1. How Children Learn

2. Intelligence
The ability to interpret or understand everyday situations and to use the experience when faced with new situations or problems

3. Methods of Learning Incidental Learning-unplanned learning
Cause and effect situations
Push both feet against the bottom of the crib and body moves forward
Trial and Error-tries several solutions before finding one that works
What happens when I touch the cat? Pull it’s tail

4. Methods of Learning Imitation-learning by watching and copying others
Manners
Cooking
Directed Learning-Being taught
Learning to Read

5. Concepts General categories of objects and information
Dog-every animal is a dog
Pronouns “Mamma” & “she”
Time- know soon & later helps w/patience; still do not know minutes or hours
Learn to categorize by shape, color, and size
Know ball is round, grape is round
18 months know “big” and “little”
not till 3 when can distinguish size difference small , medium, large;
2yr olds more patience= know concept of soon, later

6. Intellectual Activity
Attention
Taking notes, people walking in the hallway, being able to concentrate
Memory
Being afraid of dogs, and all animals for a long period of time
By 3 can remember simple directions
Perception
Information received through the senses; everywhere is a field trip!
2-3 start asking “Why”

7. Intellectual Activity
Reasoning
Solve problems and make decisions
1-2 more physical; by 3 using mental more than physical
Need choices to have opportunity to do this well
Imagination
Apparent by 2
Try new things and become a different person
Connect what they see and hear with themselves
See an airplane and wonder if they will fly

8. Intellectual Activity
Creativity
Imagination is used to produce something
Projects, art, dramtic play
Curiosity
Curious about the world around them
Wonder why, or try new things
Allow this in a controlled environment

9. PARNETS/CAREGIVERS Encourage child’s curiosity.
Welcome child’s questions.
Praise child’s efforts to learn new skills.

10. Choosing Books
Are the pictures colorful, interesting, and easy to understand?
Will the story appeal to the child’s interest
Does the story include action that will hold the child’s interest?
Will the child understand most of the words?
Does the book use descriptive language that brings the story alive?
Is the story short enough to read in one sitting?

11. Choosing Books Age Appropriate 1 Year Olds 2 Year Olds 3 Year Olds
Short, simple books
Picture books with objects they can name
Rhyming books
2 Year Olds
Simple Stories
3 Year Olds
Longer stories, with more of a plot
Realistic stories that help use their imagination

12. Become a Master Storyteller
Create excitement and interest by:
Varying the tone of your voice
Give each character a different voice
Use gesture and facial expressions
Take time to learn the book beforehand so you can keep the pictures facing the children

13. Encourage Participation
Turn the pages
Relate back to their life
Ask questions
Let the child be a character
Point out words or familiar objects
Draw pictures to go along with story

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Questions 1-6 RESTATE Comparing: #1