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| Alabama Preschool | 11/11/2009 | Pam Koons |
Q: I am currently a special education teacher in the local school system. I am interested in owning my ...
A: Your goals are commendable! I know how challenging it is to start and operate a private preschool, ...
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| points to evaluate | 11/7/2009 | Tonya |
Q: i have to evaluate new teachers for pre school .kindly write to me some points how to evaluate ...
A: Generally the main categories will be: 1. Relationships with Students 2. Relationships with Parents ...
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| lesson plan with puppet | 10/31/2009 | Sue |
Q: our assignment is language arts lesson plan with a puppet for preschool age kids. my theme is bugs ...
A: I found a couple of site that might help you. http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=144 ...
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| childhood Educational activities | 10/30/2009 | Tonya |
Q: As a career giver , I have to share information about the child ( Erin 5 year old) with his ...
A: 1. Use a form that is approved by your school/center for sharing information - most places have an ...
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| children in progression of exploration and discovery through play | 10/27/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: Please, do you know an example of comment that provides some sort of explanation about a 5 years old ...
A: Emma, Another school question!! But really, invest in the Creative Curriculum book...it has each ...
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| help children share ideas | 10/26/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: Please, Sally is one of the older children in the children service centre and likes to assist in ...
A: I do this in my program daily! It comes with experience and trust. Trust her as I trust Peter in ...
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| interview sample sheet child’s parents | 10/20/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: I hope that you can help me. I'm a volunteer centre and now my boss wants me to design an interview ...
A: Emma, I do not approach kids by my own subjective views....my first piece of advice to you is that ...
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| ALMOST 3 | 9/29/2009 | Tonya |
Q: HE IS A FAST LEARNER, I WAS WONDERING WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING AT THIS AGE WITH HIM AS FAR AS LEARNING ...
A: First let me congratulate you for reaching out and looking for activities for your son. It means ...
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| child count | 9/25/2009 | Pam Koons |
Q: If I want to run a preschool with about 20 kids ,what kind of classroom arrangement is better ? Put ...
A: That's a very good question. It depends on many factors. 1) The training of your teachers and aides ...
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| 4 1/2 year ready for school. | 9/17/2009 | Tonya |
Q: don't know if you will be able to answer my question as it relates to education in irish schools. my ...
A: I am not familiar with the Irish School system so it is difficult for me to answer your question ...
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| stage of writing | 9/15/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: I am taking a course on line, emerging literacy. One of my projects in this course is to do the ...
A: Here are some sites that will help...they all have useful information..Good luck Cindy ...
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| early childhood education | 9/13/2009 | Tonya |
Q: Can you reccommend any websites that offer early childhood education i want to learn about it and my ...
A: I would try your local community college. Sometimes the continuing education departments have low ...
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| Early Childhood education | 9/13/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: Can you reccommend any websites that offer early childhood education i want to learn about it and my ...
A: here are some sites that may help.... For Training in Florida: http://ecaoffl.org/Viewer.aspx ...
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| Program Director | 9/11/2009 | Sue |
Q: Is it possible in the State of Michigan to become the program director over two child care centers. ...
A: I don't know of any reason why you can't become the director of two centers. But I suggest that you ...
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| 5 and still having accidents | 9/2/2009 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: My daughter is turning 5 tomorrow and is still consistently having accidents 1-2 times a day. She ...
A: Before any questions can be answered, she needs to have a full work-up with her pediatrician. Many ...
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| My two year and her drawings. | 8/12/2009 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: I have a two year old daughter and I can already tell she is very advanced for her age. She has an ...
A: Apparently your child has a gift for art. How wonderful for her, and for you as well! Keep lots of ...
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| Counting Problem in 4.5 year old children | 7/25/2009 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: I have 4.5 year old children. he is very smart and active. He has great Knowledge of colors since he ...
A: He may be too young. Writing reversed numbers happens even in grade two, so don't be surprised that ...
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| New Teachings For a 2 Year Old | 7/21/2009 | Tonya |
Q: I stay home with my 2 year old daughter so I have been trying to teach her some things she would ...
A: Nina, Kudos to you for preparing your child by doing activities at home! Here are a few more ideas: ...
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| director experience | 6/27/2009 | Pam Koons |
Q: I am a credential teacher and have experience teaching preschool to elementary kids. I would like ...
A: That's a very good question. Really, there are 3 answers, each a bit different. 1) It depends a lot ...
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| 5-year-old with multiple issues due to prematurity | 6/18/2009 | Sue |
Q: My son turned 5 last month. He was born at 25.5 weeks gestation and has been involved with ...
A: My feeling is that he just isn't ready for organized sports. I suggest that you look into ...
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| Kindergarten to 1st grade | 5/30/2009 | Tonya |
Q: I'd like to ask advice about my situation. My 5 yr old is in K right now. He's smart, top of the ...
A: I was always the youngest in my class too (got a December birthday), graduated at 17, and I turned ...
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| Kindergarten to 1st grade | 5/29/2009 | Tonya |
Q: I'd like to ask advice about my situation. My 5 yr old is in K right now. He's smart, top of the ...
A: Ok Mike...here's what I think (hope you are ready to hear it): Has your teacher given you ...
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| authorities | 5/16/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: Who are the regulatory authorities relevant to childcare and what does each one do?
A: The authorities, as you call them, are your local (county) children services....I am not sure what ...
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| 5 year old sudden change | 5/12/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: 5 YEAR OLD GIRL: loves other kids, nice, kind, very good at sharing, sweet. Spring/Fall 2008 and ...
A: Okay, glad her health is good...my experience has taught me that these things happen because of ...
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| 5 year old sudden change | 5/7/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: 5 YEAR OLD GIRL: loves other kids, nice, kind, very good at sharing, sweet. Spring/Fall 2008 and ...
A: It sounds like you went to all the right people...good for you...at this point, I would just provide ...
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| primary education | 5/5/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: such as news groups or similiar. a reply would be brilliant thank you Adrian
A: Adrian, Early childhood is not just a phase..it is life to a child...formal education with ...
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| toddler | 4/30/2009 | Sue |
Q: I have a 2 1/2 year old son who is very loving. He points to things of interest and loves to talk. I ...
A: From the information you have given me in your question, I don't see anything that you should be ...
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| Starting a Pre-school | 4/27/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: Is there any site that can help a dummy like step by step in opening up a pre-school/earlychild ...
A: You are not a dummy! I think it is great that you are doing this. Howver, the laws vary state to ...
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| developmental milestones | 4/26/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: I have to design a mock workshop,for parents. My topic is Developmental Milestones Ages3, 4, 5
A: Mary.. Take advantage of this and really do a workshop if you can. I love it..it is a great way to ...
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| Interview? | 4/22/2009 | Tonya |
Q: I'm doing a project for my early childhood class. and i must interview some one who has attained ...
A: How important has having goals been in your success? Goals are extremely important. You have to ...
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| Art competition | 4/21/2009 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: My Elder son who just turned 4 years, seemed to draw well both looking at a picture and imagining ...
A: The important thing in being excited and encouraging to your young son is to remember that he is ...
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| Preschool teacher evaluation form | 4/14/2009 | Tonya |
Q: I read your post and wondered if you were able to find a good evaluation form to be completed for ...
A: I recommend that you start with your written job description and pull the most important parts of ...
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| developmental checklist 6-12 years | 4/9/2009 | Cindy Caporaso |
Q: I am working in child care and studying for my diploma. One of my assignments is to compile ...
A: Please order it from this site...they are the best in our field... ...
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| colour for children up to 2 years | 4/6/2009 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: When you are ,say using different colours in painting or any play objects do you use the language of ...
A: I use the names of things that are...colors, numbers, whatever it is. The kids who can understand ...
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| reply to more information | 3/25/2009 | Tonya |
Q: i've had her for 6 months, she's 15 months old and she has never really interacted with me at all!! ...
A: Ruth, Let's start with the easy issue first: Sometimes a week off (for vacation or holidays) causes ...
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| stressed out stepmom. | 3/19/2009 | Tonya |
Q: My four year old stepson came to live with us just last december. He had been living with his ...
A: Tiffani - After reading your message a few things came to mind: 1. Many experts suggest against too ...
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| Teacher Evaluations | 3/9/2009 | Tonya |
Q: I am looking for an effective and timely approach to evaluating my staff of Early Childhood ...
A: Jenny, I am not familiar with any one form that I would recommend but what you may want to do is to ...
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| brain development | 3/3/2009 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: Do you use knowledge of children's brain development in you working with children? Why or why not?
A: Yes, I do. Go to this website for answers: http://www.naeyc.org/ece/1997/11.asp NAEYC is the ...
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| Techonology at school | 3/3/2009 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: What Early Childhood Educators think about computer technology, cell phone usage and/or other ...
A: Sorry, I don't have answers for you on this one. This sounds like a homework question from an Early ...
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| Nature Versus Nurture | 2/23/2009 | Tonya |
Q: im a cache level 3 student, and im studying child development. im just finding it difficult to ...
A: Demi, This Wikipedia page (although not recommended for scholarly research) can point you in the ...
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