Outcome 1.3 – Specifies the teaching approaches you’ll
use and the learning environs you’ll create to support the social dimensions of
early literacy/numeracy
In class last week we were given questions to discuss about
what kind of early childhood educator we would be and what we have learned
about children’s literacy and numeracy learning. These questions really got me
thinking about what kind of teacher I wanted to be and how I would be able to
create learning environments for children to develop their literacy and
numeracy skills.
I want to be an early childhood teacher who knows how to
scaffold and build onto children’s knowledge about anything that they are interested
in learning. I will need to understand that all children learn differently and
have different interests so I will need to create different learning
experiences that will cater for all the children’s interests and learning
styles. I want to be a teacher who children
will look up to as a role model. I will set a good example to the children in
the ways I would respect others and speak to others I want to be a teacher who
children can easily approach and feel comfortable to talk about the work at
school, issues at school and issues at home.
I will also be helpful and show the children which behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable. I want to be a teacher who treats all children that I teach as equal and have an inclusive teaching approach. I will be culturally sensitive and I want to be supportive of all the children’s learning. I will be kind and friendly and respectful to all the children, their parents and my work colleagues. I will continue to learn myself and gain new skills so I will be able to be the best teacher I can be. I visualise myself as being a teacher who appreciates all the different skills that each individual child has as all children are unique and have different strengths. I see myself as a teacher who will be enthusiastic and passionate and I enjoy bringing joy to children’s lives and I want to help children to do the best that they can and be the best person that they can be in life.
What I have learned about children’s literacy and numeracy is that literacy and numeracy skills can be developed and learned in everything that a child does and the experiences that they are provided with. From the weekly readings I have looked at so far, I have learned that there are many different ways a child can gain literacy skills or numeracy skills. You can provide children with basic materials such as easy number games or books but then you can provide children with many other experiences such as painting and other arts and dramatic play for literacy development. I have also learned that music is known to also support numeracy development in children as they can learn about different mathematical concepts through the different elements of music such as the beat and tempo/speed of music.
I have also learned that the more experiences a child is given to support their learning in literacy and numeracy, the more skills they will develop in numeracy and literacy. This means that as an educator I will need to be able to provide as many experiences as possible for the children so they will be able to develop these skills. I will also need to be able to encourage the children’s parents to support their children’s learning at home as there’s so much that a child is able to learn in their own home. I read an article that talked about the teaching styles of the Reggio Emilia approach and I really like what they do as they give the children a lot of freedom to be able to learn in different styles and settings.
As an educator I hope to be able to use some of their ideas and incorporate them into the early childhood setting that I work in. To be able to support children in their literacy development I believe that I will need to understand what mathematical capabilities that the children already have so that I will know what kinds of learning experiences I will need to provide them to be able to expand their knowledge and current skills. I will also need to help the children to be able to make connections with literacy and mathematical concepts in their everyday lives so that they will be able to use the skills that they are being taught every day.
I will also be helpful and show the children which behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable. I want to be a teacher who treats all children that I teach as equal and have an inclusive teaching approach. I will be culturally sensitive and I want to be supportive of all the children’s learning. I will be kind and friendly and respectful to all the children, their parents and my work colleagues. I will continue to learn myself and gain new skills so I will be able to be the best teacher I can be. I visualise myself as being a teacher who appreciates all the different skills that each individual child has as all children are unique and have different strengths. I see myself as a teacher who will be enthusiastic and passionate and I enjoy bringing joy to children’s lives and I want to help children to do the best that they can and be the best person that they can be in life.
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What I have learned about children’s literacy and numeracy is that literacy and numeracy skills can be developed and learned in everything that a child does and the experiences that they are provided with. From the weekly readings I have looked at so far, I have learned that there are many different ways a child can gain literacy skills or numeracy skills. You can provide children with basic materials such as easy number games or books but then you can provide children with many other experiences such as painting and other arts and dramatic play for literacy development. I have also learned that music is known to also support numeracy development in children as they can learn about different mathematical concepts through the different elements of music such as the beat and tempo/speed of music.
I have also learned that the more experiences a child is given to support their learning in literacy and numeracy, the more skills they will develop in numeracy and literacy. This means that as an educator I will need to be able to provide as many experiences as possible for the children so they will be able to develop these skills. I will also need to be able to encourage the children’s parents to support their children’s learning at home as there’s so much that a child is able to learn in their own home. I read an article that talked about the teaching styles of the Reggio Emilia approach and I really like what they do as they give the children a lot of freedom to be able to learn in different styles and settings.
As an educator I hope to be able to use some of their ideas and incorporate them into the early childhood setting that I work in. To be able to support children in their literacy development I believe that I will need to understand what mathematical capabilities that the children already have so that I will know what kinds of learning experiences I will need to provide them to be able to expand their knowledge and current skills. I will also need to help the children to be able to make connections with literacy and mathematical concepts in their everyday lives so that they will be able to use the skills that they are being taught every day.
I believe in children learning through play as I believe a
child learns best when they are participating in learning experiences that are
fun as well as educational and experiences that let them be free to explore and
learn on their own or in groups. I don’t think it is good for children to just
be given sheet work to do as it isn’t very exciting at all and the children are
all learning in the same way instead of each child learning things individually
in different ways. I believe it is good for children to be able to learn in
outdoor settings as well as indoor settings as there are different experiences
that can be created for children in different settings. For example in indoor
settings children can learn to read books or they can play with blocks,
puzzles, paint, listen to music, play with dress ups and play in the home
corner. In outdoor settings children are free to explore in the gardens, they
are able to run around, they are able to play in the sandpit, do paintings,
create things using natural materials or different materials such as boxes,
fabrics etc. There is so much a teacher can do to support children’s learning
in both outdoor and indoor settings and in both of these settings they can
develop literacy and numeracy skills. I also think that it is good to let the
children take the lead in their learning instead of the teacher always planning
activities as children like to be able to be free also to create their own
activities and learn in their own ways as well.
At the kindergarten I have been doing my placement at, I read a quote that the teacher had on the whiteboard which said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge” – Albert Einstein. I thought this was an excellent quote as I believe it is very true as children learn a lot when they use their imagination and creative skills and I believe that through using their imagination they are then able to learn and also develop skills in numeracy and literacy.
At the kindergarten I have been doing my placement at, I read a quote that the teacher had on the whiteboard which said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge” – Albert Einstein. I thought this was an excellent quote as I believe it is very true as children learn a lot when they use their imagination and creative skills and I believe that through using their imagination they are then able to learn and also develop skills in numeracy and literacy.
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The following quote I found has helped me to remember that each child is a unique individual who learns in their own unique ways.
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