Here's the long and the short of it...I'm struggling to see any reason to continue identifying and writing learning outcomes for young children. Oh, and by the way, if you think I mean just learning objectives found in general education lesson plans (or in other ways "made visible" due to one … [Read more...]
How To Pinpoint Why A Child Is Struggling
A fellow #ece {r}evolutionary had a fabulous observation after listening to Pre-K Teach & Play Podcast episode #2. She recognized that determining why children struggle is complicated by the fact that the progressions overlap. She wondered if there was an "easier" way to think about a child's … [Read more...]
Progress Versus Performance: Why The Words We Use Matter
Several years ago, we started using the term “performance monitoring” instead of “progress monitoring”. And while we accept and agree that we can all get caught up in words too often, we also know that words carry a great deal of meaning. … [Read more...]
How To Hold Thirty Hands, When You Only Have Two
I don't know a provider or teacher, who doesn't experience frustration in terms of how to best meet the increased obligation to do more and to give more...with fewer and fewer resources. In a nutshell, to hold the hands of all children with just the two hands they have. … [Read more...]
If I Had a Crystal Ball…
How many know just how many upper and lower case letters children should be able to identify by the time they enter Kindergarten? How many are challenged to justify whether or not a child's development and learning is considered typical or on track? Or confronted with the pressure to show growth for … [Read more...]