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Learning Resources

 

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Required Resources

 

Course Text: Marion, M. (2015). Guidance of young children (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Chapter 1, “A Teacher’s Role in Guiding Children” (pp. 3-28)

Chapter 3, “Understanding Child Development” (pp. 61-71)

Chapter 6, “Using Observation in Guiding Children” (pp. 158-180)

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Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (n.d.). Social and emotional learning [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 13 minutes.

 

Early childhood expert, Marilyn Gootman, Ed.D. talks about the importance of social-emotional learning.

 

Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2 – 3 paragraphs in length.

Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.

Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you are responding to.

 

Think about what you have learned about the authoritative style of caregiving. Then write a short scenario or script that demonstrates this style by depicting an early childhood professional interacting with a preschooler or a group of preschoolers. Designate where the professional is demonstrating responsiveness and where the professional is demonstrating demandingness.

 

Put yourself in the role of a preschool teacher. One of the parents of a child in your class has become extremely frustrated with her child’s ability to pay attention. Based on what you have learned about perception in early childhood (pp. 65-71 in the course text), summarize what you would say to help the parent better understand her chil

 

In your own words, explain why observation is an essential tool of child guidance. Use the readings and video programs to support your response.