| Woodruff Primary School early childhood teachers have completed or are
currently involved in High/Scope Lead Teacher Training Programs. High/Scope
is one of four early childhood models advocated for use in preschool and
kindergarten classrooms by the South Carolina State Department of Education.
The High/Scope model provides a framework through which our program content
and state standards are taught. A High/Scope teacher always considers these
components when planning learning activities for young children:
· Active Learning
· Adult-Child Interactions
· Learning Environment
· Daily Routine
· Assessment/Planning
HIGH/SCOPE PRESCHOOL MODEL
Preschool classes utilize the High/Scope Preschool Model, which includes
these components in each day:
· Large Group Times (Music & Movement, Story Time)
· Small Group Times
· Plan-Do-Review (Center Time) - Child-initiated, uninterrupted work
time where children execute their plans. The teachers work along with the
children to observe, support, and extend ideas.
· Outside Play
· Lunch
· Rest
HIGH/SCOPE ELEMENTARY MODEL (K-3)
Kindergarten classes utilize the High/Scope Elementary Model, which includes
these components in each day:
· Large Group Times (Opening/Closing, Class Meetings, Story Times)
· Workshops – Language, Math, Science, Social Studies
· Plan-Do-Review (Center Time) – Child-initiated, uninterrupted work
time where children execute their plans. The teachers work along with the
children to observe, support, and extend ideas.
· Special Areas (Art, Music, PE)
· Lunch
· Outside Play
· Quiet Reading Time/Rest Time
High/Scope was developed in 1962 in Ypsilanti, Michigan by Dr. David Weikark
who served as Director of Special Services for Ypsilanti, Michigan Public
Schools at the time. Years of longitudinal data and research have found
children from High/Scope classrooms are better prepared for school,
experience less need for special education, have better high school
graduation rates, and have fewer criminal arrests. In addition, studies have
shown that children from High/Scope programs outperform children in
comparison programs in the following areas:
· Initiative
· Complexity of Play
· Social Relationships
· Problem Solving
· Cognitive Development
· Motor Development
· Language & Representational Ability
“Active learning is defined as learning in which the child, by acting on
objects and interacting with people, ideas, and events, constructs new
understanding. No one else can have experiences for the child. Children must
do this for themselves.”
- Mary Hohmann & David P. Weikart
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