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Adult-Child Interactions
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Roles of the Adult in a HighScope Program:
The primary goal of the adult is to support and promote active learning. Adults are intentional in the activities and experiences they provide within their classroom and also encourage children to engage in deliberate and meaningful discussions about their play. Teacher’s find and take action when opportunities arise for an extension in a child’s experience. Ways teachers do this include:
-“Suggesting new materials
-Expanding children’s ideas with questions or comments
-Supporting children’s social interactions with peers and adults”
(Follari, 2011, p. 159)
Adults also take on the role of an observer within the classroom. They use observation as an imperative tool to assessing a child’s progress, individualizing instruction, discovering a child’s interests, or simply just getting to know the child better(Follari, 2011, p.159).
Other essential roles of an adult include, taking record of every child, facilitating a small or large group time activity and also communicating with families on a regular basis. The HighScope adult wears many hats within the overall role of a teacher. Adults are constantly and consistently providing or receiving imperative information for the benefit of the children within the program.
Roles of Children in a HighScope Classroom:
A child’s role in a HighScope classroom is to take control of their learning. They are encouraged to make deliberate decisions and choices relative to their actions. They also are also given the tools and support to take responsibility of their actions and discuss and communicate with others about their experiences. The Plan-Do-Review process is an essential component in helping the development of these skills. Children are provided with an environment in which they can explore, manipulate and question the world around them.
The primary goal of the adult is to support and promote active learning. Adults are intentional in the activities and experiences they provide within their classroom and also encourage children to engage in deliberate and meaningful discussions about their play. Teacher’s find and take action when opportunities arise for an extension in a child’s experience. Ways teachers do this include:
-“Suggesting new materials
-Expanding children’s ideas with questions or comments
-Supporting children’s social interactions with peers and adults”
(Follari, 2011, p. 159)
Adults also take on the role of an observer within the classroom. They use observation as an imperative tool to assessing a child’s progress, individualizing instruction, discovering a child’s interests, or simply just getting to know the child better(Follari, 2011, p.159).
Other essential roles of an adult include, taking record of every child, facilitating a small or large group time activity and also communicating with families on a regular basis. The HighScope adult wears many hats within the overall role of a teacher. Adults are constantly and consistently providing or receiving imperative information for the benefit of the children within the program.
Roles of Children in a HighScope Classroom:
A child’s role in a HighScope classroom is to take control of their learning. They are encouraged to make deliberate decisions and choices relative to their actions. They also are also given the tools and support to take responsibility of their actions and discuss and communicate with others about their experiences. The Plan-Do-Review process is an essential component in helping the development of these skills. Children are provided with an environment in which they can explore, manipulate and question the world around them.