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2 | Name: Alexis Crisanto | House: North (AH: South) | Topic: Early Childhood Education | ||
3 | Statements | Reasons | Verification (Source #, Author/Title, Source type: book, video, interview, etc) | ||
4 | Topic | Early Childhood Education | |||
5 | Foundation | a) Effects of high-quality preschool programs on average do not disappear and remain substantial throughout the school years | a) Studies included examined the effects of large-scale public programs as well as small-scale programs. The researchers found that although there was some decline in effects after children entered school, on average effects did not disappear | a) #3: Strauss, Valerie. "Research on Preschool." ARTL (Article) | |
6 | b) Children have a cognitive and social stage in which is is very important for them to have an enriching environment. | b) Children's developmental process can be affected by settings in his/her life, cultural norms, or mass media. | b) # 6A: Gibbs, Jeanne. "4: A Perspective on Children's Development." Reaching All by Creating Tribes Learning Communities. BK(Book) | ||
7 | c) Child development occurs the fastest during ages 0-6. | c) Children learn new material at such a quick rate during this stage especially if they were to enroll in some sort of early learning program. | c) #20: The Effect of the Values Education Program. DB(Database) | ||
8 | d) Need to learn to work with young children. | d) They all have different emotional, social and academic standings. | d) #23: CHAPTER 11 CHILD DEVELOPMENT. DB(Database) | ||
9 | EQ | What is the most important skill a child develops in preschool that helps them best excel academically in kindergarten? | |||
10 | Answer 1 | a) Play is an essential part in a child's life as much as academics. | a) Play provides a way for children to grow, interact and improve toher skills necessary to be successful and excel in school. | a) #16: "Building Play Skills" ARTL(Article) | |
11 | b) Children who have more and more well-developed motor abilities at a young age are able to navigate and manipulate their environments | b) Children are more aware of the world around them when they get to explore their environment with their hands. | b) #25: "Developmental Milestones: 3 to 4 Year Olds." ARTL(Article) | ||
12 | c) Strong skills in early life strenghten nerual connections | c) A child's ability to be able to recognize and associate different obejcts helps them, specifically in math. | c) #45: Curby, Timothy W., PhD, and Abby G. Carlson, PhD. "Fine Motor Skills and Academic Achievement." ARTL (Article) | ||
13 | d) The most important skill a child develops in preschool that helps them excel academically are fine motor skills; they are a collective skills and activities that involve using the hands and fingers | d) There are several explanations for why fine motor skills might predict achievement: common neuronal wiring, experience-dependent learning, and the direct classroom benefit. | d) #45: Curby, Timothy W., PhD, and Abby G. Carlson, PhD. "Fine Motor Skills and Academic Achievement." ARTL (Article) | ||
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15 | Answer 2 | a) Self-regulation is an important aspect or skill to develop. | a) Ability to control and regulate your attention enables you to be able to efficiently attend to things in your environment. | a) #42: "Poor Early Language Skills May Be Linked to Kids' Behavior Problems." INT(Interview) | |
16 | b) Playing make-believe is an essential part in a child's developmental process. | b) Playing pretend helps children talk to themselves about what they are going to do and how they are going to do it. | b) #43: Spiegel, Alix. "Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills." ARTL (Article) | ||
17 | c) Self-regulation increases a child's ability to focus. | c) Because the child learns when it is time to pay attention and switch to a different task they tend to be more responsive to new material. | c) #47: Allen, LaRue, Raymond A., and Rosalee G. Weiss. "Transitions to School: What Helps Children Succeed? - Essentials For Success In Preschool And Beyond." ARTL(Article) | ||
18 | d) Another important skill a child develops in preschool that is a predictor of success in school ar executive function skills | d) an umbrella term for the management (regulation, control) of cognitive process, including working memory, reasoning, task flexibility, and problem solving as well as planning and execution. | d) #55: Galinsky, Ellen. "Executive Function Skills Predict Children's Success in Life and in School." ARTL (Article) | ||
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20 | Answer 3 | a) Language hellps guide a child through behavior issues. | a) A child's ability to communicate to adults about problems they are having, emotional or academically, increases their chances of getting help. | a) #42: "Poor Early Language Skills May Be Linked to Kids' Behavior Problems." INT(Interview) | |
21 | b) Social learning theory has an influence on children's learning experience. | b) Children learn new behaviors from observing other people. | b) #50: Cherry, Kendra. "Child Development Theories." ARTL(Article) | ||
22 | c) Building a child's social skills gives them great confidence. | c) Kids who have social skill issues at an early age find it hard to outgrow them early on, so it's important to help build good social skills so that it doesn't have an affect on them emotionally. | c) #52: Patino, Erica. "Understanding Your Child's Trouble With Social Skills." ARTL(Article) | ||
23 | d) Another important skill a child develops in preschool that is a predictor of success in school are emotional skills. | d) Every child is unique.Emotion and behavior are based on the child’s temperament and developmental stage a child needs to learn how to deal with different situations so their educational process is not affected. | d) #62j: Bilmes, Jenna. "Chapter 2/Attachment." Beyond Behavior Management: The Six Life Skills Children Need. 2nd ed. BK(Book) | ||
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25 | Best Answer | If: The most important skill a child develops in preschool that helps them excel academically are fine motor skills, executive function skills and emotional skills then... | |||
26 | Then: A combination of fine motor skills and executive function skills is the best answer... | ||||
27 | Because: An individual child learns in many ways so for a child to have a good balance of both motor abilities and the abilty to self-regulate themselves at an early age gives them an advantage in kindergarten because not only will they be able to express themselves with their hands but they will know how to control their ability to focus on a task at hand. | ||||