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 Expressing Warmth to Children ~ Projects of Understanding

Projects of Understanding document the ability to apply the understandings gained in the investigations to work with children. Each participant must demonstrate the ability to positively influence the life of a child or the actions of a group of children. This is authentic assessment, just as driving a car is a performance required to get a driver's license.

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Sage D'Aquila Kleinhanz, a nanny, presents her Project of Understanding, documenting that she can use expressing warmth to make life better for a young child.
Janelle Okorogu shares her experience with her daughter Alexia.
Ezra Stoker-Graham and his partner run Zoe Family Childcare. They noticed the children were reacting in a frustrated, angry manner when another child tried to play with them.
Sara Jerger created a book for her daughter, Abigail, that demonstrates how expressing warmth to children can make mealtimes more pleasant for everyone.
Kimiko Hihara uses descriptions to solve a long-standing headache at mealtimes for her daughter Bridget.
Charise Miller tells the story of J.C. and how expresssing warmth not only changes J.C.'s fear of a dog but also how J.C. expresses warmth in the very same way to a new friend.
Camella Quiñones talks about the child she did her project on, a Spanish speaking child who did not talk to others. This movie is a 3.4 MB file.
This works for school-aged children in a reading group removed from their normal class for remedial work. How can these kids view themselves in any other way than deficient? Another movie is a 1.85 MB file.