Pre-kindergarten

widely popular among people in the United States. If you were to ask a person walking down the street, it would almost be a surprise to hear if they had not attended at least a pre-k class before entering Kindergarten. In preschool, you learn things like how to count or how to write your name, this way once you get to kindergarten they can focus on more advanced topics.…

helps kids in grades kindergarten to sixth grade who have learning disabilities. While visiting Hillside, my mom dropped me off in an empty classroom, where a woman greeted me at one of the desks. She introduced herself as Mrs. Seager, who it turns out was going to be my kindergarten teacher. Afterwards, she evaluated my speech, reading skills, and even my reflexes. She led me back to my mother, who then talked to her in private. Three weeks later, I was starting Kindergarten at The…

“My love and passion for educating the youth all started with a single high school course,” says a current Kinder Care teacher, Candace C. Pinckney. At Thornwood, the high school Candace attended back in 2007, they provided a Child Development course. In the class, first semester, the students learn the required book material including; essentials and methods to properly care for children at various ages, children’s tendencies/ common personalities at certain ages, the milestones and development…

quaint suburban section of Chesapeake Virginia. The Principal is Gayle Bartlett, and the Assistant Principal is Kimberly Saunders. The school hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. - 2:44 p.m. however, the Kindergartens are divided into the am or pm group because they attend for half a day. AM Kindergarten is 8:15-11:30 and the PM Kindergartners are from 11:30a.m. to 2:44 p.m. The primary school reporting system is non-graded and uses a marking key instead of the use of letter grades. The (O) stand…

The general concepts of the field of early childhood is to help children learn the skills they need, in order to succeed later in their educational career. Several programs have been established to help with this concept. There are several programs for children starting at birth, and continuing until the child is 5 years old. Programs continue for children ages 5 through 8 years old as well. The programs that have been put in place have made a difference in the educational success for the…

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 capabilities…

there is an advantage in implementing MAE curriculum to students who us a NMAE in order to increase their overall academic proficiency. However, the question remained, would these same results be possible if put into effect before children entered kindergarten? The study of Edwards and Rosin sought out to answer this…

with other children of a similar age. Often times they are for younger children; however, groups for slightly older children can easily be found. “According to the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), for the 2012-2013 school year, pre-K enrollment was 28 percent at age 4 as the total across all states decreased by nearly 9,000 children,” meaning that parents have began not only waiting to enroll three year olds in preschool, but also four year olds (Data First). For working…

Public education in the southeastern United States faces a variety of issues as it winds down the first quarter of the 21st century. No issue is perhaps more daunting than the decreasing levels of state funding provided to public education over the last several years. This trend is highly prevalent in the southeast and shows no signs of turning course. Per the U.S. Census Bureau, from 2008-2014, the level of state funding in K-12 public education decreased 5.37% in all eleven southeastern…

As I walked into the classroom, I was immediately stuck by the noise. Sounds resonated from every corner of the room in discordant refrain, inflecting a deafening blow on my still-waking ears. “Welcome to morning in Pre-K”, I thought. While soaking up the sound, I followed the secretary who had led me to the classroom to meet the classroom teacher. She looked young and kind, the secretary securing this perception with her stamp of approval, “This is Mrs. Davis. She’s a great teacher”. The…