What your PreK teacher wants you to know'''

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What your Pre-K teacher wants you to know...
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Importance of Early Childhood programs to the
overall school mission
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Research is clearEarly Childhood experiences
count!
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Research
Erik Erikson
Lev Vygotsky
Howard Gardner
Jean Piaget
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Maria Montessori
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Long term benefits
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice

• http//www.naeyc.org

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DAP Controversy
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Code of Ethical Conduct

• Standards of ethical behavior when working with
  young children are based on commitment to the
  core values that are deeply rooted in early
  childhood education.

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This means

• When you visit the early childhood classroom on
  your campus

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What to teach young children

• Many factors influence the effective instruction
  of young children

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How to teach young children

• Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

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Who to teach young children

• Characteristics of an ideal early childhood
  teacher

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Whereto teach young children

• Well known early childhood researcher Lillian
  Katz, has suggested that, early childhood
  curricula should provide opportunities for
  children to interact with peers, teachers, and
  aspects of their environment, and to engage in
  active, rather than passive activities. (Katz,
  1987)

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Classroom Environment

• When observing an early childhood classroom, it
  is important to remember that the classroom
  environment reflects and supports the individual
  teachers philosophy and curriculum.

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

• The early childhood teacher is the primary
  model for this most important aspect of the early
  childhood classroom.

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Building Toward Responsibility and Independence

• Arrange classroom for the development of
  responsibility and independence.

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The Learning Environment

• Early childhood teachers must provide an
  environment that encourages play and offers an
  interesting variety of activities beneficial to
  the childs learning.

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The Active Classroom
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Young children are very sensory
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Environmental Preferences
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Curriculum
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Children acquire knowledge
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A Day in a Typical Pre-Kindergarten
Classroom
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800-830Arrival and Choice Centers
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900-930Shared Reading
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930-945Break
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945-1000Independent Reading
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1000-1040Small group instructionCenters
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1040-1110Recess
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1110-1140Music/Art/Physical Education
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1140-1210Lunch
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Story time1210-1230
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Nap time1230-100
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100-200Centers and Small Group Instruction
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200-230Large Group/Wrap-up
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Communicating the Importance of Early Childhood
Education to your Staff, Administration, and
Community
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You are Important to the Early Childhood Program
on Your Campus