CHILD DEVELOPMENT

I want to said thank you to every one of the students that shared with me this course,the support that I received for each of you help me in having more knowledge,good luck for everyone,and hope to continue working with all of us! thank you Maria.



Children: "There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child.There are seven million".Walt Streightiff.

For me as a teacher the children are part of my life,I always give the best of me to them,that dreary would be the world without children.
I love them,and  shared experiences and best moments of life with them.

"This is the treasure we need today-helping the child become independent of us and make his way by himself,receiving in return his gifts of hope and light" Maria Montessori

 If teaching is to be effective with young children, it must assist them to advance on the way to independence. It must initiate them into those kinds of activities which they can perform themselves and which keep them from being a burden to others because of their inabilities. We must help them to learn how to walk without assistance, to run, to go up and down the stairs, to pick up fallen objects, to dress and undress, to wash themselves, to express their needs in a way that is clearly understood, and to attempt to satisfy their desires through their own efforts. All this is part of an education for independence." (The Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori)

 Being able to see that child is going ahead and doing things increasingly alone,as an educator makes me feel that I'm doing a good job!,because tomorrow will be children with the ability to solve there own problems.

Testing for Intelligence

• Considering a commitment to viewing young children holistically (i.e., a commitment to "the whole child"), what, if anything, do you believe should be measured or assessed? Explain your reasoning.

I think is important to  be assessed the languague and the motor skills:
The languague is important skill that allows a person to communicate.Can give a child a window to the world,helping to ensure that each child can seize his or her potencial for the future success.

 

Children must develop languague skills to relate with their parents,family and peers,as well as to grow into a person who can socially interact with others through life.

A good motor development predicts an adequate learning process in children literacy.Children can navigate between other areas,notions of space,and laterality,as above-down,right-left,front-back.

The children not only develops motor skills,also allows interactions to integrate the level of thinking,emotions and socialization.

•  In what ways are school-age children assessed in other parts of the world? (Choose a country or region of the world for which you have a personal affinity.)

In Ecuador, assesses some areas :cognitive,social,motor,language,in a process of qualitative assessment of their potential and learning acquired,learning and also the conditions that affect it,is an individualized process.
The evaluation used letters and their meaning for example:
L- logrado in english would be a letter A-Achieved
EP-en proceso in english wouldbe a letter IP-in process
I-Iniciado in english would be a letter I-initiated
NR-necesita refuerzo in englis would be a letter NR-need reinforcement.
In languague theassessment process would be:
                                               L            EP         I           NR
Recognizes three objects:   x            -             -           -
Used three-word phrases:   -             x            -           -
says his full name:               x            -             -           -
Distinguishes forward and
backward :                            x            -             -           -
Names four two five
colors:                                   -             x            -           -



Like this form each area is evaluated ,social ,groos motor skill,and fine motor skills ,to realize that we must improve or need to work more in each area.and at the end of the report ,is the observation part.



Early Language and Literacy

Learning to read and write doesn’t start in kindergarten or first grade. Developing language and literacy skills begins at birth through everyday loving interactions—sharing books, telling stories, singing songs, and talking to one another. In this section you will learn how adults—parents, grandparents and teachers—play a very important role in preparing young children for future school success and in becoming self-confident and motivated learners. www.zerotothree.


JUST TO KEEP IN MIND
All areas of development (social/emotional/intelectual/languague/motor)are linked.Each depends on,and influences,the others.
What children experience,including how their parents respond to them,shapes their development as they adapt to the world.