Preschool education

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 if preschool education does not have a long-term effect on children, there are others that believe that this myth can be debunked. The articles that will used to support both sides of this particular discussion includes: “Does Preschool Matter”, authored…

If I were hired as an educational consultant to the president of the United States and had to propose things concerning preschool education, not many things would be different than it is for grade school. Like primary and secondary school, I feel like it is essential for preschoolers to be receiving some sort of education based learning in a classroom environment. This type of education will prepare young children for what lies ahead of them in grade school and up. As an educational consultant…

When thinking about education, what is the first thing that pops into your head? For everyone the answers can be quite different, but one word that remains constant is “why?”. I remember countless times where I asked my mother why I needed to go to school and she always told me “to be successful”. The gravity of those words only then set in once I began to see school as a place of opportunity. Martin Luther King Jr added more so to the depth of school when he stated: “The function of Education…

The following is a case study of a Caucasian preschool student that is considered to be a typically performing child. The student is identified as a typical developing child since she is not receiving any special education services. Throughout this essay, the student will be referred to as “H.”. H. was chosen for this Case Study since she is in attendance regularly. This child was also picked because she initially gave me the impression that she was a student who was excelling intellectually.…

Philosophy of Preschool Care Going to school for the first time, can be a scary and amazing experience for 3, 4, and 5 -year-olds but this time in their life is extremely crucial. Their love of learning in later years stems from the experiences they have during preschool. Many adults still remember at least one teacher, or experience they had during preschool. It’s important to take the responsibility of the experiences preschoolers have. I believe there are important influences that create…

Education is something that is key to individual’s success. Like most things in life, the earlier you start, the chance of success is greater. When children start their education early, the result is a better academic success. To ensure that success, each child should be able to be enrolled in an early education program, so give them a boost. This is a major issue being debated; whether the government should fund Pre-K for the young students of the United States. Currently, all families have…

They discussed the reliability, interviews were audio-taped and translated to researchers and data collection procedure was completed over 3-month from November 2009 to January 2010. Besides, picture was prepared for each item in order to help preschool children more easily understand the questionnaire items as well. For the validity, they use the concurrent method and sub-question way to ensure answers were validity. The interviewee were asked to identify which picture they most like. Then…

adults that enable the child to do something outside of their independent levels. Due to preschoolers’ increased language competencies, the linguistic scaffolding appropriate for interacting with preschool children is different from that used with infants and toddlers. The basic approach involves recognizing the child’s zone of proximal development. This helps support the child’s participation on a higher level. Scaffolded interactions provide support for children as they communicate so that…

1. Explain why “exploratory activities” are important in enhancing children’s language development at the preschool level. • Exploratory activities are independent, unstructured activities that are open ended and provide opportunities to explore ways of interacting with the material provided. Exploratory activities are important in enhancing children’s language development at the preschool level because children are encouraged to engage independently, but are also encouraged to communicate with…

This week I spent time in the preschool class at Hermon Children’s Learning Center. In the preschool room the children are three to four years old. “Age appropriate foods include those that enable the preschooler to perfect these newly developed skills. Finger foods such as diced fruit, steamed diced vegetables, shredded cheese, or cereals are ideal for the young child” (178). It is important for the child to feed themselves and become independent in that part of their life. It is also…