Question

In 500-600 words: Describe how a teacher could use screening and assessment tools to develop individualized curriculum for children in their care and improve their overall abilities to care for infants and Toddlers? Why is it important to use details in observations? What are creative ways to use results from observations with children and in the classroom

Answer 1

Children are the most sensitive age group to work upon. There are many things which can be done with children. There are many experiments which can be practiced on them. In schools there are very less institutions which provide individual care for students. Mostly a classroom of 40 to 50 students, will be all mugging up something for the tests to be conducted and just to score good marks to make their parents happy. It is not concentrating on the pesonal improvement of the child, rather beed to improve the standard of his or her family or the institution where the child studies. All the efforts made by parents and teachers are for that. If these children are given individual attention, it is definite that many undiscovered talents of them will be revealed. Also it will help them in understanding the curriculum also better. Without knowing why even theyvare going to school and studying, it is foolishness ro expect from them their best. Instead of stuffing the kids with too much quantities of undigestable matters, make things easy for them according to their capacity. That should be soul aim of any curriculum rather than simply finishing the protions as per scheduled. So it is best to create curriculum according to child's need. For that using screening and assessment tools are the best. Because only through such tools teachers can better understand where the child stands now and how can it be improved. Instead of doing some aptitude tests only during the time when seeking for ajob, it will be far better if childten are toaught according to tbeir aptitude right from the beginning. So such tools will definutely help to develop individualized curriculum for children i their care. Atmost importance is needed for caring infants nd toddlres. The children must be made aware of how they should take care of their younger ones as well. It is important to observe every child keenly. According to Albert Bandurz, children learn a lot from observing others. Ever child have differebt backgrounds. So each of them might have kearned different things even before coming to school. So only by observing their activities teachers can give them proper guidance. By observing some unwanted behaviors like.fighting unnecesarilu, throwing away food , some morality issues etc.there are several ways in which a teacher can handle them. They learn a lot by observing. So showing them good frienship mivies can help them reduce their fights. Movies easily get into their minds. Cartoons are also helpful in that case. Showing them cartoons which shows the fate of fighting kids will help them understand better. Also narration of stories are good in improving tbeir qualities as well as vocabularies. Role plays are other means by which tbis can.be tackled. In classrooms they might prefer to sit with oy the ones they like. Such bonds should be broken. Because there is cahance of forming enemity towards other children. So there should be rotatio and mixing up of seats every now and then. People should not be made to retain hatred in their minds. Family also should take part in the.mission of improving their child better ratber than tbeir status.