EYE Work Shop Agenda
TRAINING FOR EARLY YEARS TEACHERS
S.No. Activity Estimated time in minutes Method
1 Welcome 25
Large Group Discussion
2 Introduction & Warm Up 20
Handouts
3 Learning Objectives 10
a Identify priorities working with young Lerners
b Strategies for teaching Early Learners
c Discovery of the Child
d Child Development
e Teaching is an Art
f Developmental Milstones
4 Age group classification
a First Stage
b Second stage
5 Pre School Curriculum
Lecture
a Play Group
75
b Kindergarten-1/Nursery Curriculum
c Kindergarten-2/Prep Curriculum
6 Qualities of a Successful pre school teacher
7 How to teach a Child to read
8 Activities for pre schoolers
9 English Activities for Kids
a Fun, Free and Printable English Activities for Kids
b English Activities – A Valuable Resource
10 Holidays activities
11 Teachers' contribution
12 Group activity Dicussion
13 Suggestions
a Summary 5
b Question Answer session 10 Sharing experience
c Training Feedback Survey 5 Comments
Mrs. Humera Mukhtar
3. Learning Objectives
a) Identify priorities working with
young Learners (Detail below)
Young Learners
Skills such as naming colours, giving names, saying words, showing affections, expressing pure
feeling and hooping on one foot are called developmental landmarks. These developmental
stages are the things most children can do by a certain age. Child leans gradually how to play,
listen, speak, act, react, behave and move.
As child grows into early childhood his/her world began to open up. He will become more
active and independent and tries to focus more on adults and children out of his family. He
wants to explore and asks about the things around him even more. The interactions with
family and teachers will help to shape his personality, thinking's and spirit. During this stage
children must be able to ride tricycle use safety scissors, notice a difference between girls &
boys help to dress & undress themselves, play with other children recall a story and sing a
song.
b) Strategies for teaching Early
Learners
• Child is like a blank page
• Importance of early childhood teacher
• Role of story telling
• Flourishing of the talent of a Child
c) Discovery of the Child
• Classification of the intelligence of Children
• Watering the plant accordingly
• Teacher is going to convert iron into gold
d) Child Development
• Much of the first two years of a child's life is spent in the creation of a child's first
"sense of self"; most children are able to differentiate between themselves and
others by their second year. This is a crucial part of the child's ability to determine
how they should function in relation to other people. Early care must emphasize
links to family, home culture, and home language by uniquely caring for each child.
• Infant education is the education of children before they would normally enter
school. The term "Infant" is typically applied to children between the ages of 1
month and 12 months.
• Early childhood education focuses on children's learning through play, based on
the research and philosophy of Jean Piaget. This belief is centered on the "power
of play". It has been thought that children learn more efficiently and gain more
knowledge through play-based activities such as dramatic play, art, and social
games. This theory plays stems children's natural curiosity and tendencies to
"make believe", mixing in educational lessons.
• Researchers and early childhood educators both view the parents as an integral
part of the early childhood education process.[Often educators refer to parents as
the child's "first and best teacher
e) Teaching is an Art
f) Developmental Millstones
Developmental milestones act as checkpoints in a child's
development to determine what the average child is able
to do at a particular age. Knowing the developmental
milestones for different ages helps parents, teachers, and
healthcare professionals understand normal child
development and also aids in identifying potential
problems with delayed development.
For example, a child who is 12 months old typically can
stand and support his or her weight by holding on to
something. Some children at this age can even walk. If a
child reaches 18 months of age but still cannot walk, it
might indicate a problem that needs further investigation.
4. Age group classification
• First Stage
• Second Stage
“Detail below”
First Stage
Movement: Random movements become coordinated & controle:
grasping, touching, turning balancing, crawling, walking
Language Skills:
• 1. Listening Skills.
2. Speaking Skills.
3. Reading Skills.
4. Writing Skills
Alphabets & Alphabetic sounds.
Use of words to communicate; a progression from babble to words to phrases to
sentences, with the continuously expanding vocabulary & comprehension.
Second Stage:
Tiny details: A fixation on small objects and tiny details.
Order: Characterized by an easier for consistency and repetition & passionate love
for established routine. Children can become deeply disturbed by disorder. The
environment must be carefully ordered with the place for every thing.
Courtesy. Imitation of polite and soft behaviour leading to an
internationalization of these qualities into the personality .
Reinforcement: Reward & Punishment
Refinement of senses: Fascination with sensorial experiences taste, sounds,
seeing, touch, weight, smell resulting with children learning to observe and
with making increasingly refined sensorial discriminations .
Mathematics
Drawing
General Knowledge
Communication Skills
Socialism
Games
5. Pre School Curriculum
• Play Group
• Kindergarten-1/Nursery Curriculum
• Kindergarten-2/Prep Curriculum
6. Qualities to Be a Successful
Preschool Teacher
Personality
• Being a successful preschool teacher requires extraordinary levels of patience,
enthusiasm, creativity, and, above all, a love of early childhood education. A
teacher must understand the needs of both the children and their parents. As the
link between home and school, communicating effectively with parents is crucial
to developing a good relationship with the children and helping them grow. Also,
children develop and learn at very different speeds, so it’s important to be
extremely patient with those who are having difficulty. A good teacher creates an
encouraging atmosphere in which all students support each other.
• Educational Background
• Educational qualifications vary by state, but most states require that preschool
teachers hold at least an associate’s degree and, in many cases, a bachelor’s
degree. A background in education is essential, and a good candidate for a
preschool teaching position will have taken higher education classes in the fields
of psychology, childhood development, education, classroom management, and
curriculum. Many university courses also require aspiring teachers to gain some
hands-on experience volunteering in a classroom, day care center or other similar
environment.
Experience
• Experience working with young children is one
of the keys to being a successful preschool
teacher. Often the best preschool teachers are
those who grew up around younger siblings,
have worked in camps and schools or have
raised children of their own. Most beginner
preschool teachers start out as assistants so they
can learn from other more experienced
teachers. This on-the-job training is incredibly
valuable because it places less responsibility on
the assistant, so they can experiment with
different teaching styles and learn as they go.
Classroom Management
• Management a classroom full of young children can
be very challenging. You have to gain the respect of
the children without scaring them. You want to be
their friend but also want them to treat you as an
authority figure just as they would their parents. A
successful preschool teacher is able to control a
classroom while always keeping things educational
and fun. Organization is extremely important. Even
though a classroom may look messy, there should
always be an underlying organizational theme tied to
education--or else it’s just a playpen. Creating a
welcoming, engaging environment in which the
children can learn while playing is essential
Dedication
• Above all, to be successful preschool teacher, you
should really believe in what you are doing. You
should care tremendously about the progress and
well-being of each and every child in the classroom.
Teaching preschool can be tiring and stressful, but it is
also incredibly rewarding in the end. A bad
experience in preschool can really compromise a
child’s educational future, so you should always do
your best to encourage children and foster their
learning. On the other hand, no teacher is perfect and
you shouldn’t get too discouraged when you make
mistakes now and then.
and
-Patience
-Creativity
-Passion for the Job
-Good Attitude
-Love for EYE
-Education with fun
-The relationship between play, teacher &
student interaction
7. How to teach a child to read
10 Method to read toddlers
(Detailed below)
Read to your child
Teaching your child to read is truly a process that begins at infancy.
(No, I am most certainly NOT advocating programs that claim to
teach your baby to read using flashcards!) What I AM encouraging
you to do is to begin reading with your newborn within days of
welcoming her home! Not only is this a special bonding time for the
two of you, it instills in her a love for books. Enjoyment while
reading is one of the single greatest predictors of reading success in
school-age children. If children don’t learn from an early age to
enjoy reading, it will most likely hinder their ability sometime down
the road.
Ask Questions
• Asking questions while reading to your child is not only great for encouraging your child to interact
with the book, but it is also extremely effective in developing his ability tocomprehend what he is
reading. You see, if our main objective in “reading” is getting our child to “sound out” words, we
have missed the boat entirely. Even children who can decode words and “read” with great fluency
still might not be able to comprehend what they are reading. If a child can’t comprehend what he is
reading, there really is no point to reading at all!
• While your child is a baby, ask him questions such as, “Do you see the cat?” while pointing at the
picture of the cat. This will not only develop his vocabulary, it will also encourage him to interact
with the book that he is reading. As he gets older, ask him to point to things in the book himself and
make the noises of the animals he sees.
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Be a good reading examples
• Even if your child is fascinated with books from an early age, her fascination will
quickly dwindle if she does not see reading modeled in her home. If you are not an
avid reader yourself, make a conscious effort to let your children see you reading
for at least a few minutes each day! Read a magazine, a cookbook, a novel, your
Bible…it’s up to you! But show your child that reading is something that even
adults need to do. If you have a son, share this article with your husband. Sons
need to see their fathers read, especially since it is not something that young
energetic boys are naturally prone to doing.
Identify letters in natural settings
• Before our boys were born, we painted and hung large wooden
letters spelling their name above the cribs as a decorative accent in
their rooms. I would have never guessed that those wooden letters
would have such a learning incentive for Big Brother! Around age
2.5, he began asking what letters were above his name. That’s
honestly how he learned to spell his name…and he can spell his
brother’s name too because he has taken an interest in his letters
as well. In technical terms, this is called “environmental print” and
includes all of the print we are surrounded by–fast food signs,
labels, traffic signs, clothing, magazines, etc.
Incorporate multiple domains of
development
• Children learn best when multiple senses or areas of development are
included. That’s why hands-on learning produces longer retention and
more meaningful application. Once your child has shown an interest in
letters and you have already begun to utilize natural settings for
identifying those letters, begin implementing activities that incorporate as
many senses as possible. Keep in mind that learning letter names
isn’tnearly as important as learning their sounds!
Classify the Genre
Once your child is around 5 and can recognize the difference between real and make-believe, I would
suggest starting to help your child understand various genres of books during your reading time
together. This might seem complicated, but it’s really not. There are around 5 different genres of
children’s books that I would encourage you to point out to your little one. Of course you can use
the term “type” rather than “genre” if that is easier to remember.
• Nonfiction (real stories or facts about animals, places, people, etc)
• Fantasy (make-believe, can’t happen in real life because of magic, talking animals, etc)
• Realistic Fiction (a made-up story, but it could technically happen in real life because the characters
and situations are believable)
• Alphabet Books
• Song Books
Word Families
To put it simply, word families are words that rhyme. Teaching children word families
is a phonemic awareness activity that helps children see patterns in reading. This
is an important skill because it allows children to begin “reading” by grouping sets
of letters within a word. The first part of a word is called the onset and the last
part of the word is conveniently called the rime. Word families share a similar
“rime” as the onset changes.
Once your child recognizes the word “mop”, he’ll then have an advantage to reading
all of the other words that have the same rime (top, pop, stop, cop, hop) because
only one letter is changing. Plus, recognizing rhyming words is a great language
skill in and of itself!
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
“Phonemes” are the smallest sounds in the English language
(go here for a complete list of phonemes). These sounds are made
up of consonants, short vowels, long vowels, and
digraphs. “Phonemic Awareness” consists of learning those sounds
and how to manipulate them within a word. Digraphs are unique
sounds comprised of individual letters like /th/, /sh/, /ch/, etc.
“Phonics” includes learning how to spell those sounds and the various
rules that the English language follows. Phonics is an important
components of reading/spelling, but it should never be the main
focus. Again, we are looking to balance our literacy “program” with
reading comprehension as the end result. Learning the rules of
phonics is simply a tool that helps a child learn to decode and
spell. I used the Pathways to Reading program in the classroom as
my phonemic awareness and phonics program and loved it! It
made learning all of the tricky spellings so much fun, but I wouldn’t
recommend it until your child is in kindergarten or first grade.
Decoding
Decoding is often referred to as “sounding it out.” This is an important element in
teaching your child to read, but it certainly isn’t the most important. Once your
child knows the sounds each letter makes (which is taught in real,
meaningful situations), she is ready to begin putting words together. When
looking at a short word, encourage her to say each individual sound /b/, /a/,
/t/, and then put them together “bat”.
As children decode words with more frequency, they will become more proficient at
automatically identifying that word. Sometimes this task is tedious, though, so it’s
important to find creative ways to make it fun. When I taught first grade, I used to
buy little finger puppets that my students could use to point to the letters as they
were decoding. This was a huge hit and made this process so much fun!
Sight Words
Sight words, also known as high-frequency words, are the most common words in our
written language are are often difficult to decode phonetically because they don’t
follow the rules of phonics. Because of this, they must be memorized. As I’ve
shared with you before, I am not an advocate of rote memorization for optimal
learning because I feel it only utilizes the lowest level of cognitive
processes. However, sight words must be memorized in order for your child to
become a fluent reader. There are a few popular lists of sight words that individual
researchers have found beneficial, including the Dolch List and the Fry List. Don’t
get overwhelmed when looking at this list…just start working on a few words at a
time when you feel your child is ready.
8. Activities for pre schoolers
• Detailed below
Activities
Learning through activities
• Cat and Mouse - A fun game for children to play at spare moments during the day.
• Hunt the Honey - A fun, competitive game, in which children have to find a pot of honey!
• Don't Get Caught! - A fun game, which can be used to reinforce work in lots of subjects.
• Who is it? - A simple game which requires children to identify each other.
• Captain Silence - A simple method of encouraging children to sit quietly.
• Mr. Men Displays - Make an interactive shape and colour display based on the Mr. Men characters.
• Magic Wand - Cast a magic spell on your class, to encourage them to sit up and listen carefully!
• The Magic Carpet -A fun way of learning about other cultures.
• Sounds - A useful PDF worksheet, which asks children to identify how different instruments make sounds.
• Find that Sound - Develop children's listening skills with this game, then make up your own orchestra!
• Rewarding Learning - An effective way of encouraging children and rewarding them when they succeed!
• Yes / No Sticks - Make these simple tools to help children answer your questions.
• Snap / Matching Game - A set of cards (in PDF), which can be laminated and used as part of a snap / matching
game. Contributed by a visitor.
• Exercise - Match the different forms of exercise to the relevant picture.
• Early Years Links - A long list of links to other useful Early Years sites.
• Paint the Playground! - Learn letters, numbers and shapes by painting the playground!
• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - A popular rhyme, translated into Urdu, for younger children to enjoy.
• Song Sack - Choose one of these cards from a song sack and enjoy singing the song together.
• Keeping Records - An extremely easy way of recording learning by early years children.
• Teddy Shoe Shop - A fun way of thinking about estimations.
• ICT and Phonics Top Tips - A set of useful tips and advice for using ICT to develop early Literacy skills.
• Conscious Baby Alphabet - Conscious Baby Alphabet is an alphabet learning tool that is value based; aimed at
broadening the foundational thoughts at early years.
9. English Activities for Kids
• Fun, Free and Printable English Activities for
Kids
• English Activities – A Valuable Resource
10. Holidays activities
• Drawing
• Arrangement of Bedroom
• Noun & verb city
11. Teachers' contribution
• Guide to Children regarding their activities
12. Group activity
• Assignments for participants
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