On the one hand, it is forbidden by the Ministry of Education; on the other hand, parents want their children to succeed. What should kindergarten learn?
Generally speaking, it is unwise for children to learn pinyin, phonetic notation and literacy too early. Physiologically speaking, children's logical thinking ability begins to form at the age of 4-5, and develops slowly before the age of 7. Their understanding of things is only based on intuition and physical feeling, which can not meet the requirements of language learning. At this time, it is often difficult to master the correspondence and spelling rules when learning pinyin. The purpose of kindergarten teaching only includes: extensive interest in life and study, general learning methods, rich direct feelings and so on. Even if children are exposed to pinyin, they just need to master it naturally and remember the letters. After the age of 7, the ability of logical thinking is enhanced, and children can use their reasoning ability. So generally speaking, the first grade of primary school is the best time to learn pinyin. At this time, children will be required to "listen, speak, read, write and spell", establish the connection between pinyin and Chinese characters, and use pinyin as an auxiliary tool for reading.
Every child is a different flower. Only by teaching students in accordance with their aptitude can each flower bloom brilliantly. Excessive demands on children exceed children's cognitive ability, so children will not feel the joy of learning, will be tired of learning, and will easily lose interest in learning. In addition, children often "like the new and hate the old" and study in advance, which not only makes children daydream in class, but also interferes with the systematic study of primary school curriculum. A child is like a blank sheet of paper. If the first teaching is not standardized and the pronunciation is incorrect, it will be more troublesome to correct it in later study. If this leads to depression, inferiority and fear of difficulties, it will have a huge psychological negative impact on children.
We should abandon rigid education and integrate knowledge into games and life. Education for children should be a spring breeze, not a sword. Many parents worry that they haven't learned enough in kindergarten and can't keep up with primary school. In fact, children's ability to understand and master is limited, and the advantage of learning pinyin in advance is not obvious. These gaps will be "smoothed out" in a month or so. Of course, if children are interested in contacting Pinyin, parents can give appropriate guidance by telling stories and reading signs on the street. Don't deliberately train children to practice one word and one painting in the order of strokes, so as not to make them "tired" of learning.
In fact, children learn more in kindergarten. For example, in terms of language, children aged 3-4 can understand daily conversations and react. When you are 5-6 years old, you should take the initiative to ask questions and say some complicated sentences when you don't understand.
Specifically, kindergarten children should mainly learn the following skills:
1. Language: Learn daily communication, master polite expressions and language norms, develop good language habits, and have certain reading and drawing skills.
2. Social skills: learn to make friends and play with friends. When playing games, take the initiative to undertake tasks, try to resolve differences and learn to share with friends. Self-esteem, self-confidence and self-love can respect others, especially the elders.
3. Science and nature: contact nature more, learn to touch and explore objects with various senses, understand all aspects of nature such as animals and plants, and cultivate curiosity, creativity and imagination.
The idea of "don't let children lose at the starting line" is correct in itself, but we need to respect children's personality. In kindergarten, it is a lifelong ability to cultivate children's interest and curiosity.