We study
deeply the developmental materials: their aims, how to present them, the theory
behind them: why we have them, how to prepare them.
The adult must understand
and develop skills for making and developing the materials.[1]
We need to understand most of the discoveries that the child will likely make
while working with the materials so that our responses are appropriate and we
have a better working knowledge of when to intervene with a creative use of the
material.
We diligently practice so that we
develop an exactness in our movements, particularly with our hands, but
throughout the entire body.
Timing in not only movements within a presentation
but also of when to give a presentation to a child is critical to the child’s
success with the materials: too early and the child is confused, discouraged
and overwhelmed, but too late and the child is bored, can do the work too
easily the first time and is therefore less likely to keep working with the
material and make his own discoveries.
We must be extremely familiar with these
materials and these presentations, with lots of hands-on practice, such that we
know them so well, our focus can be on the child’s response.
Use the materials yourself - get to know how deep they teach.
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