My research was on pre-k and kindergarten. I emailed you a copy of the lit review with sources. It was pretty interesting to study and very relevant.
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Cathy <[email protected]> wrote: > Mena - can you cite your student's sources? Was her/his research on > kindergarten or per-kindergarten programs? > > Thanks. > Cathy > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 15, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Mena <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have to quote one of my students who researched this topic: > "Controversyexists in early childhood education with the development and > implementation ofskills-based standards and the necessary accompanying > standardized tests. State and national early childhood standards were > developed as a result of NoChild Left Behind, and more recently Race to the > Top, both federal initiatives. The controversy lies in the incongruity > between research-based developmentalpractices that have long been accepted > for early childhood and the academicskills standards that are construed by > many early childhood educators to bereplacing those. Further controversy > erupts due to an increase instandardized testing of young children for > program accountability. Critics argue that such testing has very low > reliability, causes stressfor both children and teachers, causes major > curriculum changes, and results inlarge amounts of teacher-directed > instruction taking the place of moredevelopmentally appropriate activities > that are typical in play-based,child-centered preschools. Traditional > child-initiated instruction inpreschool programs is thought to aid children > in their social and emotionalgrowth, development that will be lacking as > more teacher-directed curriculum isimposed on early childhood in an attempt > to teach skills that are not, in manycases, age appropriate. The tendency > toward standardized teaching andassessment practices for young children is > not only an emotional issue, but atthe very core of determining how > children in the United States will best learnin order to be competent > adults in our global society. This literaturereview investigates this > multi-faceted problem which involves young children,their parents, their > teachers, as well as government agencies and educationaltheorists. " > > > > > > > > > > Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. > > Florida Atlantic University > > Dept. of Teaching and Learning > > College of Education > > 2912 College Ave. ES 214 > > Davie, FL 33314 > > Phone: 954-236-1070 > > Fax: 954-236-1050 > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mlredcon <[email protected]> > > To: mosaic <[email protected]> > > Sent: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 7:44 pm > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Rigor of Common Core in Kindergarten > > > > > > The best way is to do on demand informal assessments using running > records > > so kids can move up when they are ready and lots of interactive read > aloud > > for high level comprehension. Take a look at the > > website-readingwritingproject.com > > Maxine > > > > > > In a message dated 9/14/2012 3:56:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > Hi! In Iowa, we are busy aligning to Iowa Core in Kindergarten - a close > > spin off Common Core. We are experiencing some tripedation as we look > > to the rigor of getting students to an F & P level D by the end of > > Kindergarten. I am a reading specialist that wants to support the Core, > > but more importantly, help my teachers get comfortable and do the right > > thing at the right time in the most developmentaly appropriate way. I > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
