Introduction
Purpose: To inform my audience about Universal Pre-School and how we must capitalize and maximize the support and learning opportunities, to set our young scholars up for success.
Importance to Audience:
1. Early childhood learning focuses on high-quality programs that are geared toward children from birth to age 8.
2. Early Childhood education produces short and long-term positive effects on children.
Thesis Statement: High quality early education is critically important and should be universally open to all ages and not only for a certain age group.
Attention Getter: Pre-K just isn’t enough. The United States is stealing our children education and we must do better to bridge this educational gap. How can a country promise …show more content…
Main Point #1 The age children start preschool in the US and how it reduces the achievement gaps
1. Problem
A. According to research, it is well know that the early years before Pre-K, which are how a child learns and develops mentally, emotionally and socially, are absolutely crucial and critically essential for children's healthy development. (Nationswell.com)
* During those early years, the brain undergoes development, where the child builds important skills like cognitive skills, character skills, and gross-motor skills. (Nationswell.com)
B. Regardless of this, the United States still has a large preschool access gap and chooses to only enroll 4-year-old (about 69%) American children in early childhood education. (americanprogress.org)
2. Solution: We can start to expand and improve access to early childhood education by understanding more about it.
A. Begin early childhood education earlier than 4 years old. *Denmark, for example, enrolls children from age 1, and Belgium from age 2 and a half. More over, countries like Estonia, Japan, and Poland begin preschool by at least age 3. …show more content…
The United States spends only 0.4 percent of our GDP on early childhood education (americanprogress.org)
2. Solution A. The United States needs cut down unnecessary funds to invest and spend more in building the future of our children.
*The US needs to increase spending on Preschool to amount at least 0.6 percent (about $30 billion) per year. (americanprogress.org)
*Italy and Sweden have pre school programs that are almost entirely publicly funded. Hence, the reason behind their quality universal childhood programs as well as quality education. (americanprogress.org)
* If we invest in our kids at an earlier age, they are less likely to fail or repeat a grade or fail to complete high school. This will eventually lead to the decrease in the poor productivity in the workforce. (Nationswell.com)
FINALLY I WILL TALK ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD…
3. Main Point #3- Educate parents on their involvement as well as the benefits on Universal Pre-K
1. Problem
A. Parents do not know that there are other options beyond basic daycare or babysitting services in their area.
B. Parents do not realize the importance of basic coloring on a child’s cognitive
Purpose: To inform my audience about Universal Pre-School and how we must capitalize and maximize the support and learning opportunities, to set our young scholars up for success.
Importance to Audience:
1. Early childhood learning focuses on high-quality programs that are geared toward children from birth to age 8.
2. Early Childhood education produces short and long-term positive effects on children.
Thesis Statement: High quality early education is critically important and should be universally open to all ages and not only for a certain age group.
Attention Getter: Pre-K just isn’t enough. The United States is stealing our children education and we must do better to bridge this educational gap. How can a country promise …show more content…
Main Point #1 The age children start preschool in the US and how it reduces the achievement gaps
1. Problem
A. According to research, it is well know that the early years before Pre-K, which are how a child learns and develops mentally, emotionally and socially, are absolutely crucial and critically essential for children's healthy development. (Nationswell.com)
* During those early years, the brain undergoes development, where the child builds important skills like cognitive skills, character skills, and gross-motor skills. (Nationswell.com)
B. Regardless of this, the United States still has a large preschool access gap and chooses to only enroll 4-year-old (about 69%) American children in early childhood education. (americanprogress.org)
2. Solution: We can start to expand and improve access to early childhood education by understanding more about it.
A. Begin early childhood education earlier than 4 years old. *Denmark, for example, enrolls children from age 1, and Belgium from age 2 and a half. More over, countries like Estonia, Japan, and Poland begin preschool by at least age 3. …show more content…
The United States spends only 0.4 percent of our GDP on early childhood education (americanprogress.org)
2. Solution A. The United States needs cut down unnecessary funds to invest and spend more in building the future of our children.
*The US needs to increase spending on Preschool to amount at least 0.6 percent (about $30 billion) per year. (americanprogress.org)
*Italy and Sweden have pre school programs that are almost entirely publicly funded. Hence, the reason behind their quality universal childhood programs as well as quality education. (americanprogress.org)
* If we invest in our kids at an earlier age, they are less likely to fail or repeat a grade or fail to complete high school. This will eventually lead to the decrease in the poor productivity in the workforce. (Nationswell.com)
FINALLY I WILL TALK ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD…
3. Main Point #3- Educate parents on their involvement as well as the benefits on Universal Pre-K
1. Problem
A. Parents do not know that there are other options beyond basic daycare or babysitting services in their area.
B. Parents do not realize the importance of basic coloring on a child’s cognitive