Wk 11 Reading Blog

What? 

·       For this week the reading I chose to look at that was related to literacy was Handy Manny and the Emergent Literacy Technology Toolkit (Hourcade, Parette, Boekmann & Blum, 2010). I chose to look at this reading as over the past couple of weeks in my class, we have been looking at toddlers and infants learning to use technology and how technology can be used to help young children’s literacy development.

·       The reading that I chose to read that was related to numeracy was Math is for Everyone: Strategies for Supporting Early Mathematical Competencies in Young Children (Notari-Syverson & Sadler, 2008). I chose to look at this reading for this week as I wanted to further look into how early childhood educators can support mathematical competencies in young children and how children can learn mathematical concepts in the experiences they are provided with in an early childhood centre and at home. I found this article very interesting and resourceful as it gives many suggestions of how educators can support numeracy development in young children.

 

Wk 10 Reading Blog

What? 

·       For this week the reading that I chose to look at that was related to literacy development in early childhood was Using Stories Effectively with Infants and Toddlers (Birckmayer, Kennedy & Stonehouse, 2009). I chose to read this reading as in the past couple of weeks in my class, we have been looking at how infants and toddlers learn through literacy and numeracy related experiences. I haven’t really focussed much on infants and toddlers learning developments as on my placements I have just been working in a kindergarten with children who are 4 years old. So therefore I wanted to do some more research into the literacy development of toddlers and infants so I can gain a greater understanding of how they learn and how I can teach them.

·       For this week the reading that I chose to read that was related to numeracy in early childhood was Toddlers’ Opportunities to Learn Mathematics (Björklund, 2008). I wanted to look at this reading as in my class we were looking at how toddlers can learn through numeracy related play and the types of experiences that can be used to teach toddlers. I found this reading quite interesting and it has helped me to have a better understanding of how toddlers can learn mathematics.

Wk 9 Reading Blog

What? 

·       For this week the reading that I chose to read that was related to literacy in early childhood was Integrating Visual and Verbal Literacies in the Early Childhood Classroom (Edwards & Willis, 2000). I chose to read this reading as it looks at how the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education focuses on integrating visual and verbal literacies to teach children. I am very interested in the Reggio Emilia approach and so I wanted to read this article to see how they help children to develop literacy skills through using different forms of literacy.

·       The reading that I chose to look at that was related to numeracy in early childhood was Do Re Mi, 1-2-3: That’s How Easy Math Can Be: Using Music to Support Emergent Mathematics (Geist & Geist , 2008). I chose to look at this reading as over the past weeks I have looked at how music can be used to support literacy development and so I wanted to see if music could be used to support numeracy development in early childhood settings as well. I also am a very musical person so this reading has helped me also to know how I can use my musical skills to teach children.