The real academic preparedness will be determined not only by what a child knows, it is also by the skills that the child has to participate in the process of learning. The drivers of profound knowledge and ultimate achievement are student engagement and turnout, the apparent investment of interest, curiosity and effort in classroom activities. These competencies are skills taught at Kinder Ready Tutoring that are our main mission. Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready philosophy offers an effective model used to develop an engaged learner with the emphasis on developing confidence, executive function and intrinsic motivation that are used to convert passive students into active participants.
The first motivator of engagement is the establishment of a sense of self-efficacy and confidence. A child who questions his abilities is bound to check out so as not to fail. This confidence is achieved through mastery-based learning in the Kinder Ready Elizabeth Fraley system of methodology. We also divide the skills into small steps, and the child is guaranteed success in these areas. This positive reinforcement forms a strong opinion. During Kinder Ready Tutoring, we establish a secure, non-competitive atmosphere in which the absence of questions and attempts is applauded, and this directly contributes to the desire to contribute that is essential in the classroom.
Moreover, active participation needs a strong executive function, especially sustained attention and task initiation. When a child finds it difficult to concentrate, give instructions in multi-steps, or start working, they are unable to participate. These cognitive muscles are explicitly developed in our program by using structured activities that train in concentration, sequencing and organization. The Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready approach recognizes that engagement is a cognitive product; by strengthening the executive functions that support it, we can make sure that a child has the mental resources to attend to, process information, and have the capacity to participate in the group discussion or during independent working hours.
Another way in which we promote engagement is through making learning relevant, interactive and dialogic. The adversary of participation is passive listening. The tutors apply open-ended questioning, hands-on manipulatives, and interactive games to ensure that the lessons are dynamic. This is reflected in the Kinder Ready Tutoring belief in active learning. Not only do we instruct children in what to think, but we also instruct them in how to think, in order to get them to express their arguments orally. This speech practice develops the communication skills that they need to raise their hand in class, to tell a partner an idea or to tell a teacher about how they think.
Finally, student engagement is the observable reaction to a child’s willingness to learn. It denotes self-confidence, intellectual readiness and favourable association with the content. Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready philosophy considers all these pillars and makes sure that preparation extends beyond the academic material in order to create the participatory learner. With Kinder Ready Tutoring, families are not just investing in acquiring skills, but they also invest in the development of their child as an active, inquisitive and confident learner in any classroom environment that will help them become an active and successful learner throughout their life.
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