Tremendous growth is experienced in early education system in the recent years; a trend that has enabled many children to gain access to some sort of early education programs or preschool education. As early education system movement continues to gather steam it’s time to take a stock of why is it important and it’s long term benefits.
Research findings confirm long term benefits of early education in children besides it is sound investment- academically and socially too. In addition to standard expectation in reading, writing and maths, there are chances to practice other subtle skills that come from being surrounded by a class of peers.
Preschool’s Positive Effects in School Readiness and School Success
Eager Learner
Early education promotes and encourages confidence that makes learning fun at this age and it helps make your child an eager lifelong learner.
Early Skills Matters
Brain has critical periods of learning, if you deprive brain of information during this crucial time, it may never develop, as opportunity is lost. Some early experiences can forever enhance the development of brain and potentially changes behavior across individual’s lifespan.
Cognitive Skills
Developmentally appropriate curricula builds existing skills and knowledge to help them acquire new skills such as combining across cognitive (e.g., IQ), language (e.g., expressive and receptive vocabulary) and achievement (e.g., early reading and mathematics skills) outcomes.
Social and Emotional Development
Children who experience consistency in their early childhood years demonstrate less aggressive behavior because of their ability to interact with others and use their language skills to resolve conflicts
Independence and Problem-Solving through Peer Interaction
You may underestimate the power of peer interaction at preschool in the early years, it’s not just about how to wait, how to take turns and how to listen; children learn to socialize with peers, manage stress and solve problems too. This builds strong base for life long skills that are necessary and essential for coping with stress and dealing with everyday modern lifestyle activities with ease.
Discovery and Exploration
Early learning provides ample play way activities of different types that quench the thirst of little explorers to discover and learn about their environment and world around them. The use of simple pretend and play toys as it may seem or playing with sand and water or building blocks form the basic foundation of understanding many concepts of math too.
You should care about your young child’s preschool education because preschool learning is the foundation for formal education, it can boost your child’s self-esteem and it can provide your child an edge he need for lifelong learning success. Preschools have far reaching effects in the performance of non-cognitive abilities such as self-control, persistence and consistency. This early education may be taken-up at home or by sending your child to preschool is your call totally, but do not loose these precious years as brain has critical periods of learning.
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