#early childhood literacy

[glitterpennotes]

I CANNOT KEEP WRITING THIS LESSON PLAN

part of being an educator is realizing that ur teachers probably also had to write 20 page plans for a 30 minute lesson in college.

anyways i just find it strange that i haven't mentioned teaching on here bc it is such a big part of my life (my purpose or whatever).

anyways if anyone has any questions abt literacy im ur girl

[troythecatfish]

[babyspacebatclone]

I want to share something cute about the kids at my daycare.

I recently bought a pair of Flare Audio Calmer Pro ear inserts, and confirmed that yes they do help take the edge off the most painful frequencies of a screaming tantrum.

I have itchy ear canals, though, and while the insets don’t hurt feeling them can register as itchy, and then I try to scratch and hit the insert and yeah not fun. So I don’t wear them unless the kids are awake and potential audio-hazards.

I’ve been covering in the Older Preschool room lately, 4-5 year olds. And since the inserts are still new, I’m still getting into the habit of putting them in before specific Younger Preschoolers wake up and have a meltdown about it.

The first time the older kids saw me put my inserts in, I explained that they “help me when noise gets loud and hurts my ears.” Simplified truth, normalizing needing assistive devices.

(we have children at the day care with issues ranging from needing nebulizers for asthma, braces for foot issues, chew stim jewelry, pressure vests, and a recently graduated child with Down’s Syndrome. they are exposed and awesome about the content, I just personally never miss the chance to normalize this can be for adults as well.)

Friday I hadn’t put them in before the yelling started, and had a typical jump-shudder at a particularly loud and high protest that reality existed (despite the fact the kid had woken themselves up…).

And with earnest concern, two of my awake and sitting on their cots in the dark preschoolers reminded me I needed my inserts.

I just love these guys.

Almost everyone in the Older Preschool Room, upon reflection, has been going through a lot of home instability: one’s recently adopted after a year of fostering (the family’s doing great!), two have had a parent have jail time (different families, even…), a few with single moms who obviously prioritize their own social life over their children…

But they do pick up the empathy we teach. They do care and depend on us, and because they see us as safe and reliable they want to take care of us teachers.

Seeing them make positive, helpful reactions to others gives me hope they’re be able to have positive, healthy lives as they grow.

[littleginnie1]

How Early Childhood Education Enhancing Learning Objectives?

Have you ever wondered how early childhood education enhances learning objectives? Do you also think it helps your child? The early years of a child's life are a critical period for development, and parents need to be more careful at this point in life. From birth to age eight, the brain undergoes incredible growth, forming the foundation for all future learning. 

Early childhood education (ECE) programs are a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children (formally and informally) from birth up to the age of eight. It plays a vital role in nurturing this development and setting children up for success in achieving their learning objectives throughout life.

Learning Through Play: A Cornerstone of ECE

ECE classrooms are designed to be engaging and stimulating environments. Unlike traditional academic settings, a strong emphasis is placed on learning through play. This kind of approach creates curiosity and a desire to explore among young children. Through play-based activities, children develop essential skills in:

Social and Emotional Development 

Interacting and engaging in activities alongside peers provides invaluable opportunities for children to develop and refine essential life skills, including communication, collaboration, and problem-solving. Through these interactions, youngsters not only learn to express themselves effectively but also cultivate the ability to work harmoniously within a group setting, navigating various social dynamics with ease.

Cognitive Development 

Early childhood education programs provide young children with opportunities to explore fundamental concepts in subjects like math, science, and literacy in fun and interactive ways. Activities such as playing with building blocks, sorting games, and singing songs are all part of the learning process, helping children develop their thinking skills. 

Language and Literacy 

Being around lots of different words and hearing interesting stories helps kids get really good at using language. Early childhood education programs make sure kids enjoy reading and start to really like books. This is super important because it helps them do well with reading and writing later on.

Physical Development 

Active play allows children to develop gross and fine motor skills. ECE programs provide opportunities for running, jumping, climbing, and manipulating objects, all of which contribute to physical coordination.

Beyond Academics: Building the Whole Child

Even though learning math and reading is important, early childhood education programs do more than just teach those subjects. They care about the whole child, making sure they grow up feeling good about themselves and others and really enjoying learning. This means helping kids understand their feelings, get along with friends, and get excited about trying new things. It's about helping them become happy and confident learners.

Building Confidence 

ECE programs create a supportive environment where children feel safe taking risks and exploring their interests. This fosters a sense of confidence and a positive self-image, which are crucial for future learning.

Developing a Growth Mindset

Through play and exploration, children learn that mistakes are opportunities to learn and grow. ECE programs help children develop a growth mindset, which is essential for perseverance and academic success.

Fostering Creativity 

In this kind of education program, kids are encouraged to use their imagination and come up with different ways to solve problems. This isn't just about finding answers; it's also about getting excited about learning new things and wanting to keep learning as they grow up.

Investing in the Future

Research consistently shows that high-quality ECE programs benefit children. Children who participate in ECE programs are better prepared for kindergarten, achieve stronger academic achievement throughout their schooling, and are more likely to graduate high school. The impact goes beyond academics, with studies showing that ECE programs can lead to positive social and emotional outcomes, with children exhibiting better social skills and fewer behavioral problems.

The Final Note

In the end, hope you understand how early childhood education enhances learning objectives. Early childhood education (ECE) programs play a pivotal role in shaping the foundation of a child's learning journey. By focusing on holistic development through play-based activities, these programs nurture essential skills across social, emotional, cognitive, language, and physical domains.

They provide a supportive environment where children can explore, make mistakes, and grow, instilling confidence, a growth mindset, and a love for lifelong learning. Investment in quality ECE programs yields significant dividends, not only in academic achievement but also in fostering positive social and emotional outcomes.

As we recognize the critical importance of the early years in a child's development, it becomes evident that ECE programs are essential investments in building a brighter future for our children and society as a whole.

[giorgio52fan]

Early Childhood Education and Development

Early childhood education and development play a pivotal role in shaping the future of individuals and societies. This critical phase of a child’s life, typically spanning from birth to age eight, lays the foundation for cognitive, social, emotional, and physical growth. In this article, we delve into the significance, key components, and benefits of early childhood education and development,…

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[iocheaira]

listening to my mom talk about debates in education sometimes is rough because the academic research side of education is so silo’d from other areas of academia, but today she said something about a theory/argument she disagrees with and i had to google a diagram of sign/signifier/symbol to illustrate my explanation in order to clarify whether education majors ever learn this, a basic concept of language i covered in like 3-4 different classes in college

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[sabakos]

Literacy is kind of a weird concept, isn't it? It hasn't been around long enough to have been shaped specifically by natural selection. Writing systems have seemingly only been invented independently a few (single digit?) number of times but have apparently spread rapidly across a relatively large geographic area. And despite the fact that it's only been around for a short time even compared to spoken language, human brains are clearly well-suited to this form of communication, through mass literacy programs we've even been able to insert "reading and writing" into the psychological developments of early childhood! It's rare to find a a ten year old raised in modern society that can't read.

What's up with that? Is the brain really that plastic? Are there other more alien (to us) tasks we could be teaching children at a young age? Or are reading and writing themselves well-adapted to humans, somehow taking advantage of specialized brain processes that we aren't even aware of?

[falmerbrook]

Early on in the Mages Guild's existence they started a summer reading program aimed at children. It functioned not only to boost awareness of and membership to the guild, but also to encourage critical thinking and research to children, particularly on magical subjects, as well as boost childhood literacy rates.

They kept the program up for many years until it became a victim of bureaucratic nonsense and got cut for "budgetary reasons" during the guild's decline.

[canisalbus]

For some reason, I was always under the impression that Machete (through various misfortunes and happenstance) just sort of... BECAME a priest - I wasn't aware that be actually WANTED to be one :0 what was his reasoning for that line of work? I mean, I guess growing up in and around the church might foster an interest, but...?

Well, priests were held in extremely high regard at the time. Apart from nobility who had the benefit of proper education, they were usually the only people who were literate, and being able to read was a massive advantage. Social classes were extremely rigid, if you were born a peasant you died a peasant and so on. But if you managed to join the clergy, had luck on your side and didn't do abysmal job, you might be able to ascend to a higher status, accumulate more wealth and live reasonably comfortably regardless of your origins (to my understanding the main reason people didn't choose this path to escape poverty and hardship was because of the literacy requirement. I've read that some village priests could only write their name and memorized everything else, but for the most part you had to be able to write, read and speak at least passable Latin). Committing crimes against men of God was a severe offence, more so than regular laypeople, and (at leasts in some eras and places) priests themselves couldn't be tried in regular courts and had their own ecclesiastical courts instead, all of this made clergy kind of a protected class.

Machete spent his early childhood in a monastery, after his parents left him there (he was sickly and his family was stretched thin and couldn't care for him anymore. Before orphanages monasteries sometimes housed orphans and foundlings until they were old enough to be apprenticed). He grew up in a strongly religious environment so a certain sense of spirituality and fear of God was ingrained in him from early age. He was a quiet, meek, punctual and polite kid, and because he didn't like to play outside and was so well behaved, he was allowed inside the scriptorium and the library. He was inquisitive and very fascinated by books so the monks taught him to read, and when they commented he'd make a good priest he was instantly entranced with the idea. He wasn't interested in preaching, but if there was a chance he could be safe and respected, even regarded as holy, he felt he had to do everything in his power to attain that. Sure he was sort of guided and trained towards that goal all along, but he also genuinely thought it was something that would give his existence meaning and significance, after being discarded by his birth family and feeling vague worthlessness and lack of belonging ever since.

[hedgehog-moss]

Rooster update: he is a gentleman so far. He follows my hen everywhere at a polite and respectful distance, scanning the area for enemies. I’ve not seen him make any advances whatsoever, he doesn’t seem interested in becoming a father; either he’s too young, or still a bit stressed and disconcerted by his change of environment, or he doesn’t like Dru this way, who knows. Pourvu que ça dure...!

Maybe Dru attacked him the first time he tried something—he doesn’t seem afraid of her any more, but the first morning after he arrived, he barrelled past Dru when I opened the coop and ran away flailing his wings, with high-pitched incoherent clucking, as if he were being chased by a pack of wild dogs. Pandolf, my hen and I stood there perplexed and watched him disappear into the forest. Part of me wanted to yell “I didn’t even want you!! you’re free to go!” and go home to have breakfast, but I couldn’t let him commit suicide by fox on his first day, so I took Pan home (thinking maybe the rooster had been scared of him), took my hen under my arm and spent half an hour on a rooster hunt in the woods. Dru clucks in annoyance if you touch her comb, so I would occasionally tickle it and she’d kÔtkÔtkwÊk and sometimes we’d hear a timid kwêk? in response which helped me narrow down the rooster’s position.

We ended up finding him perched on a branch, quite high up. I poked him with a long stick and he grudgingly moved back inch by inch until he was low enough for me to go up on tiptoes and pluck him like a large fruit. Then I carried him home singing the ballad of Sir Robin. When danger reared its ugly head / he bravely turned his tail and fled—Dru actually seems glad for his company, but she doesn’t know that this anxious bird is supposed to guard her from predators.

Here’s our boldly brave sir Robin strutting gallantly (photo taken with zoom because if I come any closer he flees)

Well, Dru’s new coopmate is very good at being a rooster in one capacity and that is crowing. He starts bright and early and continues throughout the day at random times, a beautifully-enunciated cocorico (he’s french)—I quite like it! The walls of my house are thick enough that it doesn’t wake me up in the morning, and during the day it’s a pleasant addition to the soundscape.

I had lunch with the librarian today and told her all about the rooster, and how I probably won’t be able to keep him since I’ll never meet the recommended minimum amount of hens per rooster. With 2 hens I already have a dozen eggs a week and that’s more than enough for me (+ cats and dog who also enjoy eggs.) The librarian was Team Rooster and said I should get more hens and bring her the eggs. “I’ll find clients.” She was already picturing herself as the nexus of a flourishing library-based egg trade, but most people around here keep chickens so I don’t think the demand will be there.

I showed someone else a picture of my rooster at the grocery shop and she exclaimed “He’s very decorative!” which I think would have made my rooster fluff up with pride. It’s the most validating thing you can say to a male bird. After I summarised the situation, my interlocutor came to the conclusion that I should give him to the librarian so he can become the new library pet. I said “He’ll make a mess” and she said “We can put sawdust on the ground like in old-school cafés...” But then she added that her grandchildren are a bit scared of roosters since they know they can be mean, and they might become afraid of going to the library. We agreed that my rooster shouldn’t be an obstacle to childhood literacy.

[annasellheim]

I have been working on a book for the last three years. It was going to be published by two separate publishers that have since gone out of business. I was told it was too "weird" for any other publisher to be picked up, but was a story worth sharing. I was told to Kickstart it, but that would take more refining, and I'm fucking sick of this book.

So I'll be posting the whole thing on here in piecemeal. YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!

Here's the pitch letter:

Brittle by Anna Sellheim 159 pages Black and white

Logline:

After a lifetime of trying to ignore physical pain and emotional trauma by avoiding human connection, Anna takes a chance on her first romantic relationship at the age of 29. Will therapy and her love of art help her make meaningful and lasting relationships?

Synopsis:

Anna is an artist who desperately craves connection and seeks validation. However, early childhood trauma and an isolating bone disease have led to a lifetime of anger, depression, an eating disorder, and an overwhelming fear of rejection. When Anna takes a chance on her first romantic relationship at the age of 29, she goes to therapy to make sure she doesn’t blow it. Will therapy and her practice as an artist help Anna make the connections she has wanted her whole life?

Audience

The audience for this book would be those interested in graphic memoir, graphic medicine, exploring childhood trauma, chronic pain, people with uncommon genetic diseases, disability narratives, and those interested in whether connecting to your inner child is actually helpful. This book would also appeal to fans of Tessa Brunton’s Notes From A Sickbed, Lynda Barry’s 100 Demons, and Keiler Roberts’ Miseryland.

Bio

Anna Sellheim is originally from Washington DC. She earned her MFA in comics from the Center For Cartoon Studies in 2016. She has been published by the Nib, Oni Press and Seven Days. She also has contributed to a number of anthologies, most notably Dirty Diamonds and Comics For Choice. She has taught adult literacy in DC and has taught art and comic classes throughout the DMV Area and New England. She now works at the Refugee Youth Program, where she teaches art and comics to refugee youths ages 5-21 throughout Baltimore. Her work primarily deals with mental health, trauma, and the healing power of art.

[kaypeace21]

[The future of this BLOG]: SHOWS I'm planning on analyzing here & on YouTube

Interview with the vampire

Invincible

House of the dragon

The boys

Umbrella acadamy

Bridgerton probably (still haven't had time to watch part 2 yet)

stranger things: I have mixed feelings about reviewing it given what certain staff has said and done. I oscilate between wanting to review the final season or wanting to boycott it (especially as someone who has been part of the BDS movement for 1/2 her life). But, on one hand, It's not the fault of the underpaid (and talented) writers and staff who don't have these views. And I do believe some of the writing staff may have good intentions and want to give us a positive and powerful message to the audience about healing from childhood tr*uma. However, other members of the writing staff may just want to go down the stereotypical and popular-easy route. We'll just have to wait and see what happens in the last season. If I hear the ending isn't simply another re-hashing of prior seasons and it's more like s1-2 (without the cliches of s3-4). I'd be more inclined to review it by *cough* and watching it elsewhere. Once I was logged back on to tumblr: I did have a whole draft saved about my politics since I was a kid and why I still feel so strongly about such conflicts, today . But, I shouldn't make the topic about me- and I'm not sure anyone wants to hear my life story XD. So, the big point (to my followers) is regardless of whether I chose to watch it or boycot it-

I'm not deleting the old ST content: so do what you want with it (like, reblog, add details to reblogs I didn't notice). Have fun :D !

Analyzing ST certainly helped me improve in terms of media literacy (and it'll be beneficial for the future content I make). So even if it sometimes got messy here, I do appreciate all the positives the ST blog and followers brought to me.The kind words meant a lot. For those who want to unfollow me for my political beliefs , that's totally fine. That's your prerogative. For those who want to unfollow cause again ST was pretty much my whole blog: again I TOTALLY understand and I wish you the best :). I'm not going to judge, take away, or guilt anyone, for their choice of media they like. Enjoy it (I truly mean that).

For those who continue to follow my blog . I appreciate you SO MUCH! I've been gone from this blog for such a long time cause of school (and I appreciate those who stayed and were excited to see me again). The positive words meant a lot over the years. Everyone have a lovely day. Take care of yourselves.

Sincerely, Kay

ps: I'm open to other media suggestions too so you can drop them in my message box (recent films/ shows, mini/limited series, animation, heck i'm open to comedies and foreign media too).But, analyzing them will most likely be after the shows listed above .Right now I'm focusing on my national exam and my mental health. My first video will probably be in late August or early September. My test is August 20th. Hope everyone is doing well .I'm feeling much better mentally. Hope everyone is feeling the same way :)

for my 1st video I’ll just post it to youtube . But for other videos I may make a early access patreon (like a week before the next video comes out free on youtube). Have to google how all that works (or if there's better alternatives) . Totally fine if you can't afford it (you'll get to see it for free on youtube regardless :D) . I'll be honest . I'm primarily thinking of doing it cause I need to pay off those student loans and I'm trying to hopefully move out of state in a few years. Plus, I love analyzing media anyways (so making it a part time job would be a dream come true .