托福 托福 31 - Early Childhood Education
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14.Prose Summary. Preschool programs provide opportunities for young children to develop socially, emotionally, and cognitively.
A.In addition to stressing academic development, preschools should be enjoyable, since studies show that children benefit from programs they find fun.
B.Preschool programs such as Head Start have been shown to help prepare children for school and may also have long-term benefits in helping children become effective adults.
C.Studies have shown that preschool programs are most effective when they focus on only one area of development rather than trying to serve the “whole child”
D.The primary purpose of preschool programs varies by country, with some stressing the importance of group experience, and others self-reliance or getting a good academic start.
E.Critics of preschool programs argue that these programs put undue pressure on children and may not be effective if children are not developmentally ready for academic work.
F.David Elkind is a critic of publicly funded preschool programs, arguing that the parent cannot control their children’s emotional development.
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Preschools – educational programs for children under the age of five – differ significantly from one country to another according to the views that different societies hold regarding the purpose of early childhood education. For instance, in a cross-country comparison of preschools in China, Japan, and the United States, researchers found that parents in the three countries view the purpose of preschools very differently. Whereas parents in China tend to see preschools primarily as a way of giving children a good start academically, Japanese parents view them primarily as a way of giving children the opportunity to be members of a group. In the United States, in comparison, parents regard the primary purpose of preschools as making children more independent and self-reliant, although obtaining a good academic start and having group experience are also important.

While many programs designed for preschoolers focus primarily on social and emotional factors, some are geared mainly toward promoting cognitive gains and preparing preschoolers for the formal instruction they will experience when they start kindergarten. In the United States, the best-known program designed to promote future academic success is Head Start. Established in the 1960s when the United States declared the War on Poverty, the program has served over 13 million children and their families. The program, which stresses parental involvement, was designed to serve the “whole child”, including children’s physical health, self-confidence, social responsibility, and social and emotional development.

Whether Head Start is seen as successful or not depends on the lens through which one is looking. If, for instance, the program is expected to provide long-term increases in IQ (intelligence quotient) scores, it is a disappointment. Although graduates of Head Start programs tend to show immediate IQ gains, these increases do not last. On the other hand, it is clear that Head Start is meeting its goal of getting preschoolers ready for school. Preschoolers who participate in Head Start are better prepared for future schooling than those who do not. Furthermore, graduates of Head Start programs have better future school grade. Finally, some research suggests that ultimately Head Start graduates show higher academic performance at the end of high school, although the gains are modest.

In addition, results from other types of preschool readiness programs indicate that those who participate and graduate are less likely to repeat grades, and they are more likely to complete school than readiness program, for every dollar spent on the program, taxpayers saved seven dollars by the time the graduates reached the age of 27.

The most recent comprehensive evaluation of early intervention programs suggests that, taken as a group, preschool programs can provide significant benefits, and that government funds invested early in life may ultimately lead to a reduction in future costs. For instance, compared with children who did not participate in early intervention programs, participants in various programs showed gains in emotional or cognitive development, better educational outcomes, increased economic self-sufficiency, reduced levels of criminal activity, and improved health-related behaviors. Of course, not every program produced all these benefits, and not every child benefited to the same extent. Furthermore, some researchers argue that less-expensive programs are just as good as relatively expensive ones, such as Head Start. Still, the results of the evaluation were promising, suggesting that the potential benefits of early intervention can be substantial.

Not everyone agrees that programs that seek to enhance academic skills during the preschool years are a good thing. In fact, according to developmental psychologist David Elkind, United States society tends to push children so rapidly that they begin to feel stress and pressure at a young age. Elkind argues that academic success is largely dependent upon factors out of parents’ control, such as inherited abilities and a child’s rate of maturation. Consequently, children of a particular age cannot be expected to master educational material without taking into account their current level of cognitive development. In short, children require development appropriate educational practice, which is education that is based on both typical development and the unique characteristics of a given child.

根据不同社会对学前教育所持观点不同,不同国家的学前教育—针对5岁前小孩子的教育课程—差别很大。例如,一份关于中国、日本和美国学前教育的横向对比表面这些国家的家长对儿童学前教育的目的持截然不同的看法。中国家长认为学前教育主要可以为儿童提供一个学术启蒙的机会,而日本家长认为学前教育主要可以提供作为群体中的一员的机会。相比较而言,美国家长则认为学前教育的首要目的是有助于儿童更加独立,尽管他们进行学术启蒙和群体经验也很重要。 尽管很多教育课程的设计首先关注社交和感情的因素,其它一些课程则主要为了促进认知能力,并为他们即将进行的幼儿园正规教育作准备。在美国,最著名的以促进未来学术能力的教育课程是Head Start。自二十世纪六十年代当美国决定向贫穷宣战时设立以来,该项目已经服务了1300万儿童及其家人。该项目注重家长的参与,并致力于培养“全才儿童”,即包括儿童的身体健康,自信心,社会责任和社交和情商发展。 Head Start是否成功取决于人们看待的角度。例如,如果这个课程是为了提高孩子长期的IQ(智商),那么它并不怎么样。尽管Head Start的毕业生往往表现出短期的IQ提高,但长期并非如此。另外,Head Start达到了帮助儿童为学校教育做好准备的目标。参加了Head Start课程的儿童比没有参加的儿童更能适应未来的学校教育。而且,Head Start毕业生在未来的学校中分数更高。最终一些研究表明Head Start毕业生在高中结束的时候的成绩稍微高一点,尽管只是一点点。 另外,其它学前准备课程的研究表明参加学前准备课程并毕业的儿童在读书期间更少留级,也更可能完成学校教育。纳税人每向学前课程花费1美元,则在孩子27岁前他们要节约7美元。 最近关于早期介入课程的综合研究表明,整体上看,学前课程意义重大,并且投资给早期教育的政府资金可以最终减少未来的成本。例如,相对于没有参加早期介入课程的儿童,那些参加课程的儿童表现出情感和认知上的进步,教育结果也更好,经济自足水平高,但不是每个孩子的受益程度都相同。而且,一些研究者认为较便宜的课程和较昂贵的课程,如Head Start,起到的效果相同。较便宜的课程的评价结果依然很好,早期介入有很重要的好处。 不是每个人都认为追求提高学术能力的学前课程是一件好事。事实上,根据发展心理学家David Elkind的观点,美国社会让孩子的发展速度太快以至于他们在很小的年纪就感觉到了压力。Elkind认为学术成功很大程度上取决于父母不能控制的因素,如遗传的能力和孩子成熟速度。因此,特定年龄段的孩子就很难掌握不考虑他们目前认知水平的发展而制定的教育材料。简而言之,孩子需要发展合适的教育实践,即根据一般孩子的发展水平和每个孩子的个性而制定的教育。

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