I appreciate the NAEYC website so much. There is so many resources
and new findings that make it interesting just to explore the website and see
what I can learn from.
Specific sections that caught my eye and have been the most
useful to me are the links located at the top of the webpage providing
resources and publications. I think it is always a great tool to stay up to
date on the newest publications and research that is being shared about the
world of early childhood development and with these links providing so much it
makes it easy to read at least one new thing a week.
NAEYC presented an article “Playing it Safe,” which was all
about how to protect children on a playground. At my program we recently had a
little girl fall off of the play structure and break her arm, this event made
me want to find effective ways to keep the kids safe while letting them enjoy
the outside time.
I was not able to find specific examples of how economists, neuroscientists
or politicians support the EC field, but many articles have some kind of contributions
from research provided by members in these fields. NAEYC also has links to see
changes in the federal, state and governments are doing in your local area.
With these links being provided it makes it easier to find what is happening in
your local government and if changes need to be brought to light.
References:
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteNAEYC’s website is one of my favorites! There is a considerable amount of information in regards to children, families, and educators. I use there publications for training and child guidance for my staff in the early childhood field. The article “Playing It Safe” does offer some great facts about safe indoor and outdoor play.
Thank you for the reminder to continue using this wonderful website.
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for sharing the article "playing it safe". At our school we highly emphasize on the safety of children. Although children play and therefore fall, bump into each other, accidentally do things that hurt their friends. One strategy we implement at school is when we take children out to play, say in the playground, the teachers disperse around. One monitors children playing with bikes, one the ones on the swing and the playground area, one the children playing in the sand pit, etc. We have been able to reduce the number of accidents drastically. But still every now and again we have to rush a child to see the nurse. I just shared the article with my colleagues at school. Many thanks
Maryam
Thank you for sharing. I am definitely going to head to the website for further resources.
ReplyDeleteas Maryam mentioned, dispersing the staff can help decrease the issue of injury on the playground. It is just another reminder of the importance of staff: student ratios.
During one of my observations, I sat down on the school field during play time. with 50 children on the field, and only 2 teachers to watch (not counting myself as an observer, because there are only typically 2 there) it felt a bit unnerving. When one child comes up to tattle on another, to ask a question, or even crying, you take your eyes off the field and other children.