Week 2, Foundation of Learning
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Speech: Infants learns to speak from watching the mouths of parents and other care givers. Language heard through other media is too quick and fleeting for the child to associate mouth movement with sound. You’re child needs to hear and see you speak and sing. The greater the frequency and variety of sounds and words you use in caring for your child the greater his or her ability is to understand and learn to speak. Singing often and directly to your child is great way to help your child hear and understand language. From Simple Steps by Karen Miller.
Repetition: As a baby or child practices a favorite activity they are actually helping their brain grow. Growth and development of the child from birth to seven years old, takes place primarily through the child’s movement and touch experiences. Repetition aids in solidifying the pathways in the brain that are formed and reinforced through touch and movement activities. The child enjoys and needs to experience activities over and over and over and over again to form and reinforce links and pathways in the brain that the child will use in future learning.
Active Listening: There is a difference between hearing and listening. Children have to be taught to listen. Listening is a process that stretches beyond the physical act of hearing and involves intellectual and emotional processing. It requires the listener to listen with ears, mind, and heart to understand what is being communicated. Active listening is done through interaction and is vital to learning. In Imagine That we are developing our active listening skills by listening to and imitating different types of drums. Your at home activity guild has information about the various drums we are listening to and imitating in class.
