(En inglés)
Following a Child’s Lead – Example
Álex: Numbers.
Educator: Numbers! What numbers are they?
Álex: This is a seven, this is an eight, this is a nine, this is a one, this is a two, this one a four, this one a five, this one a six, this one a seven.
Educator: Seven, and here is a ... Very good.
Álex: Stop. I want my mommy now.
Educator: Oh, you want your mommy? Where's your mommy now then?
Álex: She's working.
Educator: She's working, right?
Álex: So she can make some money 'cause if they don't let mommy work she won't be making any money. And if they let her work she's gonna make money.
Educator: Yes. And what does your mommy need the money for?
Álex: To buy me clothes.
Educator: Oh, to buy you clothes. That's nice. What else do they buy you with the money? What else, Álex?
Álex: I don't know.
Álex: Oh, I do know!
Educator: What then?
Álex: Shoes!
Educator: Shoes! And how much money does your mommy make?
Álex: At the butcher's she makes eight.
Educator: She makes eight? She does. What number is the eight? Can you write it down? Let's see an eight. An eight here. Let's see. Can you write one? An eight. Is this the number eight? Yes? That's nice. I'll just write down that this is an eight.
En este breve video, vea cómo un educador evalúa los conocimientos matemáticos de un niño mientras el niño juega con juegos de matemáticas en una computadora. El educador le hace preguntas al niño para asegurarse de que entiende lo que sabe. Este clip forma parte del módulo Niños que aprenden en dos idiomas: Apoyo al programa y a la familia, uno de los módulos de Módulos de aprendizaje de educación superior de la Alianza EarlyEdU® (video en inglés).
