1. Welcome Cierra Jolly April 9,2008 Children’s Place Learning Center Mrs. Helen Session » Children’s Place

2. Why here? love working with children Owning a learning center Love teaching Love infants Environment Jolly

3. Responsibilities Children’s Place Learning Center

4. What I learned? Proper care of infants Patience Research question Steps of running a center Adult Partner Learn at own pace Jolly www.nqcc.org

5. Research Question? How does early participation in a learning center affect a child’s social, emotional, and cognitive development?

6. Answer to Research Better prepares them for school Curiosity My study Further my knowledge Help parents

7. Based on Practicum Socially enhanced Basics of life at an early age How to respect others Importance of sharing Jolly

8. Adult Partner Interview Children who attend early learning have: Head start in Developing skills Better prepared for school Benefit in a structural program both socially & Emotionally Show greater development

9. Interview Interviewed mother: Ms. Robbie Better cognitive skills Better social skills Less emotional attached Learn how to interact Jolly

10. Stages of developments! Sensor motor: understand the way the world work (Kopp) Preoperational: use mental mind (Kopp) Concrete operational: perform logical operations ( Jean Piaget) Formal operational: think logically about abstract issues and hypothetical issues (Jean Piaget)

11. Are the study’s true.. Children who attend early learning: Higher IQ’S (Wilson) Less likely to repeat a grade (Ginn) Learn how to increase learning skills (Barnett) Learn how to listen to others Jolly

12. Social Development Interacting Depends on the age of a child Babies social develop: consist of crying Learn how to communicate Jolly

13. Emotional Development Laughing Smiling Crying Sad Frustrated Jolly childphotograph y. com

14. Cognitive Development Think, and learn Babies initiate actions (Kopp) Hands on skills Listening to teacher Listening to students Following rules (Watson) Key component of children character (Halverson) Jolly

15. Importance of early learning Parents play a major role (Ginn) Children who don’t attend early learning: More likely to struggle (Development of Children) Began pro-social behavior (Head Start information) Children are more enhanced in early learning centers (Illinois State Board of Education)

16. Statistics 38%:Care from parents 24%:Cared by relatives 17%:Non relatives 6%:Head start Ages 3-5:More likely to be cared for in a program Under age 3:Cared for by parent (National Center of Education)

17. Advantage of Developments Language Vocabulary Building skills Pre-reading Interacting Imagination Problem solve Overall intelligence Jolly kidony. com

18. My Product Orientation Guide Parents Better understanding Importance of learning centers Explain advantages Acknowledge why children should participate

19. Conclusion How does early participation in a learning center affects a child’s social, emotional, and cognitive development? Better prepared for the future Learn how to interact Prepared for school

20. Overall Experience SMP: Helpful Prepare for the future Children Helping Teaching Owning

21. My Future Michigan State University Open a learning center Role model Teach Own business thebestlinks.com

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