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Document childrens behavior

Observation is key to helping children with behavior issues. By documenting, we


are able to understand the child/children better. There are many advantages to
documenting childrens behavior. Some include, being able to observe many
children at the same time, any aspect of a childs development can be assessed,
and a teacher can observe and teach at the same time. There are some
disadvantages as well, the observers biases are inherent in observation and the
validity of the observation is dependent on the observers skill.
By documenting, we can look for patterns and use the Antecedent-BehaviorConsequence model. Antecedent means what happened right before, behavior
means what happened, and consequence means what happened right after.

Explore the standards for quality early childhood education


We need to build positive relationships with both parents and child. Keeping the
lines of communication open are important so that we can build trust and
respect. Letting the families participate and inviting them to the classroom.
We need to have a good relationship with our agencies and institutions in our
community, so that we can give families the resources that they need.
Our curriculum needs to promote learning in all of the developmental areas and
enhance learning by using culturally and linguistic teaching approaches. Also,
being aware of the childs strengths and weakness, can help us plan our
curriculum accordingly.
It important for us to promote good nutrition and prevention from illnesses and
injury by making sure we are educated and act professionally. Also, maintaining a
safe and appropriate environment.
Making sure we are in compliance with the regulations and guidelines, providing a
comfortable and supportive workplace, maintaining stable staff members, and
providing ongoing program planning and career development opportunities and
ways to help lead to success.

Explore strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives


We live in a very diverse world, so it is important for us to give children the
knowledge they need to succeed. We can promote this by using setting up the
environment to reflect diversity and anti-bias perspectives. We can use books,
posters, and video that show adults and children of different cultures. Showing
that men and women can do the same jobs. (At my center, they have a male
working there and I have observed him with the children and he is very good at
his job!) Showing people who are physically challenged, and older people
involved in activities. Exposing children to different languages, music, and food
and allowing them to play with toys that represent different cultures. We also
need to make sure that we respond to children the same regardless of gender or
race. Children hear and retain more than we think they do, so we need to make
sure that the adults are not stereotyping and using language that is free of gender
bias.
Exposure to human differences and relationships with diverse people help to
break down fear and negative stereotypes. Learning to respect our differences is
the only way we can get along in a changing world. (Derman-Sparks. (1989)

Implement activities developed by the co-op teacher/instructor/student


It is important for us to keep in mind the class size. As I have learned, not all
activities do well in a large group. Making sure that all the needed supplies are
readily available, will help the process to go smoother, and also letting children
know what their behavior is expected to be.
Transitions are something that I need to keep working on as well as planning what
to say in my introduction.
You need to maintain children's attention. Changing the sound of your voice as
needed. Ask questions such as "I wonder what is going to happen next?" Make
sure that you acknowledge all children in the class. If children want to be quiet,
let them.

Waiting for something and sitting for a long time, is hard for children. If
something is taking a long time, send a few of the children off to do something
else and come back. Let them get up and stretch.
Talk to children like they are children, not adults, and allow them the time to
learn a new skill. If their interaction with the activity seems to be dwindling, end
the activity.
When reading a book, make sure that it is one that you enjoy, is good quality, and
has a simple plot with a balance of picture and text. Read the book many times so
that you are familiar with it and look up any words that you do not know. Think
of ways to help children become interested in the story, by possibly bringing in a
prop. Evaluate how children responded to the story. Could things have been
done differently? Could activities from the story be used throughout the day?
When talking to children, get down to their level and have good eye contact.
Make sure that you are really listening to them and showing interest in what they
are saying. Tell children what to do not what not to do. Talk about that day,
not what happened yesterday or what is going to happen tomorrow. Be honest
with them but give them simple answers they can understand. Name objects,
things, and people, and continue to use those names over and over. Speak
correctly and clearly, so the child can understand you and learn good grammar
and ask lots of questions. Respect them, laugh with them, and encourage
children. Use statements, not questions, when you want children to do
something. And always think before you speak.

Demonstrate professional behavior


If we are professional, children will benefit and learn from the things we teach
them. We need to be aware of special needs and educate ourselves on those
needs of the student/students. If we are aware of these needs, it will help to
promote a better and more confident learning ability from the student. Parents,
students, and teachers can feel more at ease if we are all educated in those
special needs. Passion, love of learning, patience and authenticity, are top on my
list. If there is no passion, it is not going to be an enjoyable experience for anyone
and the desire to learn will decline. Learning never stops. Every day I learn

something new. Patience is very important. We have to realize that things aren't
going to go exactly as planned and to be prepared for those little surprises. In
order to build a trusting relationship with the parents and student, we need to be
ourselves while being professional. Ways we can show this is, learn from others,
listen to mentors, observe how they handle disruptive situations, watch how they
diffuse a tense situation, leave personal problems at home, maintain a clean, safe
environment, respect individuals, attend professional meetings, establish a
trusting relationship with partners, and make sure to be a good listener.
Practice caregiving routines as curriculum
By using the Blooms Taxonomy verbs and WMELS, we can plan appropriate
activities to help children learn the concepts and skills they need. Blooms verbs
help give us an idea at where the child is developmentally. Can they remember,
understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create. WMELS gives us the
foundations to implement our concepts and skills. It lists sample behaviors to
help us determine where the child is developmentally. By understanding the
difference between concepts (an understanding of an idea or thought) and skills
(the ability to physically complete a task) we can make more appropriate lesson
plans.

Practice positive interpersonal skills with children and adults


Its important for us to build a good relationship with the children and adults.
Working with children, we need to make sure that we have a lot of energy and a
great sense of humor. We also need to have a lot of flexibility and know that
things arent going to go as planned. Passion, patience, respect are good qualities
to have, to build a solid relationship. Having a love for learning. We are
constantly learning, and if we dont have that desire to learn, we need to find a
different profession.

Analyze the guiding principles and the five developmental domains related to the
WI Early Learning Standards

WMELS is the framework to help us share language and responsibility for


children. It helps us to understand development for young children and also the
understanding of early childhood foundations, K-12 education and lifelong
learning. There are 3 components that are considered local decisions. They are
benchmarks, curriculum, and assessment. The other 6 components are
developmental expectations, performance standards, program standards,
developmental continuum, sample behaviors of children, and sample strategies
for adults. WMELS provides the guidelines for curriculum decisions. Curriculum
needs to be well thought out, challenging, engaging, developmentally
appropriate, culturally and linguistically responsive, comprehensive, and likely to
promote positive outcomes. Two common uses are child care centers and 4K-5K.
Family and Group Child Care Centers and Preschools. One common thread, is that
no two children are exactly alike. Everyone learns at their own pace and we need
to be fully aware of that. They all relate to the importance of early education,
especially with parent involvement. I feel that the value of the standards, is early
childhood education. We all want children to succeed.

Integrate the WI Early Learning Standards into the programs teaching cycle
(ongoing assessment, planning and curriculum goals, and implementation)
By having an ongoing assessment, we can better determine what works and what
doesnt. This can help us with the planning of our activities to help us to achieve
our goals. As I continue to learn more about WMELS, I am finding it easier to use
in planning my activities. By taking the time to carefully plan our activities, we
will have a better time implementing them. It is also important to plan activities
that will work for different class sizes.

Evaluate learning and assessment activities using the early learning standards for
each individual child
By following the early learning standards, we are able to observe many
components of the child. Since observation is key, we need to make sure that we
do it effectively. By planning activities that dont require much teacher
participation and setting areas up so that we can see and hear what is happening,

is great for observation. Also, making sure that we are documenting our
observations. Sharing our observations with parents can show the childs growth
and help parents realize that you know and understand their child. We can use
our observations to help plan our activities and make any adjustments to the
activity, if needed. I am struggling with my opinion about testing and
assessments. I think they can learn just as much through play, and to think of a 3
year old having to take a test is just baffling. Children need to time to be
children. Even if they arent in classroom sitting at a desk all day, they are still
learning vital life skills through playing. I think a lot of problems are because
people want children to grow up too fast. Let the kids be kids, because they can
never get their childhood back and they only have it for a short amount of time.
We also need to make sure that our environment is appropriate and it supports
our philosophy and curriculum. Children spend the majority of their days at
centers, so we need to make sure our centers fit the needs of all children. Making
sure our centers are rich in experience, play, teaching, exposure to other people,
and making sure that the children feel important and have a place that they can
feel welcome and comfortable in.
Our centers should provide multiple sources of stimulation to encourage the
development of physical, cognitive, emotional, and social skills. Providing
children with opportunities for a lot of developmentally appropriate physical
activities, hands-on activities, adding change and variety, and using the
appropriate color and dcor in the appropriate areas are all things we can do to
make the environment more inviting.
Its also important to have the correct equipment and materials. Children need
spaces that they can feel comfortable in and have that time to relax a bit. Sand,
water, grass, rugs and pillows, and the lap of a caregiver respond to a childs
needs. Flexible materials and equipment and simple, complex and super complex,
units are also good items to have to allow children to explore and create.
Its important that the areas in our room have enough space, like in the block
area. Children can easily get upset if another child accidentally bumps into their
creation, causing it to fall down. We also need private places for children to go to
and make sure that we are accommodating children with special needs.

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