Education is at the forefront of most new parent’s minds, which is why there is so much pressure on choosing a good preschool. Parents want to make sure that they give their children the best possible start to education, in order to create a solid foundation for success late in life. However, in society today, expectations placed on preschoolers are becoming more demanding, a trend that could have many negative consequences on the development of children. This idea is discussed in the article The New Preschool is Crushing Kids written by Erika Christakis. Christakis interconnects the audience, speaker, and subject as well as uses appeals to logic, emotion, and credibility to craft a strong and effective argument about how preschool has started to place too many expectations on preschoolers.
For this outcome I chose the CE 240 Unit 6 assigment. With this artifact a demonstrate my knowledge of appropriate observational and assessment techniques and planning for children and their families. I chose this artifact because it shows how I will prepare and plan for children with a specific disability. In this assignment I demonstrate my ability to arrange the learning environment to encourage children with specific needs to reach their learning goals. Observation is one of the most vital skill for early childhood educator.
Assessments are a teacher’s tool that builds a profile on student’s growth and are the “tell-tell” detectors that provide the with teacher information on a student who may need additional services in and beyond the
Assessment is one of the essential procedures stated in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework. (DfE 2014:13). Jess’s key person has been constantly assessing Jess through the progress check for age 2 to ensure her needs are met within setting and at home. (DfE 2014:13). She noticed that Jess is a blossom girl in class, but there are significant emergent concerns on her prime areas, such as communication and language development, physical development and personal, social and emotional development.
Explain the factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development: When assign children and young people sensitivity and accuracy needs to be taken into account. The following factors have to be considered: • Confidentiality It is usual and best practice to receive permission/consent from the parents/carers allowing you to carryout an observation on their child. Most parents consent to this but they usually do not want other parents or people that have no involvement with their child reading any reports. It is important not to leave any notes or records where they might be seen by others.
School reform, which is a national phenomenon, will continue to effect early childhood education. After reading chapter eleven as a professional we must hold everyone to a very high standard and we must be consistent with who and how we hold each other accountable. Assessments of young children will continue we must strive in every way to focus on improving what we already have put in
The child evaluation form that is used to test students was created by Early Childhood and Language specialists (Law, Chia,
The effort needs to focus on every child and their needs. In his work as an education guru, Robert Marzano offers guidance that could lead us toward curriculum and instruction that celebrate student learning and achievement, but more importantly, growth. Formal assessments are good if they reflect points in the students journey, not as a one and done grade (Marzano, 2013). Formal assessments for students should only represent points on a performance scale. Marzano noted that "characteristics of sound feedback" include that it should be frequent, give students a clear picture of their progress and how they might improve, and provide encouragement.
Classroom assessment and grading practices have the potential not only to measure and report learning but also to promote it. Indeed, recent research has documented the benefits of regular use of diagnostic and formative assessments as feedback for learning (Black, Harrison, Lee, Marshall, & Wiliam,
They believe all early childhood programs should provide high standards for childcare. Three of contributions were: assessment of children, a health plan, and teachers. Assessments are important, especially because they provide information about the child’s strengths and weakness. Therefore, this allows the teachers to better prepare instructional plan as well as identifying the children who have a disability.
The Open University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education PTD38 Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education (2014-2015) ASSIGNMENT 1 MY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION Student Number: 11396646 Student: CHENG KA YIU, YOYO Class: U09A Course Code: EDU4017EP Course Title: Introduction to Early Childhood Education Instructor: Ms. Hailey Chan Programme Leader: Dr. Eunice Yim Submission Date: 14 November 2014
Abstract As early childhood educators, we the teachers have differing philosophies and approaches to education of our own. There are many different types of early childhood programs. Each program is unique in its philosophies, methods, and program goals. Every one of us early childhood educators is unique in our own way, which makes each early childhood program experience different and special to everyone involved.
As the expectations for children entering kindergarten rise, so should a child’s preparation for the concepts that they will be expected to know. More and more parents are making the decision to enroll their children into some type of preschool to help prepare them for kindergarten, and more and more of these students are succeeding in their early school years and even their later life. In fact, 61% of parents say that their children are enrolled in preschool, which has risen by 6% in just one year (Early Childhood Education Zone)! Kids that do not receive the opportunity to attend pre-kindergarten classes are not getting the chance to succeed at their full potential. Studies show that kids that do not attend pre-K are 60% more likely to
Education, 135(3), 328-336. Harvard University Center on the Developing Child (2009) Five Numbers to Remember about Early Childhood Development, Developing Child, Harvard University, as retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/five-numbers-to-remember-about-early-childhood-development/ Hirokazu, Y., Weiland, C., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2016). When Does Preschool Matter?. Future Of Children, 26(2), 21-35.
Only with such mind set shift in the intent of education, can the assessment move towards the needed balance between assessment for learning and assessment of learning. In the operational sense, government and schools needs to be willing to direct resources to the building of assessment literacy of educators, allows for the effective harness of learning through suitable assessment design. By equipping educators with the needed assessment competencies, there can be significant changes to both national standardised examinations and school-based assessments to truly assess competencies for the future. In addition, drivers of education (key personnel such principals) need be believe in the need for such reforms and actively translate this to actual implementation in schools.
