Wk 8 Reading Blog

What? 

·     For this week the reading I chose to read that was related to numeracy in early childhood was Engaging Indigenous children in mathematical learning in an early childhood setting (Warren, Thomas & DeVries, 2011). I chose to read this reading as in the previous weeks I read another reading that was about how to engage Indigenous children in numeracy-related activities and from reading this I wanted to research a bit more on how Indigenous children’s mathematical learning in Australia can be supported and how these children can be engaged.

·    The reading I chose that was related to literacy in early childhood was Multiple Literacies: The Whole Mind at Work (Nelson & Zobairi, 1999). I chose to read this reading this week as I was interested and curious to find out about what multiple literacy was as I hadn’t really heard of it before. I also wanted to look at a reading that focussed on the Reggio Emilia teaching approach as once on my placement I went to an exhibition that was about the Reggio Emilia teaching approach and I found it very interesting. I also enjoy the arts and I wanted to look at a reading that talked about how literacy can be taught using the arts.

Wk 7 Reading Blog

What?

·       For this week, the reading I chose to read that was related to numeracy in early childhood was How Do Parents Support Preschooler’s Numeracy Learning Experiences at Home? (Skwarchuk, 2009). I chose to read this article as this week I wanted to find out more about how parents can support preschooler’s numeracy development at home and how important it is for parents to assist in a child’s development in numeracy at home. I believe this article gave me some insight into how important it is for parents to help in their children’s numeracy learning; however I hope to continue to research into this further.

·       The reading I chose to read that was related to literacy in early childhood was Ecological influences of the home and the child-care center on preschool-age children’s literacy development (Weigel, Martin & Bennett, 2005). I chose to read this article as during the past week I wanted to find out more on how children’s literacy development can be influenced by daily experiences at home as well as experiences at kindergarten or child-care.

Wk 6 Reading Blog

What?

·       The reading I chose to read this week that was related to numeracy in early childhood was Math Is for Everyone: Strategies for Supporting Early Mathematical Competencies in Young Children (Notari-Syverson & Sadler 2008). I chose this article to read this week as I wanted to look further into what type of numeracy related experiences and activities teachers can use to help children develop skills in numeracy. I also wanted to look more at what numeracy looked like in an early childhood setting as well and I believe this book has been very helpful in answering what I wanted to know.

·       The reading I chose that was related to literacy in early childhood was Books as Natural Support for Young Childrens Literacy Learning (Gaffney, Ostrosky & Hemmeter 2008). I chose to read this article as I was interested in looking at how reading books with children can help children develop literacy skills in reading and writing and how important it is to read in the early years of a child’s life.

Wk 5 Reading Blog

What?

· The reading I selected that is related to numeracy in early childhood was Take-Home Numeracy Kits For Preschool Children (Macmillan 2004). I chose this article to read as I thought it would be interesting to see how the teachers working in a Koori preschool in New South Wales were able to deeply engage Australian Indigenous children in numeracy-related activities. I thought it would be interesting to see the types of activities that they created for the children as I also wanted to know a bit about what kinds of activities there are for children that are numeracy-related.

· The reading I selected that is related to literacy in early childhood was The Role of Literacy in Early Childhood Education (The Reading Teacher 2004). This journal is compiled of different sections of research written by six different educators. I chose to read this journal as I thought it would be interesting to see what roles literacy does play in early childhood and how important literacy is in the early years of a child’s life.