The Classroom s Ratings Are Weak Overall - 1366 Words

This rating was done on a second grade classroom in Euclid. The classroom’s ratings are weak overall. Its strongest points were space and furnishing, personal care routines, and language and literacy. Its weaknesses were learning activities, interaction, and program structure. This classroom is not very developmentally appropriate. The classroom scored 4.29 on space and furnishing. What weakened the score was the lack of indoor space, room arrangement, and child related displays. Because the room is small and the pathways are narrow the children and staff cannot move freely and it causes conflict among the children. One tall child was sitting in his desk with his legs straight out and accidentally tripped a child walking down the narrow†¦show more content†¦The classroom received high marks for both furnishing and space for privacy. There are enough desks and child-sized furniture for all the children in the room, space for the children to calm down in private, and a space for everyone to store their personal belongings. They also had a large, safe space for 30 minutes of gross motor play during recess. In classrooms, children need private space, small group spaces and a large group space (Kostelnik 132). This classroom has all three. The room has all of the components of a developmentally appropriate classroom, except for space. The classroom scored highest on personal care routines. They scored 7 on both health and safety practices. The staff makes sure that they children are always safe and there are no major, and few minor dangers to them. The children also wash their hands at least four times a day and use purell after blowing their noses. What lowered their score were meals and snacks 5.1. The schedule is really rigid and children who finish early aren’t allowed to move to another activity until the scheduled time. I asked the teacher if children who arrive late can still receive breakfast and she told me that school policy dictates that breakfast ends at 8:45 so if they come in after that the cafeteria is no longer serving breakfast. The strict scheduling also lowered the classes overall score for toileting and diapering. Feature 5.1 relies on