Foundations and Implications of a Differentiated Classroom

• Define differentiation in your own words including the justification for differentiating in the classroom environment.

In my HighScope classroom it will be divided into well- define interest areas with a enough space for distinctive types of play (HighScope 2011) I will make the classroom room colorful, inviting  and welcoming for children and their parents

• Describe how you will create a positive learning environment that is also safe and secure.

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As the teacher in my HighScope classroom I will make sure the material are safe, clean, and well maintained. (HighScope 2011) I will make sure that the toys are sanitized weekly and as needed. broken items will throw out. I will make sure that small items are not hazard for children to swallow. The classroom will be label. The toys will be stored in a see through box. This will help children recognize letters and later they will be able to read. Keep things in order will help children with clean up time and it will teach children that putting toys and items back in their places will help keep the classroom clean and  safe.

• Describe how you will meet the social and emotional needs of your students including ways to eliminate student fear of failure.

As a teacher I will work with the students and scaffold children learning.  Let the children experiment on their own. Play as a partner do not take over their play. Let the children lead in the play. As a teacher I will take a supporting role offer suggestions. Converse in a give and take style. Accept children's emotion. Address children feelings and emotions. Let children express what they feel and why they feel this way.

• Discuss your expectations of student work and assignments.

With my head start children I will encourage them to create what ever they want. Encourage children to talk about their picture. Describe what they create.

• Describe how you will provide students opportunities to succeed.

By using different teaching strategies. A consistent daily routine is a framework for teaching and learning. It free children and adults from worrying about what comes next, and it enables them to use their creative energies on the task at hand. (HighScope 2011) Provide a consistent predictable sequence of events that gives children a sense of control over what happens next and a stable and secure psychological environment within which  they are free to make choices and initiate activities.

• Discuss how you will assess student work.

Cor Advantage assesses early childhood development from infancy through kindergarten in eight content areas: Approaches to Learning; Social and Emotional Development; Physical Development and Health; Language, Literacy, and Communication; Mathematics; Creative Arts; Science and Technology; and Social Studies. (HighScope 2014)

References

Epstein , A. S. (2007) Essential of active learning in preschool: Getting to know the HighScope Curriculum. Ypsilanti, MI: HighScope Press.

Epstein, A.S (2012) Approaches to learning. Ypsilanti, MI: HighScope Press

Epstein , A.S (2012) Social and emotional development. Ypsilanti, MI: HighScope Press