Wonderful research and website - Defending the Early Years. It was very inspiring listening to educators and reading research to support developmentally appropriate programs with play-based learning for the early years - which does NOT just mean preschool. I have feel so strongly on providing these play-based experiences for kindergarten and first grade as well.
Thank you for sharing Aren!
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Jennie Morrell
Preschool Teacher
Andover Elementary School
Andover CT
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-18-2021 09:25 AM
From: Aren Stone
Subject: Repetition on lesson plan
Julia Capper:
NAEYC has position papers that might interest you. You can also look at Defending the Early Years, the organization whose mission is "to work for a just, equitable, and quality early childhood education for every young child, by informing educators, administrators, and parents about how children develop and learn best and advocating for the active, playful, experiential approaches to learning informed by child development theory and evidence-based research." Website is https://dey.org
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Aren Stone
she/her/hers
Child Development Specialist
The Early Years Project
Cambridge, MA
Original Message:
Sent: 01-16-2021 07:19 PM
From: Julia Capper
Subject: Repetition on lesson plan
I too am worried about the push down of academics to 4 year olds and would love to have specific research to back me up. At least 20 years ago I saw research indicating that early academics was actually detrimental to higher order thinking in the upper grades. Is there anything recent along those lines? Where would you recommend to search?
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Julia Capper
ECSE teacher
San Diego Unified School Distric
San Diego CA
Original Message:
Sent: 01-16-2021 12:58 PM
From: Cathleen McAuliffe
Subject: Repetition on lesson plan
Johsua, it worries me greatly. This a "fight" in which I've been engaged for many, many years now. People forget (or don't know) that the preoperational stage of cognitive development encompasses the years from about age two to age six or seven. And age six or seven is when children were traditionally taught to read. Kindergarten, as I'm sure you know, was never meant to be academic. Froebel must be spinning in his grave. Head Start was never meant to be academic either. The founding educators and professionals knew that exposing children to books and developmentally appropriate toys and environments was the key to giving children what they needed in order to be successful in first grade and beyond. Today we have plenty of research that shows that early academics is actually damaging to children.
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Cathy McAuliffe, PhD
Adjunct Professor
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, Arkansas
Original Message:
Sent: 01-16-2021 11:35 AM
From: Joshua Salinas
Subject: Repetition on lesson plan
Dr . McAuliffe- wanted to ask you what you think of the intense push down in academics into preschool and kindergarten versus using a developmental appropriate process? I taught Kinder for 5 years. My interest has always been early grades. PK -1. Play as an educational tool has been all but eliminated. I have seen the changes since 2006. Thanks
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Joshua Salinas
Gatesville TX
Original Message:
Sent: 01-16-2021 11:21 AM
From: Cathleen McAuliffe
Subject: Repetition on lesson plan
I agree with Joshua. Can you give more context? What do you mean by "trainer?" What curriculum (if any) are you using?
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Cathy McAuliffe, PhD
Early Childhood Coordinator
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, Arkansas
Original Message:
Sent: 01-15-2021 01:15 AM
From: OLIVIA Nelson-Green
Subject: Repetition on lesson plan
My trainer say no to repetition on a lesson plan. But refuse to say when I can repeat an activity. Any Suggestions
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OLIVIA Nelson-Green
Lead Cypa
Fortsill CDC
Lawton OK
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