BASTOS Guidance Strategies Assignment

American River College / Lorraine Chow / ECE 320 – Curriculum and Interactions in Early Childhood Education / Fall Semester 2023 Questions & Format: Answer the following questions. Student’s Name: Jessica Bastos ECE 320 / Fall Semester 2023 Limit-setting and Redirection 1. Give a detailed example of the guidance strategy: Limit-Setting and Redirection, and color code each step. Guidance Strategy: Limit-Setting and Redirection  Assign a color to each step of limit- setting and redirection and highlight each step in your example.  Write down both your mentor’s words and actions and the child’s words and actions. Lyla and Sofia were playing with the doll house at free choice. Jack was on the carpet playing with blocks. When jack finished playing with his blocks and cleaned up his area, he wanted to play with Lyla and Sofia with the doll house. Lyla and Sofia did not want Jack to join their play. Jack yelled “That’s not fair! You are not being kind. I want to play so you have to let me play with you.” Ms. Lorraine approached jack and got down to his level and said “Jack, I know you want to play the doll house with Lyla and Sofia, but shouting at them is not going to get them to play with you. You cannot shout at others. It is not very kind. If you want Lyla and Sofia to be kind to you, you need to practice being kind to them also.” Jack was upset. He was screaming at Ms. Lorraine while crying and stomping his feet often. Jack shouted, ‘It’s just not fair!” Ms. Lorraine offered “ Jack, would you like to do another indoor play task  Acknowledge the child’s intention.  Clearly state to the child what he/she has done that is not acceptable.  Clearly tell the child why he/she may not do this.  Clearly describe to the child what he/she may do instead to satisfy his/her intentions. 3

American River College / Lorraine Chow / ECE 320 – Curriculum and Interactions in Early Childhood Education / Fall Semester 2023 manage cleaning up after herself in the classroom. Sofia hearing this when needed is a reminder that she is developing these skills with the guidance of the teacher. I also think Sofia is learning expectations from this. She knows that if she does not manage her time to include cleaning up, that the teacher will give her options on how to execute this. (Word count: 104) C. From the child’s perspective, describe how the guidance strategy: Limited Choice, helps build a trusting relationship with his/her teacher. (Minimum: 100 words) From Sofia’s perspective, I think learning to manage herself and her time by cleaning up her books and toys adds to the classroom dynamic. If the teacher can comfortably and confidently guide the children to develop their self management, then they can be a positive example for other students. Building this trust can be observed by other students who are around and can indirectly teach them of the same expectations and skills that Ms. Lorraine is teaching Sofia. Without these examples, the surrounding children would only learn from their own personal experiences. This also keeps the classroom clean and in order, which makes a positive and happy environment for the students and the teacher. (Word count: 114) 6