In the first U-Tube a young boy Layan is shown practising his reading skills from the age of 1 year and 5 months up to the age of 4 years and 3 months. At the beginning of his reading development program, Layan is shown flashcards introduced by his mother. She speaks out words such as tongue, nose and ladder: words that are known to the child. His mother is encouraging and positive as Layan recites these familiar words, already known to him. As words are pointed to in the book that Layan knows, this reinforces the learning process. As time goes by, more and more words will be added to his memory. especially key words that are well-illustrated in an educational and functional book. By the age of 2 years and 1 month, Layan can remember the word 'pillow', and by the age of 2 years and 4 months, he shows excitement at knowing learned words. As Layan learns more sounds, he reaches the stage whereby at the age of 4, he is able to read the words 'Happy Birthday' on a newly received card. Layan's reading skills continue to improve, as he can now read to himself out loud and is reading well by the age of 4 years and 3 months.
The second U-Tube clip is known as Wee Bee World. This is a small clip that illustrates numeracy in a young animated setting. The animated characters used are a bee, who is the principle educator in this small series. Firstly a single giraffe and a lone monkey appear on an animated screen, where the number two is displayed as a bright and colourful number. Then a further giraffe is added along with the lone monkey. This naturally equate three animals. Lastly three giraffes are added to the screen with the monkey, equating to four animal characters. This clip emphasises Basic Maths Skills for young children, being a passive way for children to learn.
The next film clip that I observed is titled 'Teachers TV Drama 4 Learning - Maths Through Drama at Key Stage 1.
In this video clip the children are actively involved, as they sing to the cue of the drama teacher. She has introduced drama into their maths learning and at around the age of four years, these young children are able to readily absorb creative and educational concepts easily. At this young stage of their lives, children have vivid imaginations and much energy to match. The talented teacher combined the concepts of maths learning with drama. She brought maths into her role and found that the children are keen to learn more. They are naturally interested in solving maths problems, most likely because the teacher has introduced new maths learning in a fun way. She made the comment that usually when the children finish their normal set work, they would put their work away. The teacher commented that they continue to ask relevant questions about maths and numeracy (at their level), readily and easily instead. In one of the drama skits, the teacher took on the role of a Chef. She was able to incorporate maths learning into the world of cooking and undoubtedly the concepts of basic maths which the children are already being taught, would become more meaningful to them. This is because these skills are being introduced to their everyday world of cooking, (in this example) and at their present level of understanding. This video highlights the relevance and importance of maths in many of the normal aspects of life. Enabling children to understand the maths concepts in a creative and easy manner, will add encouragement to their future maths solving skills, encouraging them to solve these concepts in the real world and giving them a basis for future learning.
References
- 4 year old child reading - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WPZ4xG07qk
- Teachers' TV 'Drama 4 Learning' - Maths Through Drama at Key Stage 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0u16p4wyoE
- Adding For Toddlers, Pre-School and Kindergarten Children - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDuHlhbV920
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