Foundations of Early Childhood

The work will wait while you show the child the rainbow, but the rainbow won’t wait while you do the work.                     ___ Anonymous                               The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every children; it is whether we afford not to.             ___Marian Wright Edelman,                      U. S. children’s rights activist       10x Inspirations-Quotes . (n.d.). Retrieved from NAEYC.org. Thank you for your  response and questions on the discussion board and the blog. I have gained new perspectives and knowledge fro...

Testing for Intelligence Continuous assessment affords the child and teacher an authentic view of the child’s strengths and weaknesses, thus providing an opportunity to implement experiences to facilitate and enhance these areas. Assessing children’s learning is necessary for planning experiences to expand a child’s learning and reinforce skills already mastered. All children learn in a style of their own. There are seven documented learning styles; visual, aural, verbal, physical, logical, social, and solitary  (learning-styles-on-line, 2011) . Some children learn using only one style and others use a combination of styles. According to Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory, the use of I.Q. testing results are limited in accurately assessing a child’s ability to learn comprehend. His theory states there are eight different intelligences that are found in adults and children  (Multiple intelligence, 2013) . Children who learn through different intelligences are s...

Consequences of Stress on Children’s Development: Natural Disasters.  May 27, 1997, there were a total of 20 tornadoes in the Central Texas area where I reside. I was at work when the sirens sounded. We immediately began our severe weather plan, getting the children into the safe areas and waited while the storm passed by. As one warning ended another began, which made for a long afternoon. The pressure that comes tornadoes produces a very eerie sensation. The air is very still and the air pressure is heavy and your skin feels as if it is going to burst. The rain was coming down heavily and the force of the wind seem to shake the building. Anytime there is a severe weather bulletin the memories of that day return and the emotions and feeling I experienced are present in my mind. Oklahoma Tornadoes Tornado activity as late as last night in Oklahoma have resulted in deaths of children and adults. This can be a stressor in the lives of young and old. With the frequency of the...