Kindergarten Education

Paper Summary:

This paper presents a reflection of a kindergarten classroom, its students and the teaching strategies and techniques that were used and observed by a student teacher. The paper explains the classroom dynamics and uses examples of work in a rubric pattern to explore the strategies used to teach the lessons.

Outline:
Introduction
Classroom Structure
Teaching Strategies
Conclusion

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"Another teaching strategy that was commonly used was the understanding of different learning styles. To this end the students were given the opportunity to use different styles of learning for the same unit which touched on each student's strength and allowed them to learn more easily. For example the students were learning about the planets. The class studied words about the planets, they colored pictures of the planets and they created a universe on the playground by being strategically placed to model our universe. As they "revolved" around the sun (the teacher) they were taught about gravity and other elements of planet existence. The third commonly used strategy was community learning. The students were often divided into groups to work together on projects. This helped to promote the understanding of teamwork and the ability to use each student's strengths for the group goal."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Moore, Lorraine. Inclusion: Strategies for Working with Young Children Peytral Publications, Inc. (2003)
• Heward, William L. (2003)Ten faulty notions about teaching and learning that hinder the effectiveness of special education. Journal of Special Education.
• Williston, Judy. (2002)trategies for helping early childhood students learn appropriate teaching practices. (Teaching Strategies). Childhood Education.
• Special Education http://www.specialed.ccsu.edu/nicoll-senft/Key%20Legislation%20Affecting%20Young%20Children%20with%20Disabilites.ppt#12
• (Assessmenthttp://www.specialed.ccsu.edu/nicoll-senft/assessment%20(2).ppt#6)

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