Early learning programs for toddlers: Early Learning – ZERO TO THREE

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Fairfax County Resources for Families with Young Children

• Fairfax County Office for Children for information about child care, child development and school readiness.
• Healthy Families Fairfax provides home-based parenting education, health information and referrals to community support to families at high risk for abuse and neglect.
• Infant and Toddler Connection for evaluations and early intervention services for young children birth to age three.
• Child Find for help identifying children with potential special needs.
• Fairfax County Public Libraries for information about story time for young children, getting a library card and other programs for young children.
• Fairfax County Park Authority for information on area parks and playgrounds in your neighborhood.
• Fairfax County Public Schools for information on kindergarten registration and orientations.
• Fairfax County Health Department for information on immunizations, health and dental services for young children.
• Fairfax County Department of Housing for information on low-income housing eligibility and related information.

Publications and Other Resources

• Helping Your Child Love to Learn
• Tapping into Technology: Connecting Children, Teachers and Families in the Digital Age
• Stepping into Kindergarten: A School Readiness Guide for Families  *
• Milestones of Child Development *
• School Readiness Books for Early Childhood Professionals and Parents *
• Eat and Run

* Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination in all county programs, services and activities. To request reasonable accommodations or to receive this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-8100 or TTY 711.

Organizations

• Child Care Aware of Virginia
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Northern Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children (NVAEYC)
• Reach Out and Read
• ZERO TO THREE
  ZTT is a national, nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development .

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For Early Education Professionals

• Virginia Infant-Toddler Specialist Network
  A statewide, comprehensive network of specialists who work to improve the quality of care and education infants and toddlers receive while in an early care and education program. Highly qualified specialists provide on-site training in family childcare and center-based programs, assistance and referrals to other resources and professional development opportunities. For additional information, please contact www.va-itsnetwork.org to find a specialist in the Northern Region.
• Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)
  ASQ-3 is a low-cost, reliable tool for screening infants and young children for developmental delays during the crucial first 5 years of life. http://agesandstages.com/about-asq/who-uses-asq/
• Institute for Early Learning (IFEL)
  The Office for Children’s Institute for Early Learning offers professional development opportunities to early childhood professionals in Fairfax County. Workshop sessions and webinars support quality early childhood programs. These continuing education opportunities also help meet the professional development requirements early childhood professionals need to maintain their license or permit.
• Northern Virginia Community College
  The Early Childhood Development Program offers a variety of opportunities for professional development for those working with or preparing to work with young children. The college offers two Associate in Applied Science degrees, an Associate in Science degree and Certificates for infant and school age care and paraprofessional teacher assistant.
• George Mason University
  Bachelor of Individualized Study (BIS) Early Childhood Education Studies Concentration offers students holding a Northern Virginia Community College associate’s degree in applied science in early childhood development the opportunity to obtain a BIS in early childhood education studies and a minor in business.
• Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
  ECLKC is a website for the early learning community

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Methods of early development

Today, various methods of early development are very popular – the methods of Maria Montessori, Nikolai Zaitsev, Ekaterina and Sergey Zheleznov, Glen Doman and his follower – Andrey Manichenko, etc. Modern mothers can not only find a huge amount of information and reviews about them on the Internet, but also buy and study primary source books directly from the authors of the methods themselves … However, it is not easy to cope with the abundance of all information. In addition, there is always a risk in chasing one system to miss something important from another? Let’s figure it out together and look for exactly what you and your baby need.

First, what do we mean by the term “early development”. In this case, these are classes on various author’s methods that are aimed at advanced learning, the mottos of the methods also speak about this: “Read before walking” (P.V. Tyulenev), “Mathematics from the cradle” (A.A. Manichenko ), “It’s too late after three” (Masaru Ibuka).

So, we are trying to find a method. Let’s make a reservation right away – there is no ideal development methodology! Because every parent is different and every child is different. What pleases and suits one person does not please and does not suit another at all. Moreover, no system provides 100% comprehensive development, therefore, being carried away by any system, one should not forget about the development of “sinking” directions. So, for example, most methods do not affect the development of motor activity (and, as you know, movement is life) and the emotional sphere, which, along with play activities in the preschool period, is leading.

MARIA MONTESSORI DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

This is one of the most popular development methods.

Principle: We follow the child and help him do everything himself.

Directions: development of intelligence, logical thinking, practical skills and independence with the help of five areas of development: everyday life, sensory education (development of the senses), mathematics, native language, the world around.

What do you need? The development of the child takes place thanks to a specially prepared didactic environment and unique materials developed by Maria Montessori. Cash costs will be required, since there are a lot of materials and they are expensive. Although, according to the followers of the author’s system, both home-made manuals and any household items (basin, sieve, glass, sponge, water, etc.) will do.

How to practice. The child develops due to the developing environment around him. All materials must be freely available. The child chooses what he wants to do. For example, he approaches the “Pink Tower”. If the child has never chosen this manual before, then the adult tries to interest him and show him possible ways to play. Then the child, through trial and error, independently plays with the “Pink Tower”. After the game is over, the allowance is removed by the child in its place. An adult needs to monitor changes in the interests of the child and organize a didactic environment that is appropriate at the moment. For example, a child is interested in counting. This is a signal for an adult: it’s time to supplement the mathematical zone with counting material (all kinds of mushrooms, sticks, cubes), cards and posters with numbers, etc.

Who it’s for: Diligent kids ages 1.5 to 7 (although Montessori designed her system for kids ages 3 and up), builders who enjoy sorting, assembling and disassembling. And attentive, loving in everything order, parents who have little free time.

Spaces. The system does not provide for creative, emotional and physical development. There is no place for role playing.

How to adapt. A developing environment is always good. And it is not necessary to fill it only with Montessori materials – any educational toys will do. Although some of the materials developed by the author of the methodology can be purchased, they are really unique and interesting. Another option is to visit a children’s center with a child, in which all five development zones according to Maria Montessori are presented.

CARDS OF DOMAN-MANICHENKO

This technique was developed by the American neurophysiologist Glen Doman. And the Russian teacher-psychologist Andrey Alexandrovich Manichenko adapted and improved it for Russian-speaking children.

Principle: Every child has a huge potential that needs to be developed as early as possible.

Directions: intensive physical and intellectual development of children from birth in almost all areas: reading and speech, mathematics and logic, English, the world around them, creativity, education with a fairy tale.

What do you need? The purpose of the Doman classes is to introduce the child to a variety of concepts systematized by sections (dishes, cities, birds, etc.). Doman suggests showing the child cards that contain images of objects, numbers or words.

How to practice. Several times a day, you need to quickly show the child a series of cards and name what is shown on them. In this case, the cards should never be given to the child in the hands, otherwise he will lose interest in them. Each time the selection of cards should be updated (Doman has developed a special system for replacing old cards with new ones).

Spaces. The Doman-Manichenko system is one of the most controversial systems of early development.

The method of displaying cards proposed by the authors is in conflict with the form of thinking of a small child. The task of the baby is to learn the world with all the senses, and first of all – through tactile channels. The Doman-Manichenko method suggests introducing the child to the virtual world of cards only through visual and auditory analyzers.

Due to the passive way of presenting the material, the curiosity, initiative, emotionality and creativity of the child are dulled.

A small child quickly memorizes the material, but, not being able to apply the knowledge gained in practice, just as quickly forgets it.

The abundance of information received can overload and exhaust the nervous system of the child.

Suitable for: highly organized parents who advocate for “early learning” and who want to expand their horizons with their child; and children with a strong nervous system who are interested in looking at cards.

How can you adapt. You can buy several sets of cards for general development and calmly watch them with your child, discuss, compare with real objects, invent games with them (although now on the site “Umnitsa” there are teaching aids with ready-made games for classes with children).

GAMES AND EXERCISES CECILE LUPAN

A follower of the Glenn Doman method, who creatively processed and adapted his method, bringing emotionality and entertainment to it.

Principle: Learning should bring joy to the child and parents. And learning should be easy and interesting for children.

Directions: development of communication with the child, physical activity, speech and poetry, reading and writing, foreign languages, logic and counting, history, geography, art history and drawing, music, swimming, horseback riding, sports.

What do you need? Cecile Lupan believed that the child should be “on the same wavelength”, giving him what he needs most at the moment: the opportunity to relax, take a walk, play or learn something.

She developed a system of games and exercises aimed at the natural and versatile development of children and described them in the book Believe in Your Child. The book can be read and used in classes with your child.

Suitable for: for all loving parents who want to expand the “repertoire” of classes, and their children from birth to 7 years.

How to adapt. Cecile Lupan herself gives advice on this matter: “There is no point in following absolutely all the advice and doing all the exercises I have developed, since what suits one child may be completely unsuitable for another.” Gold words!

ZAYTSEV’S CUBE

Principle: The child begins to get acquainted at once with all warehouses of the Russian language. A warehouse is not a syllable that we are used to, but a unit of reading a part of a word, which is a combination of a consonant and a vowel, as well as any single letter (la-m-pa – 3 warehouses, e-k-ra-n – 4 warehouses).

Directions: learning to read and count.

What do you need? You need to buy Zaitsev’s cubes (they are all different – in size, sound, color), wall tables, discs with chants, a manual. And practice. For this, the child does not need to know the names of the letters (this is even harmful). He will immediately learn to sing a warehouse. To sing – because “learning to read with singing is much more effective.” And one more thing: the author of the methodology believes that one should start with writing words, not reading. Therefore, at the initial stage, the child will make words close to him from the cubes: mom, dad, porridge, home, and only then learn to read them, or rather sing them.

Spaces. At school, due to the lack of elaboration of the alphabetic composition of the word, children may have problems with writing words, moreover, the child will have to be retrained from “warehouses” to “syllables”.

Suitable for. Highly organized parents who want to teach their child to read as early as possible and children aged 2-7 who know how to take care of expensive benefits.

How to adapt. Well, if only to build towers, walls and castles from cubes. Although Zaitsev’s cubes can be used as an additional aid at the initial stage of learning to read according to the traditional method. Just try to offer for reading and composing words from open syllables: mo-lo-ko, zi-ma, water-yes, etc.

DYNAMIC DICE EVGENY CHAPLYGIN

Evgeny Chaplygin – a follower of Zaitsev’s methodology. He has developed dynamic wooden blocks with which the child learns reading skills. There are much fewer cubes in the set (20 pieces – 10 single and 10 double) than in Zaitsev’s set. Double Chaplygin cubes rotate around their axis and 32 (!) syllables can be made from one block.

Chaplygin did not stop at reading cubes, but developed a mathematical “Domino”, aimed at acquiring the skill of mental counting up to one hundred and the ability to solve numerical expressions.

“Cubes” and “Domino” are recommended for children from three years.

At the moment, Chaplygin has sold his copyright to these cubes to Andrey Manichenko (Umnitsa company).

MUSIC IRON DISC

Ekaterina and Sergey Zheleznov developed a methodology for early musical development “Music with Mom”. The Zheleznovs’ repertoire includes discs with lullabies, nursery rhymes, finger games, outdoor games, staged songs, imitative games, noise tales, game massages, musical fairy tales, aerobics, communication games, English songs and poems, learning the alphabet, teaching counting and reading, playing with musical instruments, and more. others

The technique is suitable for everyone: music and movements certainly will not hurt anyone.

VOSKOBOVICH’S FAIRY TALE GAMES

Vyacheslav Voskobovich developed multifunctional games – constructors and puzzles, which he accompanied with fairy tales. Thus, the child will not just play with the aids, but help the little hero Geo or revive the square, turning it into a house, a hedgehog or a boat.

The most famous games are “Geokont”, “Voskobovich’s Square”, “Magic Eight” (we study numbers), “Letter Constructor” (we study letters), “Folders” (learn to read).

Voskobovich’s games develop design abilities, spatial thinking, attention, memory, creative imagination, fine motor skills, the ability to compare, analyze and compare. There are also more complex games that teach children to model, correlate parts and a whole.

Voskobovich’s games are not cheap, but if you want, you can buy one or two. One game will last your child for a long time. Since the manuals have several levels of complexity and they can be gradually complicated due to a larger number of various game tasks. Suitable for children from 2 to 7 years old (although older can be used).

EDUCATIONAL GAMES NIKITINS

Boris and Elena Nikitin raised seven children and created their own system, which consists in natural development, health improvement, the formation of creative abilities, work skills and the development of natural data. Nikitin believed that parents should take an active part in children’s games and activities, while encouraging children to think and make decisions on their own. I must say that the Nikitin system in Soviet times made a splash. Although in our time, many families adhere to similar principles of development and upbringing, not even knowing about the “pioneers”.

Boris Nikitin invented a number of games aimed at developing creativity and logical thinking. He also developed the rules for mastering these games, the main of which is not to show how it should be. The kid must figure out the game himself from start to finish.

Nikitin’s most popular games: “Frames and inserts”, “Fold the pattern”, “Fold the square”, “Unicube” and others. The whole family can play these games. Get a lot of positive emotions.

GYENESH LOGIC BLOCK

Gyenes blocks are 48 geometric shapes of different sizes, thicknesses and colors. Performing various subject actions with blocks (grouping by attribute, identifying an extra figure in a row, laying out figures according to a given algorithm), children develop logical and analytical thinking (analysis, comparison, classification, generalization), creativity, as well as perception, memory, attention and imagination. The Gyenesh block set contains guidelines with examples of games. In addition, you can purchase special albums, Gyenesh Logic Blocks on the pages of which the baby will be able to create the given designs. Gyenesh blocks are designed for children 3-7 years old (but you can start at an earlier age).

COLORED CUISENER COUNTING STICKS

Kuizener’s sticks are a set containing four-sided sticks of 10 different colors and lengths from 1 to 10 cm. Sticks of the same length are made in one color and represent a certain number. The longer the stick, the greater the numerical value it expresses.

Games with sticks on a visual basis form the concepts of color, shape, size, numerical sequence, composition of a number, relations “more – less”, “right – left”, “between”, “longer”, “higher”, spatial arrangement and much more other.

For starters, a simplified set of 116 sticks and an album for laying out sticks in it will do. The allowance is intended for children from 2 to 9 years.

SEVEN GNOME SCHOOL SETS

“School of the Seven Dwarfs” is a comprehensive system of child development from birth to school (12 books for each age). The manuals are developed in accordance with modern educational standards and contain a full range of knowledge necessary for a preschool child.

Principle: tasks allow the child to take into account the individual characteristics of the child as fully as possible, not focusing only on age recommendations.

Directions: development of speech, logic and thinking, counting and form, writing, reading and writing, the world around us, lessons of kindness, health, etc. Depending on the age category, the subject matter of the books also changes.

What do you need? You need to work with your child on the benefits of the “School of the Seven Dwarfs”. Each SHS book has a parent page, where it is accessible not only about how to work with the book, but also about the developmental features of a child of a given age. The manuals are easy to use and do not require any special training. The tasks in the “School of the Seven Dwarfs” manuals are thought out, concise and interconnected. Almost every book has a cardboard insert with a game, and books for children from 3 years old have stickers to encourage the child.

How to practice. Multi-colored gnomes will help you with this. Together with the youngest Purple Gnome, the child will look at understandable large illustrations in books, voice drawings, and listen to nursery rhymes. Next, the Blue Dwarf will take over. One-year-old children will get acquainted with new words, draw, slap, play with figures of different shapes, sizes and colors. The older the child becomes, the more interesting and extensive tasks await him. Blue Gnome – works out with a 2-3 year old child, Green Gnome – 3-4 year old, Yellow Gnome – 4-5 year old, Orange Gnome – 5-6 year old, Red Gnome – 6-7 year old.

Suitable for. To all children and all parents. “School of the Seven Dwarfs” is actively used in the classroom in preschool institutions.

How to adapt. WSG books can be taken as a basis to know what we should teach a child at this age. Tasks in books should be supplemented with “live” games and activities.

Author of the article: Daria Koldina.

Methods of early development of children from 1 to 3 years old

Among teachers and psychologists there are more and more supporters of early development of children. In this case, early development techniques become very useful. Japanese experts believe that it is too late to start classes with a child after three years. The system of the doctor G. Doman is based on the fact that the human brain is tuned for learning and development from birth, that children do not need motivation for learning while they are actively growing.

Glenn Doman confirmed theoretical assumptions by practical experiments. It follows from them that by gradually increasing the complexity of developmental activities, it is possible to grow an intellectual out of each child.

3 types of child development

Early development is the development of children from 1 year old and even earlier. Specialists divide the psychological development of the child into 3 types:

1. Premature. It is impossible to teach a baby what he a priori cannot. For example, talking or walking. Everything has its time.
2. Timely. The most correct option for the development of children. With him, the little man is given such a set of information and skills that correspond to his physical and mental characteristics.
3. Later. In childhood, the baby has a sensitive developmental time. This is a period when his brain and body as a whole are most adapted to perceive the new. If this fate is skipped, then later development occurs. Of course, you can teach a person to skate at any time, but if you wanted to grow a professional athlete, then you can’t return the lost time.

The essence of the early development of the child

For the early development of a child under 2 years old, you need to follow a number of rules that would help convey new information to the baby as accurately as possible.

• Organization of intellectual space. Fill your child’s room with educational books. Put toys on the shelves that promote early memory development in children.

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• Formation of artistic taste. Instill in your child a love of reading from early childhood, teach him to listen to classical music, go to museums and exhibitions with him.
• Strengthening communication. The more the child communicates, the more his verbal skills will develop, the vocabulary will increase, and relations between family members will improve. This contributes to the early development of children’s speech.
• Training on special methods, exercises, manuals.

Popular methods of early childhood development

Early development of children is very important. Excellent results in the development of speech and learning to read are demonstrated by Zaitsev’s technique. The child should be offered to put words already known to him from cubes with letters. The author of the methodology advises to write down each new word in a special notebook and include it in the game with cubes. Further, short stories are written in large letters together with the child in the album.

The authors of many developments associate the proper level of physical development with the growth of the lower parts of the brain. There is a special section in Doman’s theory devoted to physical development. The author believed that it is worth strengthening the innate crawling instinct, and this will be enough for active development.

All author’s developments include mathematics classes in the system of early development. In Zaitsev’s system, learning to count is based on a figurative representation of a number, and not on its digital notation. Excellent results are given by mental arithmetic classes. After completing the course, children very quickly calculate in their minds, and due to the load on the right hemisphere, they develop personal qualities that remain in the shadows in classical education.

A huge role in the development of children is played by the accumulation of various useful information, the acquisition of encyclopedic knowledge. The sources of their receipt are fairy tales, children’s performances, excursions, creative activities – everything that expands the horizons of the baby.

Pros and cons of early development

Like everything important, the development of a child up to 3 years has its pluses and minuses. Many mothers and fathers argue with each other when thinking about when to start teaching their child various skills and abilities.

In favor of early development:

1. In today’s world there is a huge flow of information, in which from childhood one must be able to select the important and discard the unnecessary. Thus, from infancy, you need to prepare the baby for our realities.
2. Children who are engaged in special methods of developing intelligence have a great advantage over their peers. They read, count, remember better.
3. Complementary educational courses help you discover what your child is doing best. That is, they contribute to the career guidance of children.
4. Various sections and activities, even for the smallest, are sometimes held in a group. This way, your child will socialize faster.

“Against” early development:

1. A healthy and intelligent child is able to independently master the necessary skills and abilities in due time.
2. Extra activities can lead to extreme workload, stress and overwork of the child.
3. Sometimes certain skills are taught to children at the wrong time. For example, a baby is being taught to walk, or a 3-year-old is being taught speed reading. You have to remember that there is a time for everything.
4. Increased demands on the son or daughter may have a negative impact on the psyche of the child. No need to force the baby to always be the best in everything. In the end, it’s just unrealistic. Also, do not transfer your childhood dreams to a child. If you wanted to become a great skater, but you didn’t succeed, you shouldn’t send your offspring to the rink. Maybe he is more interested in chess.

Early memory development for children

A child’s memory needs to be developed from early childhood. The more the baby remembers, the more success he will achieve in the future. A good memory will make it easier for him to study at school and make it possible to enter a prestigious university, and then find a good job.

Early speech development in children

Communication skills are also very important. We live in a society, so you need to be able to obey its laws, negotiate with your loved ones and colleagues, and be able to find a common language. It is necessary from an early age to develop the child’s speech, put voice, replenish vocabulary and improve erudition.

When to start?

Methods for the development of preschool children are also needed. Psychologists and educators most often answer this question like this: “You are already late.” You need to deal with a child from birth, choosing programs, games that are appropriate for his age.

Time and effort spent on physical education, speech development, reading, mathematics are more than justified. Children grow up smart, interested in learning, capable, inquisitive.

Methods of early development and all that parents need to know about them

Today it is difficult to find a parent who would not know what early development of a child is. Everyone tries to teach and develop their child practically from the cradle. At home, this is not always possible. Given the growing interest of parents, many schools and groups for early childhood development are opening, so their choice is quite large. But not every parent thinks about what method is best for his child to develop. The choice, as a rule, is dictated by certain conditions: the territorial proximity of the school, its popularity, the opinion of others. And, probably, few people think about the fact that the methods by which different schools work are also different. What is good for one child may not be good for another. When choosing a school for early development, it is necessary to take into account the individual psychological and physiological characteristics of the child and proceed from this factor, otherwise you can harm the baby, wishing him the best.

An overview of the presented methods will help parents understand all their diversity and choose the one that will most fully satisfy both the abilities of the child and the capabilities of the parents.

Maria Montessori’s Immersion Method

Maria Montessori’s method is rightly considered a classic. The system is based on the use of the natural abilities of the child, therefore, it allows the use of surrounding objects in teaching, up to porcelain dishes.

The main principle is a three-dimensional approach: the child – the environment – the teacher. At the center of the system is a child interacting with the environment.

This system of development is called the “immersion method”, since the activity that the child has chosen continues until he himself leaves it.

In training, a specially prepared space is actively used, the necessary items that help the baby feel completely independent. The role of an adult in development is to offer materials for the child’s activities and not to impose any conditions on him.

It would seem that the system is not difficult, however, not all parents will be able to correctly build lessons at home. It can be recommended to visit centers or classes “from 3 to 6”, where there is both education and communication of children of different ages, which contributes to their better socialization.

Montessori’s great merit is that he developed the theory of sensitive periods, when in the formation of children the most appropriate time comes for mastering a certain skill. For example, in her opinion, the period of mastering speech comes from 0 to 6 years, social skills from 2.5 to 7 years

The lack of methodology is expressed in the absence of role-playing games. It is also necessary for children to get accustomed to compulsory classes, since lessons are the basis of school studies. Such a development system is suitable for calm, inactive children who want to study the subject for a long time.

Glenn Doman’s Stimulating Method

The idea underlying the Doman Method comes from Cicero, who talked about children “quickly grasping an infinite number of objects.” Doman believed that stimulation of any sensory organ (sight, hearing, smell, etc.) increases brain activity, so it is not difficult for children to systematize the knowledge they receive. When teaching by this method, young children quickly learn to read, acquire mathematical knowledge, and erudition is actively developed.

The system assumes that development is most effective until the age of 7, when the brain grows. Particular attention should be paid to the age of up to 3 years, since the baby intuitively remembers a significant amount of information. So, for example, when teaching mathematics, a baby is shown a sheet with large red dots. Give a look for 1-2 seconds, out loud calling the number. The kid should have time to look around and feel the real number of points. Reading is taught in a similar way when a word is shown and voiced to the child.

It is positive that preschool children are learning a significant amount of information without outside interference, thereby forming a desire for knowledge. In addition, children, gaining a lot of knowledge, begin to tease adults who realize that it takes a lot of time to achieve results with children.

An interesting fact: some Nobel laureates studied according to the Doman system in their childhood.

The downside is that the baby will not recognize what has been learned when circumstances change, for example, the color scheme or the size of the characters. The child’s memory is actively developing, however, according to psychologists, a significant amount of information can be harmful to the child’s psyche. The passivity of children in learning is expressed, they are simply loaded with facts, not yet able to use the knowledge gained.

The Nikitins’ system of physical development

The Nikitins’ pedagogical theory asserts that a baby already has a maximum of potentials. If they are not developed in time, they disappear. This theory was confirmed on their own children.

The training system is represented by a set of developing tasks and complexes of physical exercises, which are placed in order of complexity.

This implies that an adult does not introduce the method of solving problems. If the child does not cope with the task, it must be postponed and returned in due course.

Active use of educational games is positive, for example, the popular “dice for everyone”, “add the square”, which involves joint activities of children and parents. They are difficult, even some adults cannot go through all the levels and options, but at the same time, they intensively develop all kinds of thinking, especially logical ones.

In any game there is a set of tasks that are performed with the support of cubes, bricks, squares made of cardboard, plastic, construction elements.

The positive thing is that the methodology wisely allocates time, contributes to the hardening and sports training of children.

The downside is that, according to experts, there is no individual approach in it, little attention is paid to other types of games, for example, role-playing games, the development of an active vocabulary, which is necessary for successful schooling. In such groups it is useful to study active, sociable children. Educational games will help in home schooling.

Interest in the surrounding world is the main thing in the method of Cecile Lupan

This technique encourages the development of the child’s personality through interest in the world around him. Children are given the information they are interested in when they themselves wish it. The system has been tested by Lupan on its own children, so it takes into account the individuality of the child. A big plus is the active use of surrounding things, no special aids are required, which makes the technique accessible for home development.

The advice of Lupan, who fell in love with the idea of ​​early development, is set out in the manual “Believe in your child.”

The principles of teaching lie in the fact that the basis of the environment is the most ordinary account. This is what needs to be taught in the first place.

We consider what we see in front of us, we encourage the child to repeat after the adult.
Speech development, according to Lupan, begins from birth, so you need to talk even with newborns, explain to them how, where and with whom they live. It does not matter that babies do not yet understand words, speech development is put off as a passive, so that later it can be actively used.

It is necessary to talk with the baby as much as possible, explaining everything that is happening around him. Even better, invent your own fairy tales and stories. The main thing in the Lupan system is the ability and desire to acquaint your baby with the outside world and legibly name an object or action.
A big plus of the system is that by developing a child according to this method, parents themselves can contribute a lot to their child’s education.

How do cubes develop?

The early development system based on Zaitsev’s cubes is suitable for all children. In addition, the system can be used by parents with children with mental retardation, autism. Reading training can be started from the age of two, as interesting visual material is used in the form of cubes, charts, tables and music. The kid likes to sing syllables (warehouses). Such an action improves speech, increases and enriches the active vocabulary.

Not all specialists have a positive attitude towards such a system of learning to read, as they believe that it prevents mastering the composition of a word and phonetic analysis.

It is useful to learn the ability to collect words with cubes, to read and write simultaneously. However, this reading is not meaningful, but just a game of “recognition”. In addition, rushing to teach and read and write is also not worth it. Experts believe that you need to prepare for independent reading. The kid will learn to really read when he composes and parses words, masters the grammatical foundations, the complication of phrases. The technique is intended for children from 3-4 years old.
Mathematics lessons are more systematic, the composition of the number is presented in the complex of schemes. Everything is described in detail in the manuals “Stochet”, “We are cramped in a hundred”. The material is presented in the form of cardboard blanks that need to be completed.

Waldorf pedagogy – imitation of nature

The system is a three-stage learning: up to 7 years, kids learn on the basis of imitation. For schoolchildren under 14, the emotional mood dominates, but after 14, work is underway on the development of logic.

In the system at the stage up to 7 years, the main principle is only the game, intuitive development, the formation of imagination. It is undesirable to include letters and numbers in teaching kids. The composition of toys includes objects made of wood, fabric, which contributes to the greatest development of attention, imagination, as the baby mentally adds the missing elements: for example, rag, wooden dolls have no facial expression.

It is positive that the methodology prefers arts and crafts. The system tries to protect a small child from adult life, TVs, computers. Children live in the inner world, actively developing their abilities.

Which method of early development to choose for the formation of your child’s personality? The presented review provides an opportunity to thoughtfully approach the solution of this issue. The main thing is for parents to realize that the development system should correspond to the abilities and capabilities of the baby, and classes on it should bring him pleasure.

the most famous techniques, which one to choose and when to start

The birth of a child brings to the family not only a lot of emotion, everyday moments of care, but also the need to study this beautiful world. Developing techniques for kids help parents cope with this task better and easier. Let’s try to understand the variety of modern methods of developing children together.

Often the first months of a baby’s life pass in a blur. Mom begins to think that it would be nice to do something with the child, in addition to cooing, when he begins to noticeably more awake. However, there are even methods for the development of a newborn for those who are ready to take on the education of the baby from birth.

Methods of early development of children from 0 months to six months

What do you think, what method of child development does not exist? In fact, that natural and logical, inherent nature in every mother. The way we behave with a newborn child, in fact, is also a developmental stage with a set of necessary actions, but special knowledge is usually not needed to implement them. We smile at the child and laugh and soon get the same reaction in return. We move the rattle in front of the baby’s eyes, and later we notice that he is already watching her and pulling the handles.

But even such, at first glance, banal things should be done on a regular basis: this is how the baby develops basic skills, reflexes and attitudes towards the world around him.

Children’s massage is most suitable for studying their own body, which the mother can accompany with comments indicating parts of the body.

So the baby will simultaneously receive physical activity, contact with a loved one and new useful information in the form of a game.

By the way, such developmental episodes are best combined with the usual rituals: bathing, exercising on a ball, air baths, going to sleep or waking up. A systematic approach will allow not only parents not to miss the lesson, but also the crumbs to get used to this form of communication. The only exception is when the child is clearly not in the mood. In this case, you should not persist.

Using early childhood development from birth is the best pastime for everyone. While an adult sings a funny song or a rhythmic nursery rhyme, the baby trains sound perception, studies emotions on the face and follows facial expressions. The game of hide and seek allows you to understand that the disappeared object or person does not disappear forever. It seems so obvious to us, but becomes a whole revelation to the baby.

Early development system based on Doman cards

In the age range from 0 to 6 months, you can start trying to engage with your child using the Doman system. If we consider developmental techniques, children’s cards are the most popular.

The essence of the lesson is simple: the parent shows the child images that contain a picture of an object and a caption to it, or just a word, or dots denoting a quantity. An adult voices what is on the card, while he can come up with other associations or whole stories with the word being studied. Thus, figurative thinking, visual memory, perception of information by ear are formed.

When the baby becomes more active, he may stop quietly looking at the cards, so parents need to be ready for this, violent activities will not benefit such temperamental children. In addition, there is an opinion that, despite the large amount of information that a child learns through cards, without additional associative learning, he will not be able to apply the acquired knowledge in life. Therefore, no children’s methods of early development are a panacea, and it is impossible to exclude other approaches to education.

Modern developmental methods for children from 6 months to a year

By six months, the child becomes more physically developed, begins to sit independently, which makes it possible to diversify classes with him, using new methods of developing young children in addition to those mentioned above.

Zaitsev’s Cubes

The teacher has developed his own teaching system, which uses tables and cubes with syllables-warehouses. The main rule is the complete emancipation of the baby at the time of training – they do not require silence and perseverance from him. Allow the baby to create, build, add words and help him in this, let him seem to “play with his tongue”, using for this a physical element in the form of a cube with letters.

Such a system of early development of a child up to a year will suit many parents. However, if you want to continue learning in the future, in order to get a visible result, you will need to complicate the technique, use tables and thoroughly familiarize yourself with the author’s approach.

“Baby Drawing” by Maria Gmoszynska

The basis of the methodology is the development of the baby through drawing. The approach forms the desire to create, try, experiment, improves fine motor skills, and as a bonus – the mood of the child. The essence is very simple: spread a large sheet of drawing paper on the floor, offer the young artist non-toxic paints and start creating. Let the baby leave prints of palms or feet, smear and mix paints of different colors and admire the result.

Cecile Lupan System

Studying the early development of children under one year old, methods and approaches, one cannot fail to mention Cecile Lupan. The woman believes that the longer the child studies something, the better, so you need to do it from infancy. At the same time, one should teach what surrounds the baby anyway – let there be an inscription “table” on the table, and “wardrobe” on the cabinet, respectively, and so on.

Since the author of the methodology is not a teacher, but just a mother like everyone else, the greatest emphasis is placed on personal experience, which she shares in her educational book.

Cecile’s focus is on sensory development, a step-by-step approach to learning and a positive attitude.

Examples of educational games and interactions are extremely simple and intuitively performed by mothers: make faces, sing lullabies, use a mobile in the crib, introduce the baby to different textures and materials, let them play with household items and kitchen utensils.

Agree that parents, even without knowledge of the methods of early development of children, use these methods everywhere. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on natural instinct when it comes to raising a baby.

Developmental methods for children from 1 to 3 years old

Maria Montessori Developmental System

Montessori is probably one of the most popular methods of early baby development. Its main principle is to create a suitable environment for children, where they can explore the world on their own. The teacher plays only the role of an assistant, but not an initiator who does not interfere unnecessarily in the affairs of the child, but does not refuse a request for help.

One to three years is the earliest age to start classes. In general, Montessori groups are more often divided into the younger one, where children are from 1 to 6 years old, and the older one – from 7 years old. Due to age differences, kids are in contact with older children and actively help each other.

In the original, the Montessori system follows rather strict restrictions, for example, the rejection of role-playing games, reading fairy tales. For learning, it is necessary to create a certain environment, use didactic materials. You can do something on your own, but if you want to follow exactly this method of early development of children from a year old, it is better to find centers with teachers who will be based on this principle of education and equipped accordingly. You can combine your favorite moments of the training system with other modern methods of early development, if there is no goal to strictly follow all the covenants.

The Montessori approach is good because it teaches the child, first of all, independence and self-discipline. Training takes place under the slogan: “Help me do it myself!”

Method Masaru Ibuka

Also, among the methods of early development of children from one year old, many have heard a book by a Japanese author called “After three it’s too late. ” In it, Masaru Ibuka expresses his point of view on the upbringing and education of babies, believing that children by nature have a great desire to learn everything new, the main thing is that their interest is not suppressed by a lot of toys.

It is better to choose as didactic materials the heritage of world culture in the form of poetry, classical music and paintings by great artists.

Toys are the whole world around, from vegetables to a screwdriver. Yes, this is sometimes dangerous and requires maximum concentration from parents than a simple ban, but, according to the author, this is the only way to develop a child comprehensively.

Masaru Ibuka’s early childhood development system is designed for the Japanese mentality, where people tend to contemplate, obedience and respect, which in general does not always fit in with our usual views on the world and education.

School of the Seven Dwarfs educational aids

The School of the Seven Dwarfs book collections are essentially the best early development techniques in one collection. Education is aimed at the comprehensive development of the child, has a classification by age, various thematic tasks with explanations for parents, which at first need to be done together with the children, and at an older age they can be entrusted with doing everything on their own.

It is important to consider that you will need to purchase material for each age separately and devote time to classes. Despite the fact that benefits are calculated from birth to school age, the greatest relevance is for children from the age of one, when the child begins to show more initiative in learning.

Developmental techniques for children from 2 years of age do not differ much from those previously described for toddlers. They only complicate and more carefully study the topics and techniques already studied, give more freedom for independent action.

Modern methods of development of preschool children

If any method of early development of children under three years of age included mainly getting to know the world, working out basic skills and abilities, then developing methods for preschoolers have more specific tasks. Such as: preparing a child for writing, learning to read, learning foreign languages, developing communication skills so that he is part of society, and so on.

It is worth noting that modern teaching methods for preschoolers include not only complete systems of specific authors, but also lessons from collections with tasks, tests that the child solves on his own or with the help of a parent and teacher. This brings the kid closer to what awaits him at school, because he, like a big one, receives a task, and after that – an assessment for its implementation. This format is very suitable for those who find it difficult to find time for developmental techniques for children 3 years and older.

The Nikitin method

A family of Russian teachers has developed its own method, which is based on both the physical and mental development of children. A sports mood, the manifestation of activity and vigor is clearly supported to a greater extent in a child who is brought up according to the Nikitin method. Intelligence and logic are trained with the help of original puzzles, but creativity and fine motor skills are not given much attention with this approach.

Method of Voskobovich

Vyacheslav Voskobovich is the author of the manuals “Fairy tale labyrinths of the game”, which include tasks for children of different ages. The basis of interaction between a teacher or a parent and a child takes place on the basis of a ready-made plot of a fairy tale game with colorful illustrations, which is why little students really like classes.

Like other teaching methods for the development of children, this approach requires additional manuals and didactic materials from the author.

Waldorf School

Rudolf Steiner’s teaching system, popular among preschool children, is called the Waldorf School. If you very briefly describe its essence, then it all comes down to moral and creative learning, which noticeably distinguishes this approach from the main methods of developing children, striving to teach them to read and write as soon as possible.

In the Waldorf School, the child will enjoy nature, sing, dance, and not sit behind manuals and textbooks.

Here, first of all, personality and individuality will be valued, trying to reveal it in every possible way, not equalizing everyone with the same brush. Developing methods for children of this kind are far from suitable for everyone, because they have their own obvious drawbacks. Yes, the child will be fully developed creatively, but will not be able to cope with other life moments outside of such a school, which will require basic knowledge and skills from him.

Raising children is a complex, multifaceted, but interesting process. Apparently, therefore, there are a huge number of author’s approaches.

How to choose a method of early development among the many options and not make a mistake? Look at your child, his strengths, needs, do not break him. Be sure to try different techniques, from the mundane and obvious to those that require a special environment and materials to practice. Remember that even the authors of development methods themselves did not manage to bring everything to life on their children and get the desired result, which means that there are no ideal schemes.

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In the early years of life, the child is actively learning the world, is interested in new ones and tries different activities. At this time, the foundations of his future skills are laid. The sooner you start developing the child’s abilities, the more fully they will open up as they grow up.

You can play educational games and do learning exercises already in the first year of life. But this must be done thoughtfully, not giving the child too much stress. The books contain carefully designed programs that are appropriate for the age and abilities of the children. Tasks gradually become more difficult, bringing to a new level.

In this section you can find books on early development:

• speeches;
• fine motor skills;
• physical skills;
• creative abilities;
• thinking and logic;
• memory.

Editions will help the child take the first steps in drawing, modeling from plasticine, learn the basics of the English language, get acquainted with fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Education is built in an exciting game form and will not get bored, and the control system will help you record achievements and monitor progress.

Methods of early development are developed taking into account educational standards. They are selected taking into account the age characteristics, character and interests of the child. Joint educational games will help to strengthen the emotional connection. You can choose a book on early development, get acquainted with its characteristics, view the first pages in the Eksmo catalog.

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  The course of the company “Polyglotiki” is aimed at the comprehensive development of children aged 1 to 2 years. It is based on an integrated approach. In the classroom, children with the help of their mothers participate in various activities. A detailed program promotes the development of coordination, sensory perception, speaking skills, imitation, construction.

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  Adults very often underestimate the abilities of children. However, the brain of a small child is a unique phenomenon! According to the basics of neuropsychology, it is during the sensitive period of development, that is, from birth to 6 years, that babies best perceive any kind of information.

  Surprisingly, the child understands us even before he starts talking! So, during the first year of life, he already recognizes more than 70 words. Therefore, mothers need to communicate with their newborn children all the time.

  In many ways, such a high susceptibility to new information is due to the fact that babies have twice as many neural connections as adults. At the age of two years, this figure exceeds a hundred trillion, which is the highest for the entire period of human life. It is important not to miss the moment and actively engage with a child of this age.

  That is why the course “Early Development” is so important and necessary!

  In the process of learning from children …

  Improves fine and gross motor skills

  The child learns to move: roll over, bend over, crawl, walk. In addition, he acquires the skills of manipulating small objects, which are needed for writing, drawing, cutting, buttoning and other actions.

  Coordination of movements, accuracy and eye are developing

  The child moves dexterously and confidently, he develops a correct posture from an early age.

  Sensory perception is formed

  The child learns to perceive the world around him and individual objects, forms an idea of ​​their color, shape, size, tactile properties. Based on these images, mental activity, thinking and observation develop.

  The skill of imitation improves

  The child repeats the roles of other people, thanks to which he becomes more sociable, social and starts demonstrating new skills early.

  The skill of construction is being developed, logic

  The child learns to “create” his own world. Constructive activity has a huge impact on mental processes and mental abilities. As a result, the baby easily learns new knowledge, skills and abilities.

  Why is early development necessary?

  • It brings parents closer to the child. Moms or dads are present at the classes, they actively participate and help the baby to complete certain tasks. Joint activity brings adults and children together more than anything else. As a result, strong relationships are formed in the family, and a healthy psyche is formed in the child.
  • The child learns to communicate, which means that in the future he will definitely not have problems with communication. He can easily find a common language with his peers.
  • The baby develops comprehensively from early childhood. Classes give instant results due to the fact that they are held exclusively in the form of a game. This does not cause discomfort to the child and has a positive effect on his development.
  • You are laying the “foundation” for preparation for school, further education. The course “Early Development” from the company “Polyglotiki” is not training in the usual sense, but only a preparation for it, but, nevertheless, very important. In the process, children develop basic skills and abilities with which further activities in the kindergarten or school will be much easier for him.
  • A child who is developed from birth will be more diligent and concentrated. Classes for kids gradually form important qualities. This happens not through coercion, but through the game. At a more conscious age, the laid “seed” develops into a good habit.
  • The baby’s talents are revealed from the first years of life. In the classroom as part of our course, you can easily identify the child’s abilities. This helps to build a strategy for further education in advance, choose the right section, school, circle and even a profession.

  The course “Early Development for children 1 year – 2 years” includes

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  The course is based on an integrated approach. Each lesson includes a variety of activities. It begins with a greeting in a playful way. Further, during the lesson, activities replace each other. Among them:

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  • artistic activities
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  • physical education minutes
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  An integrated approach not only develops all possible skills in a child, but also has a positive effect on his health: it prevents flat feet, forms the correct muscle corset, posture, tweezers grip.

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