ECED 407 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10.5: One Story, Communication
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Outcomes in classrooms that have used the science start! In conversations and interviews, they report that when they implement science start! children become more engaged, talk and participate more, and learn more. Teachers sometimes indicate that they are surprised by how much the children can learn and they are especially impressed with the children"s acquisition, retention, and generalization of vocabulary that might be considered to be advanced for preschoolers. Parents are also impressed by their children"s growing vocabulary and by how the curriculum impacts the things their children notice and talk about outside of school. One story begins with curi noticing a rainbow on the way to school, and deciding she would like to paint one at school. Finding that children have learned what they have been taught is certainly not unexpected, but it emphasizes again that many general academic delays displayed by children from low-income populations most likely arise from lack of exposure/experience.
