I observed Doris Milton a preschool teacher.We talked about language and literacy. Ms. Milton stated children not been spoken to at home, they are talk at not talked too. She brought up the myth: Kid are to be seen not heard.She also said 'children should know they can use their words because words are powerful. They need language to express them self. They can give you word for word but they cannot express them selves. They do not know their name, address, age, and have not never been exposed to books".
I talked to Ms.Lavita in Family support system.She talked about funding for Head Start and education programs for low-income family. She said without funding they wouldn't have the " baby talk model program", children will be left at home, and parents can not work will create stress. As a social worker if one part of the system is broken down it will not work. Children left at home all the time are subject to abuse.She said one challenge she encounter was parents are not reading to their children while they are young, and they do not make books a part of their daily lives.
One insight I learned was Ounce of prevention prevent health problem in children. They prevent any type of problem that will hinder a child in his learning. She stress how important a child's health is and how they educate parents to keep up with well baby health is a challenge.
