This week in chapter 4 the book went into great detail on how children learn. From what I understand, babies start out with a blank slate and their brains are much like a sponge in that they absorb all information right up. At early ages children learn a lot by observing others and by adult support. The use of adults using a questioning tactic helps them develop a deeper and different understanding of topics and use new ways to learn more about subjects. Much of a child’s life is them steadily learning. Even before they reach school age they are learning big milestones such as walking and talking. It is important however for teachers to take into consideration when they get in school the different learning styles that different kids may have. Some kids may learn better by video lecture or hand written notes. It is important to help accommodate as much as possible to them to help provide them the best learning possibility.
In box 4.6 it is showing how kids solve problems. This is a difficult task for some to learn how to do and learn the patience that often goes into solving problems. In this box, an adult sat down to play with a child and dumped out a box full of toys. Then the adult told the child they could not play with them all and picked up two toys and asked the child to pick. This made the child have make a quick decision and be okay with not getting to do whatever they wanted early on. This choosing between toys and solving a problem is a crucial skill to learn early on and achieve well. Learning to abide by the rules and be okay to the situation is a huge deal that the child learned through this exercise.
The two resources that I enjoyed reading about were from group 10 about multiple intelligence and group 8 that showed websites about the importance of reading to children in and out of the womb. Like I have already stated earlier, knowing that people learn differently than you and intelligent in specific areas is important to take into consideration. This specific website that was shared showed a short clip on how diversity is great and helps make others special. Find your nack in something and be super intelligent in it embracing it every step of the way. The other websites discussed the importance of reading to your child and I strongly believe in this statement. I feel that even without statistics to prove that this is such a beneficial task to do as children can hear in the womb and are absorbing more information than we know. Reading is a wonderful thing and should be started very soon.
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