#Kinderchat Archive
#Kinderchat, glue, glitter, gogurt, bringing daily joy to twitter. Find us Mondays, 9 pm EST and 8:30PM London time when we talk all things Early Years!
Monday April 25, 2016
3:30 PM EDT
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Am here! If you are here for tonight's please say hello and introduce yourself!
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hello everyone how are we all? I am pleased to say we finally moved into new house! tonight i am tweeting from new study room!
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Wow!! How did the move go?! You and in new homes! Wonderful! Congratulations!
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Are you in the same town?
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it went well we were delayed for three weeks but thankfully it all went through on friday!
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Hi there! How are you tonight?
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yes still in the same town love new house!
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It is the best feeling to be OUT and IN all the way to new place! So much work! Now the fun!
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Doing well over here in NJ, USA! Days getting warmer and everything is blooming!
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yes thankfully we had lots of help so we are completely unpacked! Phew!
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we had sunshine and snow today! So just your average Scottish day!
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Sunshine and SNOW!? This late?! Wow I didn't realize it snowed this late there!
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Oh that's beautiful! A beautiful view of the mountain there!
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Hello I'm Wendy an EYT turned children's author, publisher and storyteller!
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exciting!!! Congratulations on the new pad!
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yes Scotland is weird! I remember having snow on my mums birthday in middl of May!
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Hi all! How is everyone! Can't stay for long but wanted to pop in, say hi and that it's a boy!!! ππππΆπ½
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thanks totally love it feel like a proper adult now! how are you keeping?
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WOW very jealous, If I look left I can see into my neighbours kitchen from my desk (which is our kitchen table)
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Well helloooo Wendy! :) Sounds fun!! Heidi here in NJ, USA! :)
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yeah I grew up a few streets away from here but never had a view this old before! Love it!
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OMGosh!! Wonderful!!! When are you due??!
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beautiful sky! I love Scotland- we have family in Fort William
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wow sounds like you do it all!
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Where are you located? Sounds like a busy city!
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hee hee! I'm due 3rd Sept!
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yay that's great news! Whoooo for boy Underwood! πΆπ»
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You say how are you keeping??! Have to write that one down! :)
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That is just fabulous!! Am so excited for you!! What an amazing year you've had!!! :)
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I mean this good lol! Must be too excited too speak properly!
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love fort William some great pubs there!
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lol makes me sound like some whiz wonder woman!! If only!
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yes we do and someone might reply 'fair to middling' π
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Oh wow, I bet it's lovely out there!
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haha I love it when you like our sayings I think you need to share some of yours!
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I'm in London but I'd rather be home on which is where I grew up & my heart is
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It is really popping out green now! Spring is such an exciting time!
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I saw that on your profile!! :) Scotland is so beautiful for sure!
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It is I was very lucky to spend the 1st 18 years of my life there
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yes I love Spring but right now it's blowing a hoolie outside! Love that I can buy lots of plants though!
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So tonight's article is a bit dense, but idea is relationship between auditory processing/reading https://t.co/nEN4nOC4d7
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I agree, I love spring time!
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oooo love this picture so beautiful!
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It's the really really sad but on Marley and me- quick distract me!!
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Not to kill this great mood of babies and bluebells!!! :)
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lol blowing a hoolie :) that'll blow your petals off!
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That is just soooo gorgeous!!
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thank you!! We had a little tea party in the woods yesterday- love it!
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So let's maybe start talking about how to support children's ability to distinguish sounds
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haha I have never watched it but I do love a good cry at films sometimes!
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haha that came out wrong! I much prefer actually talking about bluebells but was trying to bridge!! haaa :)
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aww that's lovely I would love to do that!
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what's everyone doing?! What did I miss while trying to be responsible?! :) MOvies?
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With songs and stories we would discuss the sounds to help children understand them
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Or blowing a hoolie?! That sounds kind of like it could be an interesting thing! :)
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also still alice great film but lots of tears! Just don't go watching one born every minute you'll freak!
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I think songs and music are THE most underrated and essential pieces of developing reading in Young Children
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a tea party in the woods! Maybe lets do a virtual tea party next week!
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oh watching Marley and Me movie+ crying?! haha I can't watch anything anymore! And not preggo!
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Love the virtual tea party idea!
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I've always noticed UK focus on story telling- much more than in US! Great to develop auditory senses and comprehension
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Another way to help children understand sounds is to demonstrate good language skills when speaking to them 1/2
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I sometimes fail at this as I get lazy and drop my t's from words it's a very bad habit! 2/2
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I think the environment is a good starting point seen lots of discussions about music in classrooms
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Speaking and listening, repeating back, asking clarifying questions-key components of reading. Glad to see more research on this
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Sorry I'm late - just been to fab Communication Friendly Spaces course. What are we discussing tonight
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Yes! Especially here in America as tendency to strip away music, recess and fun for more rote "practice"
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Hello! Sounds great! We are talking auditory processing and relationship to reading
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yes good modelling is vital! I know what you mean about the 't's!!!
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I love story telling there's so much children can get from it love when they are so excited to see what's next
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How perfect for the discussion!
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What was the course about? Making spaces to enhance communication?
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is fantastic for this! Children learn texts so they internalise the language/pattern/structure!
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RT is fantastic for this! Children learn texts so they internalise language/pattern/structure!
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Yes!! Tell us some of what was discussed! Like how to enrich areas to create more dialogue
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What is the CFS approach? Not familiar
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ie I've always had a "Peacemaking" area for when arguments arise. Children go there to work out and discuss problem w puppets
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Communciation friendly Spaces
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Yes links too with Reggio - environment the 3rd teacher. Smaller spaces within classroom to encourage S&L
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Communication Friendly Spaces
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Ahhh! haha Always makes perfect sense!
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I used it in a setting with high numbers of EAL children and it made a huge difference
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So the article was citing that many children only hear the "--at" vs the "bat" or the "cat" How can we encourage growth there?
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So not clear how these centers differ from regular play/arts/blocks/etc centers?
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Are you adding specific talking points to them?
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I made some great little nooks
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Talked about background noise and how blocking out is a learned behaviour I sympathise - some chn can't focus/learn with it 1/2
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Hmm. How about short poems with "--at" rhymes, particularly ones which are nonsense (funny) if heard incorrectly?
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Yes! Great! Also the rhyming songs and games! And slowing down our speech! Sometimes I am a mile a minute! :)
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Really important for chn to be able to listen/hear to learn especially when learning and distinguishing between sounds
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So lets switch gears a bit and focus on importance and role of music in your setting. How incorporated?
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RT Really important for chn to be able to listen/hear especially when distinguishing between sounds
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Also the dynamic verbal exchanges of play - try to write down what they are saying and you can't keep up!
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we play lots of different music at lunch times as a talking point. We sing all the time and do dancing games
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In terms of music I mostly use chant and keeping a beat- clapping, following and building on patterns
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we 'singstructions' (sing instructions) and teach music following also play sound/rhyme games
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those "old school" singing and clapping games are really priceless!! They never get old! They LOVE! Fills deep need
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I sing instructions all the time!! Works like a charm!?! Amazing!
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I currently many part time and we sing all the time and make up rhyming silliness as we go
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the singing also helps keep me calm and reduces any frustration I might have
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I also use my tongue to "click" "clack" and have them repeat back. builds up the muscles
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it's true I remember reading about different cultures clapping games so it's universal a great game for everyone
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Primal to learning and especially reading I'm sure! I find reading in unison a similar key!
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Singing to gather, to give instructions, to calm and focus, to enjoy and to learn!
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though I do that with partners and my class is a bit older- 5 and 6 year olds
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I am always telling teaching students importance of singing. They don't care if you sing in tune, they just want you to sing!
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It's amazing how they instantly just start doing it- humming along- works like a CHARM really!
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Sometimes a bit Pavlov's dog - we start singing a song and 38 little auomatons tidy/gather/sit and listen/line up!
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hahaaha!!! Yes!!! I know exactly what you mean!! :) Hidden trade secret!! :)
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Ok! So this was great tonight! Thanks to all for coming out tonight and sharing bluebells! And we ended singing!! :)
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Am going to slip out a minute or two early! Have some errands to run tonight! Goodnight to all!! Thanks again!
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Thanks always nice to catch up with everyone πhave a good week!
