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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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I’m sure you’ve noticed…the weather has been terrific lately! With warmer weather like this (in November) it’s easy to get back outside and PLAY! There are many things to do outside with children: ride
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Have you ever wondered what the best way to get gum out of clothing was? I had the opportunity to find out last night. Let me back up a bit. My 5 year old son was chewing bubble gum and playing on the Wii. He decided to be done
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This post is a more light-hearted post. I’m introducing to you a video posted on YouTube regarding a toddler. It’s pretty comical because the toddler is ‘teaching’ other children how to throw a tantrum.
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I’d like to tell you about a website that’s great for promoting literacy. http://www.sillybooks.net/default.htm is a unique website where children are the authors. Every book on the website is written by children. And
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Feeling bored? Want to challenge your mind on your lunch break? Maybe you work with schoolagers and need something new and exciting to challenge them. http://www.agameaday.com/ is the website for you. It’s fun and easy for
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I heard a lot of BUZZ this summer about students NOT being able to get a job as easily as in the past. Most of the jobs were entry level positions. It made me curious about the job outlook for our field, in child development.
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Each summer, DCTC offers a 1 credit course, taught by me, called Sign Language in Early Childhood. It’s a fast-paced, hands-on, fun course teaching students, parents, providers, etc. the ins and outs of using signs with
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You may have noticed that I haven’t posted for a while. With the holidays, come a packed schedule and Jan. brings the beginning of a new semester at DCTC. Now that I’ve settled in once again, I’d like to let you
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The next website on the list for sharing to you is http://www.theteachersguide.com/ I chose this website because it is full of resources for lesson plans, thematic units, book activities, and teacher freebies. There’s a
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Late one night while working searching the internet, I came across this website. http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/index.htm I chose this site for my next blog because it’s filled with practical teacher-created ideas.
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This post is more personal…but that’s ok since it’s my blog, afterall. When my son was 2 months old, he was diagnosed with Craniosynostosis. This is when the infant’s sutures (soft spots) prematurely fuse
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Today, Friday, was supposed to be Carter’s head appointment. They were going to check his cranial structure, but they called…again. “We’ll have to reschedule his appointment. The surgeon will be on
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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.
