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Early Learning and Development…IT MATTERS!
South Lake GRADS
Miss Green
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Are AMAZING!
They are learning even before birth.
A child’s first year is crucial for building the brain.
Their interactions with parents, childcare professionals, caregivers, teachers, and other caring adults play a key role in brain development.
The early years of a child’s life…
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The early years of a child’s life…
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In the years from birth to 3rd grade, children gain physical and social skills, and develop emotionally and cognitively.
Nurturing the whole child during this time is essential in preparing them for the challenges they will face in the 21st century.
Early Learning is about the whole child.
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Sets the foundation.
Developing babies and toddlers become aware of and then make sense of the world.
It is during this time that we can maximize each child's learning potential.
Birth through 3rd grade…
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Is the time for caregivers, (all) to observe and track each child’s development closely.
Each child develops at their own pace
It is important to talk about the developmental milestones at every visit.Any delays and what to expect next
Birth through 3rd grade…cont.
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How Children Learn
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Families are a child’s first, most important and life-ling teachers.
They are responsible for them 24 hours a day, no matter what, until the children grow up.
Family and community traditions, languages, and activities are the foundation for children's learning and development.
Children build their identities from the people, communities and places in their lives.
Learning Starts with families and communities
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Children learn through…Relationships
Play
Active exploration
Nurturing relationships help children become secure, confident, and communicative people.
They play to express their zest for living
Learning through hands on interaction they use all their senses, creativity and imagination.
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Children's unique gifts and abilities…Each child has
strengths and talents, as well as areas where they will need extra support
They learn and grow at their own speed.
Some will have health care needs, disabilities, or delays that may effect how they learn and grow.
It is important to support children where they are and help them in the next areas of development.
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Children learn best when they are healthy, safe, and free of hunger.WIC, food banks, school lunch programs.
Pregnancy visits and Well-child visits
Every day, balances nutrition, adequate sleep, and physical activity help children grow and set the stage for healthy habits and learning.
Safe environments for life and play. Adults for help.
Learning and Basic Needs
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Build on prior learning and development
They learn in the same way that they build a tower of blocks, it will stand as long as it has a sturdy base.
The steps in growth and learning may span several ages as they build up.
Learning and development
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Growth and development in one area influences and/or depends on other areas.
No one area of development is more important than another.
A child’s physical and cognitive development reinforce each other.
Learning is interrelated.
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Many children learn two or more languages at the same time. “dual language learners”
Children who learn two or more languages benefit by:Having a higher level of thinking and reasoning,
better problem solving, and listening skills
They may also experience “silent periods” because they are absorbing the sounds and words of multiple languages.
Bilingual children
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Provide books, pictures, and labels that reflect language.
Use pictures, gestures, and props as needed.
Encourage families to share language, culture, songs or stories.Explain the differences between home and care
setting.
Childcare centers that honor language,
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Executive FunctionA skill that acts like an airport’s air traffic controller who manages the arrivals and departures of dozens of airplanes on several runways.
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Executive Function involves:Working memory
Inhibitory control (effortful)
Mental flexibility
• hold and manipulate info in our heads, over short periods of time
• filter thoughts and impulses to resist temptations & distractions
• adjust to changes, demands, priorities, or perspectives
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Developing executive function:Encouraging your child
to try different ways to do things
Playing hide and search
Games that require “rules”
Asking what they are doing, feeling, and why
Sharing your own feelings and doings.
Involving your child in cultural activities
Talking with your child in multiple languages
Problem solving with them in daily activities
Non- judgmental questionsWhat else could you
do? What do think is best?
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Helps children learn to:Reason logicallyExercise judgmentControl impulsesPlanIdentify goals and work to achieve themUnderstand what is happening and how to
make adjustments.
Developing executive function: cont.
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Improves school readinessBetter attention and social skills.
Low skills predict delinquency, drug dependence and criminal behavior
It CAN be strengthened if you WORK at it!
Why is EF important?
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Does it create a sense of belonging? (names, alike faces, cultures, family)
Safe and organized, inviting and engaging?
Give the child opportunities to explore, wonder, and try new things? (inspire curiosity, take initiative)
Appropriate for the age and stage of child?
Physically active play? Different things to hear, feel, indoors and outside?
Questions to consider about the learning environment:
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We will be answering these five questions?1. What has your child done that has surprised you with
a new ability, skill, or understanding?
2. How does your child go about trying something new?
3. What does your child really enjoy doing?
4. How does your child respond to new situations or challenges?
5. Who among your family and friends does your child enjoy spending time with? What are some of the things that person does with or teaches your child?
Early Learning age sections