were try again, you will do better next time, practice makes perfect instead responding in a negative way. It was astonishing and interesting to see a hyper-active, special needs boy punch the pregnant teacher in the stomach, and the teacher said “Go take a break” and he sat in the corner of the alone until his emotional and behavioral problem was controlled. When I was in school, and a student used violence they were immediately yelled at, and sent to the principal’s office, or got