Transcript The High/Scope Approach for Infants and Toddlers in Group Care

Introduction to the HighScope
Key Developmental Indicators
(KDIs) for Infants and Toddlers
Shannon Lockhart
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Objectives
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Identify the rationale for why we have and
how we use the key developmental
indicators (KDIs)
Distinguish the KDIs as outcomes of active
learning
Identify support strategies for each KDI
Classify children’s actions and words into
the KDIs
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KDIs Station to Station
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Find a partner
Use pgs 7-8 in TB.
When you have finished all stations,
discuss with your group:
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Your reactions to each of the KDIs
Why do you think we have the KDIs for infants
and toddlers?
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Key Developmental
Indicators
(KDIs)
KDIs naturally occur
when
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infants and toddlers are
Take a look at
the KDIs
on page
actively
engaged
with3.
These are HighScope’s
curriculum
people, materials,
events,content areas for
the developmentand
of infants
and toddlers.
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The KDIs are a framework for interpreting child
KDIs
describe
the kinds
of
development
based
on child
observations,
discoveries
children
developmental
theory young
and research.
make as they strive
KDIs are a series
of statements describing the
through their own actions
social, cognitive, and physical development of
and interests to make
infants and toddlers—essential
to their construction
sense of their world.
of knowledge.
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Where Do the KDIs Come from?
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KDIs come from watching infants and toddlers.
KDIs are supported by research studies:
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Ypsilanti Carnegie Infant Education Project
Infant Videotaping Project
Brain research (e.g., National Scientific Council on the Developing
Child, 2004 & 2007; Schiller, 1999 & 2002; Rushton, 2001; Shore,
1997/2003; Zero to Three, 2000)
National Education Goals Panel (Kagan, Moore, & Bredekamp, 1995)
and other content research (e.g., Hart and Risley, 1999).
Growth and development charts based on ages come
from watching many children grow and develop. The
charts may be wrong but the children are not!
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Look at the
following pictures…
Which specific KDI is evident?
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What You Already Know About ITs
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Turn to page 11 in PG.
With a partner, discuss each of the KDIs
and then come up with examples of what
you have seen in infants and toddlers that
best represents each KDI category.
Share as a whole group.
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Child Development
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Jean Piaget’s stages of development:
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Infants and toddlers
Sensorimotor (birth – 2 ½)
Preoperational ( 2 ½ – 7)
Concrete operational (7 – 11)
Formal Operational (12 – adulthood)
As an extension of the KDIs, the assessment tool,
COR helps us put sequential growth to what ITs
do all day.
KDIs are an important tool for observing,
describing and supporting children’s development.
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Anecdote Card Game
With your partners at the table, lay out
the KDI categories.
 Then read through each anecdote.
 Place the card in the category that best
represents the anecdote.
 Discuss as a whole group.
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Why Have The KDIs And
How
TheyofUsed?
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types
Active
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Learning experiences!
To focus adults’ observations and interpretations of
children’s actions
To help adults maintain reasonable expectations for
children
To help answer questions about the legitimacy of
children’s play
To guide decisions about materials and the daily
routine
To enable adults to recognize and support children’s
emerging capacities an d be more intentional
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Supporting the KDIs
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With a partner, turn
to page 13 in TB
and read through
the anecdotes.
List the specific KDI
or KDIs.
Come up with a
plan of support.
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Getting to Know the KDIs
With your group lay out the category cards
on your table.
 Then read through each KDI and place it
in the correct category.
 Once you are done, go back to page 3
and check your answers.
 Discuss as a whole group.
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Supporting the KDIs
with Your Children
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With a partner, turn
to page 14 in TB
and list the
materials and/or
interactions that
you would use to
support this KDI
with your children.
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Implementation Plan
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What made the most
impact on you today?
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Turn to page 15. Reflect
back on the topic of today
and jot down some ideas
that you want to
remember and strategies
you want to begin
implementing with your
infants and toddlers?
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