Assignment 10

Natalie Grote
Assignment#10
Reading reflection
Title of the article: Self-Esteem A Byproduct of Quality Classroom Music

1.According to the author, what are the possible cognitive benefits of music in early childhood education?
The author states that the cognitive benefits of music are “helping children acquire vocabulary, symbolic understanding, a sense of sequence, memory, and auditory training”.

2.What are some important activities classroom teachers should be aware of in order to enhance young children’s self-esteem?
Some of the things that the teachers should be aware of in order to enhance young children’s self-esteem are “Problem-solving skills, offer instruction about social behaviors, display positive guidance techniques, teach self-management strategies, and encourage children’s self-selected interests”.

3. How so (according to the author) development of gross-motor skills and find-motor skills in musical activities can help enhance children’s self-esteem?
In this article it states that “Children who have difficulty expressing themselves orally or who refuse to participate in art experiences may discover that they enjoy the physical and emotional aspects of musical activity”.

4. What are the guidelines for early childhood educators to implement music program in their classroom?
Some of the guidelines for early children educators to implement music programs in their classroom are doing things like select music for preschoolers that will help them fell successful, include movement activities in the music program, use children’s names whenever possible, use musical terms to enhance concept development, and incorporate a variety of music into the classroom.