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2. Infant toddler program- July 7th- 9:50-10:50- July 13th-1:50-2:50 a. Turn taking: one person speaking, and another responding: singing the little monkeys jumping on the bed song and the instructor letting the children say how many monkeys, what happened one one fell off, and what the doctor said when the mother monkey called him. (Baltimore, D., HD FS 102 lecture, year, semester) b. Infant directed speech: change in intonation, pitch, and complexity of words almost as if in a ‘cooing’ manner…

to enough toys and materials. It is important as a director to promote safe care where children can easily accessible the materials independently. Independence is also important for children to learn where the adults do not need to hand them the materials they needed. For me, it is easy to provide appropriate materials and equipments at their age level. It is important to check that all of the materials and equipments are appropriate at their age level, safe and easy to use, such as blocks,…

after all, who does not love a fresh pastry! Italian food, I came to understand, comes from the heart and is best shared. One of my favorite Christmas gifts was a pizzelle maker, which was given to me from my grandmother. It was a better gift than any toy that I could had received! Hailing from Italian heritage means that I come from a long and layered history of art, politics, architecture, art, and business. Italian culture and heritage is evident in our everyday lives from the architecture…

Positive Relationships/ Beginning of the Year Our school year starts with an individual orientation meeting for each preschool family. At this meeting, I ask the parents to share helpful information about their child. I learn each child’s preferences, favorite topics, fears, and other information. I also send home a survey with the families, to get more in-depth information. During the first few weeks of school, I work on getting to know my students. Letting them get to know the adults in…

Arguably, gender stereotypes exist from the moment of birth and children are taught which colours, toys, games and clothes are for boys and which are for girls (National union of teachers, 2013, p. 3). For example, many kids are taught that boys should wear blue and girls should wear pink. Therefore, educators have the responsibility to increase non-stereotypical…

Who are better neat people or sloppy? What about men or women? Of course, there are no correct answers but the Suzanne Britt and Dave Barry may think differently. Neat People vs. Sloppy People compare and contrast the difference between the two. It is a comparative essay written by Suzanne Britt and while she writes with a clear purpose. In her essay she compares and contrasts why sloppy people are better than neat people. Dave Barry’s Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out also compares and…

Tarbox, Ghezzi, and Wilson (2006) examined the effects of token reinforcement on attending in a young child with autism. During baseline, the subject worked with a tutor at the beginning of each trial. The tutor prompted the subject using eye contact about 5 seconds, including leaning towards the subject and finger prompting pointing at the subject’s eyes and back to theirs. If the subject made correct eye contact it was scored at 3 seconds within 5-second chances. If the subject failed to make…

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on this date. I arrived at the operation which is located at 3710 S. Lake Dr, Texarkana about 6:45 am. I was greeted by Versie Crossland, the person in charge. The purpose of the inspection and the subchapters that would be evaluated were explained to Versie. Nelda Shavers, the director arrived at the center approximately 30 minutes later. I then explained my purpose of the inspection and subchapter that would be evaluated. Preparation for the…

My cats were my best friends so following their deaths I became depressed, and wanted a new pet to diminish the pain of losing them. Sadly, I started to develop an allergy to cats and concluded I needed a dog instead. Since my mom supports my wishes I knew she would agree to adopting a dog, but to my shock and disappoint she refused. Not ready to take no for an answer I constantly begged my mom for a dog, but she repeatedly answered no. My mom’s explanation was that she didn’t want the…

ability to work with others and problem solve together. As well they can learn from one another and gain greater peer relations. I observed this happening outside when a small group of children worked together to fill the playhouse up with toys. When they ran out of blocks they discussed what else to use and came up with the idea to using the train…