Chaper 7 pages 204 - 208, Terrance, Isonia, Millie, Rose

Pages 204 – 208

By the time children are 7yrs old they must attend School or be home schooled.

When children attend kindergarten they develop small motor skills through games and activities and played with language, charts, songs & books, they make discoveries and think through ideas, develop relationships with peers and use language to negotiate.

Because of push-down of academics curriculum- there is pressure for kindergarten teachers to teach skills that was once learned in the first grade.

Homeschooling children learn at home the same values the school district follow. The children learn by going to the library, going on trips, playing sports with peers and hands on activities.

Early childhood educators need additional skills and certification to provide care and complete early intervention and infant mental health serves for children between the ages of birth to 3 yrs. old.

Special Program for Infants and Toddlers: What do special programs offer infants and families?

They provide caring and competent early interventions and mental health services for children and families between the ages of PK-3.

(EI) Early Intervention: In its nature it is therapeutic and support services with disability. These services are: Family Education and Counseling; Home Visits; Speech and Audiology; Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. They are available for children that are born with obvious handicap, significantly premature; delay in developmental milestones. To get the services, referrals have to be made through telephone by parents, doctors, teacher, care givers and friends. I t requires the family’s consent. The process of the EI is the conducting of an intake interview with the family and professionals, where they meet and discuss results. The result of the consultation is to create an IFSP Individual Family Service Plan. The families must at all times be made aware of their rights. During the consultation the family might be engaged in such activities as sit ups, and pro social behaviors. Bathing eating or play behavior is also modeled by consultants/ therapists for families to continue these same activities in the absence of the consultants/ therapists. It is also incumbent on the consultants to exercise cultural competence that is to consider the family’s perspective.
Charter Schools: are nonsectarian public schools that is established with approval and funding from the state but that do not need to comply with all the regulations that govern public schools. Charter schools have more freedom than other public schools to develop curriculum and to assess student learning as they see fit.

Out-of-School Programs: offer programs before and after school that provide academic enrichment. Science museums, art museums, children’s museums, zoos, and botanical gardens often have a rich array of out-of-school programming for young children.

 Infant Mental Health Services:  support healthy infant development within the context of the family and community.  Under immediate stress families receive services such as food and shelter, emotional support and developmental guidance.  Babies experience touchpoints that is periods of frustration and irritability that precede a new development. Early childhood educators can help families identify these predictable touchpoints to understand their child’s mental health and subsequent behavior.

 

Rosemarie Gulston, Isonia Ricks, Terrance Brummell, Milagros Arcia