"Experts generally agree that taking all opportunities to read books and other material aloud to children is the best preparation for their learning to read. The pleasures of being read to are far more likely to strengthen a child's desire to learn to read than are repetitions of sounds, alphabet drills, and deciphering uninteresting words." ~Lilian Katz
"Providing families with information and assistance in selecting high-quality child care services will increase public awareness of this issue, create a demand for more high-quality child care options, and strengthen the role of parents in informing public policy and improving practices." ~Virginia Buysse
"The preschool years are the first and the most fundamental period when children are in fact noticing who they are and are noticing the attitudes and the stereotypes and the discomforts or the positive messages about their skin color, their racial identity, their ethnic identity and so on."
~Louise Derman-Sparks
Jamie
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with Professor Derman-Sparks’s statement. Not only they start to notice the similarities and differences between people but they also start picking up on their caregivers’ attitudes toward other people. That’s why it is so important to teach and most importantly to model respect for people.
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the support, and the world of wisdom you have provided throughout this class. I have gone to your blog every week because I knew I was going to find out something new, exciting or just plain heart-warming. It makes me feel great to know that there are people who share my love and dedication for the early childhood field, and are working tirelessly on improving the lives of young children and their families. I am looking forward to our next course together.