"My Connections to Play"

"Play is the beginning of knowledge” & “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” are two quotes that I feel summarized what play represented in my childhood. 

We played these games as a child growing up, and there was a lot of support from family and friends.  Families in the neighbors developed good relationships among each other, therefore, children were able to communicate effectively and play well together. 

There is a big different today how children play.  They have games, television, and computers, instead of reading books, writing or use their imaginations. Children now days say that they’re bored.  As a child found things to do to keep us engaged learning, playing and solving problems. Most children aren’t able to engage into combined activities.   Therefore, professionals must have a curriculum for young children to play together and assist each other in collaborative activities.  Developing language and literacy skills begins at birth through everyday loving interactions, sharing books, telling stories, singing songs, and talking to one another (ZERO TO THREE, 2012)

 ZERO TO THREE: Early Language and Literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-language-literacy/

"Relationship Reflection"

A positive parent-child relationship helps a child feel good about them and become successful in life.  Communicating with your children is a crucial factor for making a connection active.  A child-teacher relationship is necessary as well, seeing that this will be one of the first relationships a child will have outside their family. 

It is essential to me to have a positive relationship with my children.  Trust is another factor to having a respectable relationship.  In fact, parent-teacher relationship can provide children with the support to strengthen their learning.  Parents and teachers communicating help build the foundation for children education.  As a result, this creates a positive atmosphere for parents to become involved in their child’s education.  Parent involvement ensures growth for both parent and child to learn how to help their child’s overcome any problems that may occur. 

The way professionals interact with families and their child create a balance and provides a realistic view of a positive way building trusting.  The more parent involvement benefits children, increase learning, and a positive attitude toward education.  As professional, it is without a doubt their responsibility to improve a child’s academic achievement in developing and maintaining each relationship.  Therefore, it is important for teachers to use developmentally and individually appropriate strategies that take into consideration children’s differing needs, interests, styles, and abilities.

Reference

CSEFEL: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for ... (n.d.). Retrieved from             http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/wwb/wwb12.html