Forest kindergarten

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…

Does preschool education have a long-term effect on children? This is a question that does not have just one single answer. In today’s society, whether or not your child receives a preschool education is solely a decision the parents have to make, whereas when I was younger, not every child was able to go to preschool. In today’s society, children do not have to partake in a test to get into a preschool program like the children that grew up in the previous decades. Although some people feel as…

The authors claim that the United States has the highest achievement gaps between high and low socioeconomic students in the world, and say that the majority of the gap is created during the years leading up to kindergarten. (Bradbury, p.111) The United States has a gap of 1 standard deviation in language, reading and math skills at age five between the highest and lowest socioeconomic students, the highest of any other comparable country. (Bradbury, p. 71) This gap…

Kindergarten is another step for a preschooler’s life they would have to learn more in kindergarten then they thing in preschool; preschool may be easy for them before but now they have to learn 10 times more than they did in preschool. Preschoolers that will become kindergartener will have to learn…

an opportunity to scaffold development. I also have to make changes within the room that I utilize for this project to make it developmentally appropriate for ages (0-5). The need to research shared reading activities DAP for children birth to kindergarten will be a slight enhancement due to my focus on children ages (3-5). These two new adjustments can help support the demonstration of strength and perseverance when faced with adversity from individuals that aren’t like minded. I know what…

While forms of childcare have existed long before the development of formal daycare agencies, the first known daycare for children in the United States was established as the Infant School Society of Boston in 1828. Child care encompasses various types of care provided to the child, such as care provided by an agency, care provided by relatives or other family members, care provided at their own home through the use of a baby sitter, care provided at someone’s home where other children are also…

Do you have a child between the ages of two and seventeen that have been diagnosed with ADHD, but aren’t sure if this is truly the issue? Too many medical professionals don’t consider the real or other reasons behind a child’s behavioral issues. Many of them find it easier to prescribe a medication, forcing the child’s behavior to change, making it appear this was the ultimate issue, and see them in six months to a year to make sure their medication is effective. Are we overmedicating children…

Universal preschool, in my opinion, would begin the journey to narrowing the gap of educational disparity between economically disadvantaged children and children who have the financial means to attend private preschool programs. Studies have proven that children’s earliest years are crucial for developing school readiness. Without a strong foundation of early learning, many children start school with a deficit, and teachers spend years trying to help these children catch up (Doggett & Wat,…

It is clear that what is considered full day kindergarten is becoming the standard at an increasingly fast rate every year. Despite the rise in full day programs there are differing opinions about whether this is a good thing or not. There are those who support full day programs, those who do not, and those who say it doesn’t really matter which type of program children at the age of five are enrolled in. Full day kindergarten programs typically have the students at school for six hours…

Parents are left making many important decisions for their children. From what brand of food to feed them to what playgroup to join, these decisions matters. Perhaps one of the most critical decision parents make is what what preschool to send their children to. There are many preschools in Frisco, TX to choose from. Many of these preschools offer different programs with a wide range of benefits. To best figure out which preschool is the best for your child, ask these questions to potential…