Kindergarten Experience Essay

Thinking back on my education, I’m so blessed to have the background I do. Aside from preschool and kindergarten, homeschooling has been the basis for my learning experience. Beginning in first grade and continuing all the way through eighth grade, I would consider the schooling I had to fall under the Middle Class teaching style with an occasional affluent aspect here and there. I then began my high school years in a much more Affluent Professional and Executive Elite based schooling though a…

Positive and negative childhood memories On November 5, 1996 I was born in Punjab, which is located on the rich side of India. My parents were very excited and happy to have a baby girl as their first child. My dad told our relatives that “ I am very lucky to have a baby girl in my house” and he gifted everyone with a box of Indian sweets. Once I was released from the hospital and we all went to the Sikh temple to get an alphabet letter out of the bible which would be the first letter of…

When working with the Preschoolers at the Nicollet Early Childhood Center (NECC) these past couple weeks has been an astonishing opportunity and a learning experience. Being able to observe these children at a different cognitive level ranging from infants, toddlers, and now to preschoolers has been invigorating. Working with these younger children has helped myself better understand the intersectionality; ranging from the children’s age, their ethnicity, gender, disabilities and much more.…

Mental and physical disabilities can be noticed early on and addressed with the child 's legal guardian. The child will be around other children, giving them opportunities to interact with others in a different environment. They get to learn and experience different places, people, and things. For example, when I attended preschool the class went on field trips every Friday. We did activities that pertained to books that were read to us and some that had to do with future trips we would take.…

Reason for choosing the Article The reason why I chose this article is because I was interested in how Brazil runs its school system. I enjoy learning about different countries especially when they are so vibrant. I don’t plan on staying in Texas for ever so if I move to another country like Brazil I will already be aware of how the school systems are ran. No just Brazil but a variety of different counties are important to learn about because you never know where your students originate from.…

Due to this, the children thrive and development at an astonishing rate. Lena, the child I observe has grown substantially socially, physically, and cognitively since I started observing her in September. Each day Lena has the opportunity to experience exploratory play and investigate her environment around her. She is provided with various tools and instruments of play that provoke cognitive, physical, and sensory growth. Additionally, her teachers surround her with a warm and welcoming…

simultaneously. When children enter into this program they become, with time and lessons, able to work with others which opens a channel of communication. This allows them to grow mentally and socially. According to Mashburn what children experience in a pre – kindergarten program can take on a major role in the remainder of their educational developments, breaking personal barriers in verbal techniques, maximizing how much knowledge they know & can retain, and finally molding socio-emotional…

This report is done as an assignment for the practicum field experiences that need to be completed as part of coursework for Cognitive Assessment and Intervention, which is part of the School Psychology Graduate Professional Diploma Program. Background: Rachel is a nine years one-month-old Hispanic female, who voluntarily and with the written consent of her parents agreed to be evaluated by a school psychology candidate enrolled in Cognitive Assessment and Intervention course at New Jersey City…

irritating to experience the pre-K classroom to be what felt more like a day-care than a preschool education, it at least provided insight into the fact that these students can achieve success, that the students themselves incapable of success. I certainly cannot make generalizations of the school itself as I witnessed only one morning in the pre-K classroom. However, it is significant that pre-K is a vital age for many skills to be taught, and that if students advance to Kindergarten behind…

The teacher I chose to interview was Mrs. Brosky, this is her 26th year of teaching, she has a Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and a Masters in Reading. She spent two years teacher young fives, then second grade for one year, then taught a split classroom for one year, and for the last twenty two years she has been teaching first grade at Gearing Elementary School in East China School District. While speaking with Mrs. Brosky I asked her how she prepares each year of her incoming…