4.2 Re-do

4.2

An example of an approach that does not support, my beliefs and what I am learning:

Within my experiences of working with an educator I have found that many have different beliefs and have different outcomes to the more recent studies in regards to a child’s early literacy and numeracy experiences. As the educator at my most recent placement, does not agree or support the notion of letting young children explore their numeracy and literacy through the notion of play. She is strong believer in young children reading and writing to their educators on a daily basis. An example of this is that every morning the children will be presented with a work sheet, weather it’s a word search, or mathematics or writing work sheet, it’s a work sheet which they need to do complete. She believes that this will provide the children with a strong base for there future of numeracy and literacy. However when relating this to my literacy and numeracy knowledge I believe that young children can contribute to there literacy and numeracy learning through there own experiences. As the class does have behavior issues, she has the belief that by keeping them at their table working on a sheet will keep control of them. However it is evident that it is not a success, therefore I feel she needs to explore the notion of play as the children I feel may enjoy this a lot more, and they can explore numeracy and literacy at a level and standard that they feel is suitable for them. I believe that in todays society children are surrounded by a lot of numeracy and literacy and have the a significant amount of resources that will provide education for there literacy and numeracy. A child will learn best through there own learning and experiences however peers around them for example families and educators can have an input on there early learning of literacy and numeracy. This can be through words, play, drawing or providing simple experiences. From my knowledge gained within this topic I strongly support the incorporation of play and awareness in literacy and numeracy (Bobis, J., deVries, E., Dockett, S., Highfield, K., Hunting, R., Lee, S., Perry, B. & Thomas, L. 2010). The educators who will incorporate these aspects into their early learning will provide a rich learning environment for the young children.

References:

Bobis, J., deVries, E., Dockett, S., Highfield, K., Hunting, R., Lee, S., Perry, B. & Thomas, L. (2010, July). Playing with mathematics: Play in early childhood as a context for mathematical learning. Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia’s 33^rd Annual Conference: Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education, Fremantle, WA.