Portfolio 4
Emma Fitzpatrick 2107606
‘ An experience’
Emma Fitzpatrick 2107606
‘ An experience’
At Kindergarten where I am doing my
placement, I was reading to a girl. The book I was reading was ‘Corduroy’ By
Don Freeman.
The story was about a girl who went shopping
with her Mum, whilst shopping she spotted a beautiful teddy bear that she
wanted to buy. Her Mum refuses to buy
the bear because she doesn’t want to spend any more money and the teddy bear is
also missing a button from his overalls.
The next day, the young girl comes back to the department store with some money that she found in her piggy bank. At this point, the girl that I was reading the story too says to me:
‘Emma, that girl must be 10’
I replied with ‘Why do you think she is 10?’
And she replied with ‘She is at the shops without her Mummy, she must be 10’.
So we turned the page, the girl in the story was buying the teddy bear. The girl who I was reading to turns to me and says ‘Yes she definitely is 10, Emma, she is doing everything by herself’,
The next day, the young girl comes back to the department store with some money that she found in her piggy bank. At this point, the girl that I was reading the story too says to me:
‘Emma, that girl must be 10’
I replied with ‘Why do you think she is 10?’
And she replied with ‘She is at the shops without her Mummy, she must be 10’.
So we turned the page, the girl in the story was buying the teddy bear. The girl who I was reading to turns to me and says ‘Yes she definitely is 10, Emma, she is doing everything by herself’,
I have related this experience to ‘4.2
Describes how parents, peers and communities may see, feel and shape young
children’s early literacy and numeracy experiences’.
Although this experience isn’t from the perspective of a parent seeing and influencing literacy and numeracy, it is shown through the child’s knowledge. Her parents/caregivers must produce an environment of ‘when you are older you can be individual’. This student comes across as though she has had the prior knowledge of literacy and numeracy learning, through outside of the kindergarten setting.
Although this experience isn’t from the perspective of a parent seeing and influencing literacy and numeracy, it is shown through the child’s knowledge. Her parents/caregivers must produce an environment of ‘when you are older you can be individual’. This student comes across as though she has had the prior knowledge of literacy and numeracy learning, through outside of the kindergarten setting.
4.2 Describes how parents, peers &
communities may see, feel & shape young children’s early literacy &
numeracy experiences
Hi Emma,
ReplyDeleteI found your post for learning outcome 4.2 interesting. I agree that this little girl has been told that when she is ten, she is more independent and can do things alone. I think that it is possible that the little girl has older siblings and has been exposed to children who are older than her. I like that you asked the girl why she believes that the character in the book is ten. I think that by asking that question, you were encouraging her to think in a sophisticated manner.
I also think it is good that you acknowledged the fact that the experience is not from the perspective of a parent seeing and influencing literacy and numeracy. I think it is amazing how literacy and numeracy development naturally happens in everyday experiences.
An implication for teaching that I have taken away with me from reading your post is the importance of asking questions to support critical thinking.
Thanks,
Samantha.