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Here’s a sneek peak message from our May Guest Speaker: Chalk certainly embodies the spirit of childhood. Perhaps it’s the memories associated with school, with chalkboards being the #1 visual aid for teachers
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This week in class, we took a closer look at music in early childhood classrooms. Music Education is fluff, right? WRONG! Tune in to this week’s discussion on BAM early childhood radio. So many believe that classes such as
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Does a toilet seat or a pencil sharpener have more germs? Where is the number-one place where disease-causing germs typically hide in school settings? What is the most important school surface you need to clean to cut student
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What I’m not, By Steve Slowinski A nurse. A doctor. A social worker. A “Keeper of the Toys.” A magical “make-this-kid-not-cry” person. Only someone to play with the kids. I’m not
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Did you know that domestic violence remains the leading cause of injury to women age 15 to 44? Do you know how domestic violence is different than other crimes of violence? Chances are, you know or will know in your lifetime
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Whether you believe you can or can’t, you are right! ~Henry Ford
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A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
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Montessori school programs emphasize the importance and connection of all living things and the need for each person to find meaningful work and his/her own place in the world. They focus on relationships/ community within the
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Concept Development Understanding specific ideas or thoughts regarding various topics; sizes, shapes, colors, etc.
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Accreditation A process through which child care programs voluntarily meet specific standards to receive endorsement from a professional agency. Some of these organizations include: National Association for the Education of Young
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Assessment A systematic procedure for obtaining information from observation, interviews, portfolios, projects, tests, and other sources that can be used to make judgments about characteristics of children or programs.
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Early Childhood Rubrics Descriptive scales for organizing and interpreting data gathered from observations of children’s performance on a learning task and/or of children’s developmental status.
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ECERS Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
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Savant Syndrome The combination of mental retardation or autism with an unusual talent in mathematical computation or music and in one of the graphic arts.
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Egocentrism The inability to adopt any point of view other than one’s own.
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Ambidextrous The ability to use and work efficiently with either the right or left hand.
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Advocacy Parents, organizations, teachers, or volunteers working on behalf of the rights and interests of others (such as children or people with disabilities).
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Absorbant Mind This refers to the ability of the young child to easily grasp ideas unconsciously from his/her environment.
