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No the parents didn't hire me to educate her. I'm interested in it. I thought it would be something new for her to do. The other dcg will paint, cut & paste with me, do letters, numbers, colors. She doesn't like to do any of that, she only likes to play or watch tv, which they only get one cartoon a week on Fri. just before pick up. I wanted to find ways to get her interested in other things, especially letter since she's not going to preschool.
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Since asking her directly causes her to loose interest immediately, I would simple tell her for awhile. For example while reading one of her favorite books, instead of asking what letter starts a word tell her what the letter is. Let's read "Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus". I see two D's in the title. Point to them and then continue with the story. Slowly point to more and more letters. It may be helpful for you to focus on one letter every day to keep your focus. After a couple weeks maybe she'll be more interested in answering questions. Children need lots of input of information before they can spit the information back to you. Make sure you have lots of letters in her environment such as letter blocks, magnets, posters with words, calendar, books, and find ways to show her her name often too. She may pick up the letters in her name first if you make a point to spell out her name every time you write it on an art project. Have her name on her chair or placemat, by her coat, consider making a poster with pictures of all the kids next to their printed names. Since she's not interested in fine motor skills of crafting maybe her hands are weaker than they should be and you could massage them to help them feel better and gain strength. Try and get her to play with smaller toys such as pony beads stringing them, sorting them, dropping them in a water bottle, counting them. Be as playful as you can be and don't push for her to do things just offer and tell her about what you are doing.Celebrate! :
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If you can get your hands on some zoo phobic cards I swear by them. Every single one of my DCK know sight and sound most of them just turned 3.
It only took about 2 weeks for them to learn. I have one 3.5 and one 4.0 boys that can read level 1 easy readers.
Zoo phonics is expensive so go on eBay to see if you can find some cards there.
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I can give you a few suggestions...
Right now, there is a music teacher working with my kids. She brings a keyboard with the notes written on the keys. They are playing Old McDonald by pressing the appropriate keys...B, D, etc.
Last week the letter of the week was L. We made puffy paint Lions and Lambs...we are also talking about Spring. We made our lions and lambs on big pieces of butcher block paper. I wrote the words LION and LAMB on each one, and wrote the "L" in a different color. That is actually a bit important because studies in cognitive psych have shown that everyone, adults and children, will retain the informatin better if it is differentiated. We read the story of Lucy the Lamb...I showed them the sign for "L" is ASL and then when I read and "L" word I held up the sign.
The older kids made "L" collages. I helped them identify "L" pictures in a magazine, which they cut out and glued to construction paper that I wrote "Ll" on. I then invite them to show their L words do Mommy and Daddy.
In other words, just try to incorporate the letter of your choice in to whatever activity you are already doing.Comment
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ps: Puffy paint = 2 parts foam shaving cream to one part glue, add a little paint to color...or not if you happen to be making snow or a lamb.
It takes a bit to dry, but from a sensory standpoint, it's pretty cool.Comment
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I didn't read all of the suggestions, so forgive me if I repeat anything. Here's what I do:
I bought them each their own letter/number writing books so that they have something special of their own.
Dry erase boards are a great way to get them interested. They LOVE writing on them, so I write down a word, have them underline the "letter of the week," and tell me what sound it makes in the word.
I incorporate our letter of the week in many of the week's activities, meals, and story times. For example, this week is A week, so I got them Angel food cake, strawberries, and cream for a snack/special treat. I also have read books that have alligator, the name Al, etc. It's a fun way to remind them and reinforce what they have learned.
We also have an alphabet game that we play with Eric Carle illustrations.
In short, just do everything you can to make it fun and incorporate the lesson so that they don't necessarily know that you're still teaching them.sigpicA characteristic of the normal child is he doesn't act that way very often. ~Author UnknownComment
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Leap Frog Letter Factory is the ONLY video I have ever bought for daycare in over 20 years of doing it. Even my babies will go to the fridge, pull off a letter and say "the s says ess" (or whatever one they pull.) It's amazing how easy it is to learn things when they are put to music!
I would be very laid back with her about it though. It seems as though she is resisting, for some reason, and forcing the issue might make it even harder for her .
Nan is right when she says the even though they schools might like to say they "require" certain things, they really are just goals they have-they can't not take a child that doesn't meet their "requirements"!
Another idea is one that worked for my dd. She was born addicted to crack, and thus has some adhd and other learning problems. She is VERY social-life is all about her friends, and she started learning her letters when she started wanting to write her friends names. She never seemed to "get it" until she figured out that letters were what made up names, then it finally clicked!
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There is a television show that reallllly helped get my kids excited about writing and reading. Sounds silly, but it's WordWorld. Everything is made up of words.
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Yes but then you have the kids who will ALWAYS be behind because they weren't up to par with the expected and the rest of the group. So they fail, get picked on, lose interest, withdrawal etc. This is not fair for a child to enter school not knowing what is expected. Although every kid learns at their own pace, if they are not understanding what is happening, then they will be turned off of school.
Also, it is not fair to the teachers, who cannot move forward with their curriculum because they have to help 1 or 2 students that parents never invested the time in. So while I don't think it should fall on the daycare provider if they have tried endlessly and not succeeded, the parent should be held responsible for it. They should be seeking out how to help this child.
Mine would fight me, and then one day, they just said help me. So I did.
My sister teaches gr. 3/4 split, and had to deal with a teacher who taught gr 2's and did not do her job at all. My sis had to then teach these kids (half of her class) things tehy should've known coming into gr 3 before she could teach her curriculum.Comment
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I hear what you are saying.
I just don't see how this has anything to do with daycare unless the provider says she's interested in it and wants to be involved in it. If the provider is interested in working with the child in preparing her for their schools entry level skill sets then of course, she should do it. There are a lot of people on this board who can help her.
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