Learner Claire Fernandez
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I think having the schedule written out and including pictures of the actions helps children by giving them a visual guide. Another tip is to be consistent and do the same activities and/or at the same time to help children learn to what expect after one activity.
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I think having a developmentally appropriate environment and toys are important for a good early learning. Also allowing free play is essential for encouraging development.
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A good way to approach a parent about a developmental screening is reassuring them that a screening doesn’t mean anything bad, it just means their child may need extra support.
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I think screen time definitely has a negative affect of development. From what I have heard and seen, parents tend to direct their children to electronic devices in order to keep them busy. Unfortunately, this means the child is not exploring their surroundings or building their sense of the world around them. These two components are important in development.
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In order to create a “serve and return” environment in our classrooms, we need to respond to actions with appropriate and consequential responses. For example, if a child helps you clean up toys, you respond with “Thank you for helping me! Now our classroom is clean and we have more space to play in.”.