Sentences with phrase «on observation of children»

The most popular by far was based solely on observation of children.

The Early Childhood Educator (ECE) plans activities based on observations of the children's interests and skills supported by «How Does Learning Happen?

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They grow up believing in an Eternal Hell of fire and brimstone, talking snakes, the Doctrine of Original Sin, animals in an ark, a Young Earth paradigm, the notion that people lived to be hundreds of years old a few thousand years ago, patriarchs that practiced child sacrifice and committed genocides, books that are supposed words of gawd that contradict real world observations, deities that kill their own children (human manifestations of their own selves) for the sake of sins that they never committed, the symbolic cannibalism and vampirism of a deity... I could go on for days.

When the author refers to other commentators on specialist subjects, such as the raising of children, she is quite precise in how she mentions them, and also from where their observations, or research, have originated.

To some degree, teachers base this on observation, but few children will be assigned a reading level or to a reading program without a more formal assessment of their skills.

Can we also draw your attention to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in its assessment of the UK this year?

There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a child virtually devour good literature and know that you have taught her to read and helped her to discover the pleasure of reading books... or to hear another child begging you to listen to her trying to read on her own... or another tell you about his observations and discoveries out in the garden... to see your children enjoying drawing, writing poems and doing spontaneous narrations about what they have learnt.

Do you similarly discount the observations of Lisa Scarpinato, who saw childhood hunger in her own city and created a program to supply needy children on Fridays with backpacks food to get them through the weekend?

The product itself is very sturdy, well made and «attractive» to the eye of a young child, it's one single smooth piece which would make it easy to clean — I'm give the product a high rating based on observation of the product, it's intended purpose and the quality with which it was made - even though we can't use it.

The latest ear infection treatment guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics does offer an «observation option» for older children so that they can be observed without antibiotics for up to 48 hours to see if they get better on their own, but they state that children under six months of age should always be treated with antibiotics when they have an ear infection.

«Love bombing entails spending a period of time alone with your child, offering them unlimited love and control,» says James, whose previous works include How Not to — Them Up, a wry inversion of Philip Larkin's bittersweet observations on parenting.

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued its concluding observations on the UK after assessing how well the government is meeting its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

It's not the teacher's role to diagnose, but it is her role to share her observations, and make them specific enough that parents get a clear picture of their child's struggle, and what she's missing out on.

This article addresses several areas of concern and suggests questions and observations parents should make before deciding on a preschool program for their child.

Six models showed favourable effects on primary outcome measures (e.g., standardized measures of child development outcomes and reduction in behaviour problems).13 Only studies with outcomes using direct observation, direct assessment, or administrative records were included.

So practice sharing your observations and «wondering aloud» to help your child reflect on why she's acting as she is, and also on the results of her actions.

Your child can continue to work on her observation skills by playing this fun game using a collection of uppercase magnetic alphabet letters in different colors.

So make your observations specific enough that parents get a clear picture of their child's struggle, and what he's missing out on.

The absence of any appreciable association between breastfeeding and fasting glucose concentration in children and adults (with confidence limits around the pooled estimate excluding any appreciable association) is not necessarily surprising or inconsistent with the observations on diabetes risk.

«If you hold teachers accountable for children who may not test well or do well on the day of an observation, then it will drive away the teachers we do have and discourage future teachers from entering the most amazing profession,» she said.

«The tendency to base classroom observation on the gender and race of the child may explain in part why those children are more frequently identified as misbehaving and hence why there is a racial disparity in discipline,» added Walter S. Gilliam, director of The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy and associate professor of child psychiatry and psychology at the Yale Child Study Cechild may explain in part why those children are more frequently identified as misbehaving and hence why there is a racial disparity in discipline,» added Walter S. Gilliam, director of The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy and associate professor of child psychiatry and psychology at the Yale Child Study CeChild Development and Social Policy and associate professor of child psychiatry and psychology at the Yale Child Study Cechild psychiatry and psychology at the Yale Child Study CeChild Study Center.

Indeed, at present, autism can only be diagnosed based on clinical signs, through the observation of children and interviews with their parents.

The distress of the children was measured on an amended observation scale of behavioral distress and pain was recorded on the Wong - Baker FACES pain rating scale, a visual - numerical scale.

Based on these observations, language development specialists found that, for all speakers combined, the time spent talking to a child under the age of four was less than one minute per hour.

Your childs diagnosis should be made based on professional observation and evaluation, information provided by your family and other experts, and the criteria found in the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

The new test - free approach looks into the children's observations, interactions and activities and uses this knowledge to make a series of judgements about each child based on a clear set of assessment criteria.

Video presentation of a lesson observation of Early Years Foundation Stage: Children play on a pirate ship

Building on the new emphasis to structure communication in early years settings, this programme presents four observations of children in settings designed to extend talk.

He is currently studying whether children rely on their own firsthand observation or trust what people tell them, and children's understanding of mental states, including emotional states.

For example, whereas diagnosis for autism in the 1950s was completely dependent on extended observation, now, new technologies help explain which parts of the brain are governing children's actions.

The observation sheet contains the following items: — Write original essays; — Use properly artistic expressions; — Easily find the meaning of words and new expressions; — Quick find anonymous and various synonyms for certain words data; — Change the end of a text; — Write lyrics on a given topic; — Communicate with other children in different situations; — Communicate appropriately with adults.

Classroom observations thus provide the most valid information on the educational experiences of young children.

Primary school governor and mother of two young children, many of the activities and resources are based on observations of her own children at play.

Recent work suggests that direct training methods, such as mentoring and coaching and constructive feedback based on observation of teachers, can improve early education practice and children's performance.

Initial observations from a recent study of attention and gaze following in children on the autism spectrum showed that they were able to learn to follow gaze cues or communicate with the ECHOES virtual character and that they treated the virtual character as an agent and as an equal partner in the interaction.

All 3,500 kindergarten teachers in Maryland are using a new readiness assessment this year that rests on teachers» observations of children's work and play to build a detailed picture of what they need as they begin the school year.

«A simple observation of children's play clearly shows that rules and roles are frequently changed, children move on to different games with different playmates, and play is interrupted numerous times as problems are solved through kid - like discussions.

Child - level assessment data means the data collected by an agency on an individual child from one or more valid and reliable assessments of a child's status and progress, including but not limited to direct assessment, structured observations, checklists, staff or parent report measures, and portfolio records or work samChild - level assessment data means the data collected by an agency on an individual child from one or more valid and reliable assessments of a child's status and progress, including but not limited to direct assessment, structured observations, checklists, staff or parent report measures, and portfolio records or work samchild from one or more valid and reliable assessments of a child's status and progress, including but not limited to direct assessment, structured observations, checklists, staff or parent report measures, and portfolio records or work samchild's status and progress, including but not limited to direct assessment, structured observations, checklists, staff or parent report measures, and portfolio records or work samples.

«Mr. Tough's new book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character, combines compelling findings in brain research with his own first - hand observations on the front lines of school reform.

They cherry - picked (if you'll pardon the expression) their method to ensure that the positive results for vouchers wouldn't achieve statistical significance, as was established pretty convincingly not only by Howell and Peterson's devastating response in Ed Next but also by Caroline Hoxby's observations in an NBER paper on their manipulation of the definition of race — Krueger and Zhu use a definition of race that is not currently used by the Census, NCES, or anyone else I know of, and that doesn't accurately reflect the way children really identify themselves by race — and they applied it selectively to only some of the students in the data set, not all of them.

The 2002 No Child Left Behind Act and, more recently, President Obama's Race to the Top have focused teacher observation on the idea of growing teacher effectiveness.

During the last two observations, observers were asked to interrupt their normal observational protocol every five minutes, scan the room quickly, and record the proportion of children in the class who were perceived to be on task.

Front matter, including Table of Contents and Preface Introduction: The School Zone SECTION ONE: FOUNDATIONS Chapter One Time to Learn Chapter Two Time, Growth, and Learning Chapter Three Using Time Wisely SECTION TWO: OBSERVATIONS Chapter Four Floating on the Surface in Seventh Grade Chapter Five On Your Mark, Get Set... Seven Years Old in First Grade Chapter Six Working to Be «All There at Once» SECTION THREE: TRANSFORMATIONS Chapter Seven Changing School Time Chapter Eight Changing the Structure of Time in Classrooms Chapter Nine Changing the Use of Time in Classrooms Chapter Ten Time to Teach Afterword: Heros in the Classroom Appendix A: Standards Appendix B: The Responsive Classroom ® Notes References Acknowledgments Index About the Author Northeast Foundation for Children, 1999, 336 pages, paper ISBN: 1 -892989-01on the Surface in Seventh Grade Chapter Five On Your Mark, Get Set... Seven Years Old in First Grade Chapter Six Working to Be «All There at Once» SECTION THREE: TRANSFORMATIONS Chapter Seven Changing School Time Chapter Eight Changing the Structure of Time in Classrooms Chapter Nine Changing the Use of Time in Classrooms Chapter Ten Time to Teach Afterword: Heros in the Classroom Appendix A: Standards Appendix B: The Responsive Classroom ® Notes References Acknowledgments Index About the Author Northeast Foundation for Children, 1999, 336 pages, paper ISBN: 1 -892989-01On Your Mark, Get Set... Seven Years Old in First Grade Chapter Six Working to Be «All There at Once» SECTION THREE: TRANSFORMATIONS Chapter Seven Changing School Time Chapter Eight Changing the Structure of Time in Classrooms Chapter Nine Changing the Use of Time in Classrooms Chapter Ten Time to Teach Afterword: Heros in the Classroom Appendix A: Standards Appendix B: The Responsive Classroom ® Notes References Acknowledgments Index About the Author Northeast Foundation for Children, 1999, 336 pages, paper ISBN: 1 -892989-01-8

From the observations, we searched for comments about children's engagement, which for us embraced both compliance (on - task behavior, in which children are productively engaged in their assigned activity) and involvement (evidence of genuine student enthusiasm for the activities).

The Montessori Method of education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, is a child - centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood.

Based on his observations of recurrent play themes around the world, Sobel articulates seven design principles that can guide teachers in structuring learning experiences for children.

A progressive movement with more than 100 - years of success worldwide, the Montessori Philosophy centers around an approach that is child - directed and is based on scientific research that comes from observation of individuals from birth to adulthood.

Born and raised in China and now a distinguished professor at Michigan State University, Zhao bases many of his observations on firsthand experience as a student in China and as a parent of children attending school in the United States.

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After exploring methods of observation and identifying how learning moments can be documented through photos, videos, and reflective practice, my focal student Grace focused her curriculum investigation project on «exploring worms» and used this assignment as an opportunity to create a documentation book for the children and families in our classroom.