Final Research Project: Learning Through Guided Play Heather R. Johnston Excelsior College Abstract Learning is a process that begins at birth and will continue for the span of our life time. This paper is a proposal to study how that learning process can be persuaded and influenced by guided play. Final Research Paper: Learning through guided play. Do toddlers/ children learn through play? Wood & Attifield offer this insight to learning and play. Vygotsky argued that no single framework of explanatory…
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Throughout this essay it will provide an understanding of the importance of scaffolding in facilitating meaning- making in children’s play. It will provide an understanding of the educator as an integral component of the learning environment. Play in the early years is a crucial support for the development of children throughout their childhood. It provides opportunities for children to actively engage and make sense of the world and the environment around them. It is an important part of an educator’s…
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coach does is that they guided there players/team to victory and for the win and they try their best to do it. A coaches duty is to guided their players to win and they train them for it too. To be a coach u have to have at least a bachelor's degree but it really isn't needed all you really need it experience. Well if you are any sports coach u have to he experience in the in the sport that your coaching like in basketball even some of the coaches in the nba used to play in the nba. All you really…
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learning to read and write. Introducing phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, in structured guided reading, read aloud, shared reading activities focused on children learning styles, prior knowledge, and reading level. Foremost, basing my personal philosophy of literacy instruction, on constructivism and sociolinguistic theories, where hands on experience and guidance are priorities. Therefore, to facilitate that a child acquires literacy skills, as I plan for literacy instruction…
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Personal Philosophy Paper For as long as anyone in my family can remember, I have wanted to become a teacher. When I was five I used to go across the street to play with my neighbor, and we would fight about who would be the teacher when we played school. If I didn’t get to be the teacher it usually meant I packed all my belongings up and went home. I, like many other Americans, want to make a difference. I want to know years from now that I did everything in my power to make a difference, and to…
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College will be a new experience for not only me, but my family as well. There is not only a desire I possess to attend college,but there is also a commitment that I owe my parents and teachers who have guided me through this journey. One of the biggest impacts on my life has been my passion for music. I remember receiving my first clarinet for my birthday and being motivated to not only learn how to play in band, but also for my church. This motivation is the push that has allowed me to strive to…
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The utilization of Milkman’s mental reconciliation in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon makes evident the necessitative act of escaping one’s sheltered lifestyle in order to acquisite self awareness. Since birth, the confliction of responsibility has never been an issue for Milkman. The fabrications of Milkman’s name simply come from the non existence of responsibility in his life because of his upbringing, upperclass. The existence of responsibility does not become apparent until Milkman is destined…
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Another way to achieve high quality care and learning is through interaction and play with the children. Teachers should talk to children at eye level in a calm and encouraging tone. Children need to feel safe and well assured in their place of care before learning can be introduced in the classroom. A child should follow an organized and daily routine that they can become familiar with. Teachers should treat each child as an individual and focus on that child’s individual strengths and weaknesses…
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with you family or guardians, gives you your values; which will deeply impact your views on others and the outside world. Culture affects all of our perspectives by our experiences, and basic stereotypes. In “Ethnic Hash” Patricia says, “What are the habits, customs, and common traits of the social group by which I have been guided in life---and how do I cook them?” ( Williams 11 ) In which means, she is unaware of how it all pieces together. In the short story, Patricia also includes that she has…
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students a basis of what to go by. Modeling is the first and most important step in order for the students to gain mastery of a concept. A teacher must also undergo guided practice with the students. A teacher should also provide as much guided practice that is needed. Teachers need to provide students with endless amounts of practice experiences in reading to build their fluency rate. This should be done with different genres of texts and different levels. Reading a wide variety of literature help children…
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