Early Childhood Standards of Quality for ... - State of Michigan

ELE: Approaches to LearningQuestions for Reflection1. What practices or procedures are in place to help children engage inprior planning of their own and to remind them of their plans as needed;e.g., through the use of planning charts or planning techniques of variouskinds?2. How do adults provide ways for children to revisit and reflect on theirexperiences and learning?3. Are adults in tune with the need to make thoughtful comments aboutchildren’s efforts without unnecessarily interrupting children’s thinking?4. How do adults help children identify successful strategies for problemsolving?Some examples are as follows:• “What do you remember about how you did that the last time?”• “It really helps when you look for the very first letter of your name tofind your cubby.”• “Let’s repeat the directions together, so everyone will know whatto do next.”5. In what ways are adults helped to understand how to offerencouragement that is specific and meaningful to what a child (orchildren) have actually done and to avoid non-specific and exaggeratedpraise?3. Early Learning Expectation: Children show increasing inventionand imagination in their work and play in all areas of thecurriculum. [HSCOF-ATL 7.3.1, 7.3.2]Children typically:1. Experiment, explore, and ask questions freely.2. Try new things and take risks.3. Problem solve using a variety of strategies.4. Grow in their ability to elaborate on their original ideas.5. Increasingly show originality and flexibility in their work.6. Use more and more complex scenarios in play.7. Explore movement, music, and a variety of artistic modes.60 Michigan Department of Education