Saturday, February 18, 2012
Prior knowledge
An article in the NY Times recently highlighted for me the vast differences that can occur among children as far as background and prior knowledge is concerned. When students come to us with this wide difference, it certainly makes it imperative to attempt to get these children experiences that will enable them to have the background to succeed. It is a quick read and should make those of us in better circumstances grateful for the environment in which we grew up.
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Many stages in children development and in every stage they learn a lot of new things. Childcare specialists, nursery school teachers and day-care workers can understand these stages of child development well and can support the parents in helping their child’s personality to develop in an appropriate way.
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