ECE 430 - TEACER AS A RESEARCHER (2019)
NAME – DHEENA WILARACHCHI XXXXXXXXXX
ASSESSMENT TASK – 1
RESEARCH PLAN
How music and mindfulness can be influence to develop self - regulate in kindergarten children?
Introduction
All living things have self - regulation and self-organize mechanism that guides their development and adaptation stated Bronson XXXXXXXXXXIn kindergarten setting I have experience with the children age between 4-6 years who struggles to overcome responsible and conscious during their social interaction. According to the Bronson (2000). ‘Self-regulation begins with life’. Therefore As a pre service teacher I would like to research why children struggles to overcome these situations? What influence children’s self- regulation development? How environment can be influence? According to Leong (March 2008) ‘self- regulation is a deep internal mechanism that enables children as mindful, intentional and behaviors’. However, lack of self- regulation challenge children to transitions to school. Dr. Williams stated there are 11% in two or more children with development vulnerability still entering to school. Moreover, positive and effective relationships with children can develop children’s self- confidence. According to ACEQA, 2011 Nation quality standard 5 ‘Responsive and meaningful interactions build trusting relationships which engage and support each child to feel secure, confident and included therefore, we must supporting children in decision making. Dr. Kate Williams also stated that early year’s self- regulation is challengeable, it comes with practice not with maturity. Scientifically the left side of the
ain helps to think logically where right side of the
ain helps to involve in emotions and read nonve
al cues. (Daniel J. Siegel, XXXXXXXXXXMainly, the prefrontal cortex is responsible complex cognitive, social behavior, expression, decisions making (Daniel J. Siegel, 2011, pg XXXXXXXXXXIn les Vygotsky’s theories’ cognitive development depends upon when children engage in social behavior. (Vygotsky, L.S XXXXXXXXXXResearching on all the aspects helps me to understand how children’s body and mind interconnected their behavior. Therefore I thought that healing children’s body and mind will help them to control behavioral issues, feelings and emotions. Therefore to heal body and mind we can use music. Dr. Kate Williams stated that music has lots of opportunities to for maintaining attention, (inhabit) stop, wait, take turns and motor coordination.
Engaged children in music and mindfulness program in classroom can develop self -regulation. I have seen children can be calm down for a moment and then they started to shout and talked to each other in the next minute. Suddenly the situation escalated to a clamorous room. In the kindergarten where I work have diverse cultural background. I have observed most of children who comes in the morning have tantrums and separation anxiety. During the kinder program I have noticed that children have lack of self - control skills. Observing all the situation and written documents such as positive behavior plans, redirecting children and informing parents about issues that we have in classroom, I have discussed with kinder teacher about the methods that we have used to develop their self - regulation skills. Reflective practices is the ongoing learning which involves philosophy, ethics and practices. Reflective practices will help to understand what happens and what can be change. (EYLF, XXXXXXXXXXHow can we help children to increase their attention and emotional feelings in the classroom? Effective self- regulation provides a basic step for positive classroom behavior. (Blair and Razza, XXXXXXXXXXI believe that music can help children to concentrate as well as their body movements. Therefore I will use music and mindfulness to develop children self –regulations and to make it successful research.
As I mentioned in my introduction, I realized that I should develop a plan for kindergarten setting. The kinder that I would like to work on my research is situated in eastern subu
s. At present it is a multicultural center. Most of the teachers and children were migrants. Most of the teachers help children using their home language, signs and gestures to communicate. The kindergarten is situated in the area calm and quiet covered with trees. ‘Music is medicine of the mind’ (quaratine81) because music is a language. Children in this center are happy without knowing that they are exposed to different language and culture. In the kindergarten there are 30 children with kinder teacher and two assistant teachers where they provide inclusive support for one to one children with spectrum. Planned program with spontaneous activities in a play based environment. Most of the children have long terms and short terms goals with the help of teacher and educators working towards to develop resilience skills, communicate, integrity, sharing, independent and confidence. Observing all the details, I believe that the research will support the children to experience learning that is engaging and build success for life. (EYLF, 2012).
References
1. Self-Regulation I Early childhood nature and nurture. Martha B. Bronson, The Gulford press, New York, London.
2. Self-regulation development: Strategies for working with children & parents Dr Kate Williams Lecturer School of Early Childhood, QUT.
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www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/shop/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ECA-Learning-Hub-webinar-self-regulation-slides.pdf
3. Child development perspective Self-Regulation in Early Childhood: Improving Conceptual Clarity and Developing Ecologically Valid Measures Megan M. McClelland and Claire E. Cameron, Volume 6, Number 2, 2012, Pages 138–142.
4. The Whole –Brain child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind: Daniel J.Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.:2012 Bantam Books Trade Pape
ack Edition
5. The power of music: its impact on the intellectual, social and personal development of children and young people Susan Hallam, Institute of Education, University of London.
6. Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in Society. Cam
idge, MA: Harvard University Press. The journal of informatics journals. ISSN 1712 – 4441.
7. Beyond the journal by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Developing Self-Regulation in Kindergarten. Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong.
8. Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority 2011, The Guide to the National Quality Standard, ACECQA, NSW.
9. Department of Education and Training, 2009, Belonging Being and Becoming The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia.
ECE 430
DHEENA WILARACHCHI – XXXXXXXXXX
Assessment Task 1 Guide
Overview
Weighting – 20%
Number of words – 800 words
You will establish a project title and discuss the rationale for the selection of this topic. The topic must be relevant to the early childhood and/or primary educational context.
You are encouraged to select a topic which will add value to your personal professional profile with consideration of the AITSL Teaching Standards and/or the National Quality Standards.
Steps
Step 1
Choose an area of interest that draws from the knowledge that you have gained in one of these three areas:
• Aboriginal Knowledge and Experiences
• Arts Education
• Promoting equity, Social justice and Diversity
Step 2
Develop a title for your classroom inquiry
Classroom inquiry usually focuses on the following three threads.
1) an inclusion
For example: How does the introduction of other local languages through games in group time (e.g.,‘what’s the time Mr. Wolf in mandarin?) build an appreciation for linguistic and cultural diversity?’
2) an activity
For example: How does an acknowledgement to country before group time influence engagement with Aboriginal knowledge and experiences?
3) a resource:
For example: How does the introduction of dance space in the kinder room, with dance resources such as scarves, hoops, CD and music to support children’s wellbeing and self-regulation?
Working out what your thread is, will help you develop a title. It is sometimes easier to write your title as a question first and then rea
ange the words to turn it into a statement.
For example the question:
How does the introduction of other local languages through games in group time (e.g.,‘what’s the time Mr. Wolf in mandarin?) build an appreciation for linguistic and cultural diversity?’
Could be rea
anged as the following for a title:
Using local languages through group time games to build children's appreciation for linguistic and cultural diversity
Step 3 (450 words)
In one short paragraph (up to 100 words) outline what your topic will focus on. Provide the question of your inquiry at the end of the paragraph.
Then with consideration of scholarly literature and links to the AITSL standards, cu
iculum documents and National Quality Standard to outline the background of your inquiry topic.
Explain why your inquiry is important for an early childhood or primary school setting and also to your own professional learning.
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Develop a plan of how you will collect information that will support the development of the inquiry during your 35 hour placement. The plan should contain specific details relating to:
· Any activities that will be implemented within the classroom as part of the inquiry (e.g., group time games, acknowledgement to country, inclusion of new resources creative art experiences)
· The type of data that needs to be collected to evaluate the inquiry (e.g., observations, interview with staff, sample of children's work, a research journal)
· Who will be involved in the inquiry and why
· The timeline of which the inquiry activities will take place
· Detail any ethical considerations