Sensitive Periods: The sensitive period for small objects In her work Dr. Montessori identified what she called Human Tendencies - lifelong tendencies that serve us in adaptation‚ etc. (Which I’ve written about previously) - and Sensitive Periods - short lived "windows of opportunity" for learning something specific with the greatest ease. The brain of the child from before birth to about age 6 has periods of ’sensitivity’ for certain things. From before birth‚ and lasting until 3‚ there is
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"What to an uninformed observer may look like a world of chaos and mindlessness is to the child the serious work of creating a personal existence" (Ayers‚ 1989‚ p. 28). Based on your reading of Chapters 2 and 3 of The Good Preschool Teacher‚ describe two goals of a quality infant/toddler care and education program and two ways caregivers/teachers can help reach such goals. Two goals of quality care programs and reaching those goals include: Ensuring cultural congruency & ensuring that professionals
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At birth‚ the human being’s physical development is (more or less) complete However‚ Dr Montessori said that the new born child is psychologically still in an embryonic state – his inner development is incomplete. For this reason‚ she said that the human being is a ‘spiritual embryo’ when he is born. After birth‚ the child’s task is to create him/herself. The child does this through his interactions with his environment‚ and therefore‚ we must provide the child with an environment which
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and young people’s development from birth – 19 years. 0 – 3 Months Physical development Many babies who are under three months old cry a lot. From birth‚ a baby’s reflexes will allow them to turn their heads and to suckle when you touch their cheek. Their sucking and grasping reflexes will develop. They can flex and extend their fingers‚ arms and legs. By about 4 weeks their eyes can follow a moving light‚ although it may only be for a few seconds. By 2-3 months‚ they can watch and follow a moving face
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physical and psychological needs of a three year old child. Explain how these needs can ideally be met in a childcare setting. “The child ’s development follows a path of successive stages of independence‚ and our knowledge of this must guide us in our behaviour towards him. We have to help the child to act‚ will and think for himself. This is the art of serving the spirit‚ an art which can be practised to perfection only when working among children.” (Montessori‚ 2007‚ p 257) In this essay I will
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Autobiography Statements of Competence 1. To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment. 2. To advance physical and intellectual competence. 3. To support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance. 4. To establish positive and productive relationships with families. 5. To ensure a well-run‚ purposeful program responsive to participant needs.
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Felicia Cabiero Child Development Chapter 13 A nurturing family is critical for the healthy development of a child. Loving families can make a child feel safe‚ secure‚ loved‚ and help promote their self-esteem and well-being. It can also help a child become more socially competent and have better communication skills than a child who does not feel these family connections. Parents who are interact in children’s activities‚ like outdoor games or reading books together can to lead to a more social
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Title: The Montessori Education System General Purpose: To inform about another type of education Specific Purpose: To inform about the Montessori Education System Thesis: Education can come in many forms‚ Montessori Education System is just one of these many forms. Transition: What type of education did you have? Education can come in many forms‚ the Montessori Education System is just one of the many forms. Today‚ I would like to take a few minuets of your time to tell you a bit more about the
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Name: Laura Meng SID: 22430663 GSI: Johnathan Wright Section #112 Laboratory 0: “400 Years of the Telescope” The PBS documentary outlines our progressive journey in the field of astronomy and the resulted revolutionary discoveries from the continually improving technologies. The history of telescopes first began in the sixteen hundreds‚ when Hale’s invention of refracting telescopes drastically changed people’s view of the Universe at the time‚ for the view from the telescope revealed the
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Old English (450-1100 AD) Old English was the language the invading Germanic Tribes spoke in Britain. Old English did not sound or look like English today. Nevertheless‚ about half of the most commonly used words in Modern English were derived from Old English words. Some example of words taken from Old English are be‚ strong and water. Old English was popular until around 1100. When the Romans withdrew from England in the early 5th century‚ they left a political vacuum. The Celts of
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