Ech205 Wk 5 Group Kindergarten Preparation

Kindergarten readiness is a major discussion topic for parents of early childhood-aged children. There has been considerable research and an abundance of studies done to help parents and teachers make the best decisions for children at this important stage of their education. For this group project, your group will be pretending that everyone is a teacher at a local school and are all on the kindergarten team. The principal has asked your team to do an assignment. Some local parents have come to the school asking for advice about how best to prepare their children to enter kindergarten. The principal would like to provide this group of parents with some research-based information to help them out. Assignment information: Your group will be answering questions for the parents and supporting their answers with research that comes from the textbook for this course. The textbook chapters are located under each week’s assignments in the section labeled “Learning Activities”. I would suggest looking through Chapter 10 – 17 in weeks 3 and 4. Write a 175- to 350-word paper in which you answer the parents' questions. There are 7 questions below. Each member of the group will answer one question and support their answer with information from the text. For example, if you have 3 members then your group will answer 3 questions. If you have 4 members your group will answer 4 questions etc. Please distribute the work fairly among the members of the group. Remember to include a reference page and type the paper in APA formatting. As a group you will decide who will answer what question and you will only turn in ONE paper with everyone's answer on it. Make a cover sheet with everyone's name on it that participated. If they did not do the work, do not include their name. I will grade accordingly. 1. What would you tell the parents about best practices and appropriate learning theories? 2. How would you describe the differences between academic activities in preschool school and kindergarten? What types of activities should a parent do at home? 3. How can parents support the social and emotional development of their child? Explain and provide examples. 4. Explain a child’s physical and motor development that should take place during their preschool years. How will they know if their child is on track? 5. Explain the cognitive development of a child during the preschool years. Give examples of executive functions that are acquired during this time. How will a parent know that their child is on track? 6. Explain how language, literacy and pretend play help a child get ready for kindergarten. What can a parent do at home to help? 7. Week 1 – Chapter 18 – Discuss how family members can influence a child’s development. Give examples. Don’t forget: Cite references to support your assignment. Format your citations according to APA guidelines. Submit your assignment.Cite references to support your assignment.