In my quest to find the BEST curriculum for my daycare I would like to complete a study comparing the effectiveness of different approaches in preschool on school success/readiness. In order to design the most effective and highest quality program, I would like to have specific data on the programs that are already in place that I can use as guidelines.
This study would follow the proI gression of children in three different programs. In my area I would choose Montessori, Country Home Learning Center, and La Petite Academy,
Montessori schools are designed to allow children the freedom to choose activities and types of learning they will participate in everyday. La Petite Academy is more regimented and focuses on children producing a product in learning centers as an assessment for learning. Country Home Learning Center uses a variety of teaching styles and activities and offers some measure of child choice in learning.
My study would follow one class from each program for several years to determine which program, if any, best prepared the children for school success.
The benefit to families and children would be the ability to provide the best possible early education! The benefit to society would be children ready for success in school!
Until I am able to conduct this study, I am going to design a program that is a combination of all of these. Based on current research, it seems that the best education is a well rounded one!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
My Personal Research Journey
The topic that I have chosen to research more fully is age appropriate curriculum. I chose this topic because I will be opening a daycare/preschool soon and I want to be able to guide my colleagues in designing effective curriculum.
Three sub topics that I would like to research in relation to curriculum is the importance of play, strategies for building secure attachments, and specific learning games, activities and songs. I feel that these sub topics are important aspects of curriculum.
I have used many of the sites that I copied to this blog during the first course. They have been an excellent resource. I now understand why professor Longo had us do that!
Three sub topics that I would like to research in relation to curriculum is the importance of play, strategies for building secure attachments, and specific learning games, activities and songs. I feel that these sub topics are important aspects of curriculum.
I have used many of the sites that I copied to this blog during the first course. They have been an excellent resource. I now understand why professor Longo had us do that!
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