My Professional Interest and Goals

Creativity is the heart of Problem-Solving in any particular environment. Problem-solving skills rely upon how infants and toddlers think, sense, and understand the environment around them. It is understood that curiosity and play-based activities are the foundations upon which creativity is enhanced in toddlers (Resnick 2007). Being an active participate in whatever a child engages in, establishes a connection to multiple area through new experiences, that can later aid him/her in life in solving various challenges. Such can be aided through putting together puzzles, doing simple chores e.g., wiping counters, and engaging in imaginative plays (Russ 2013).

However, I found it quite interesting, and I believe others will too; that however much we are obligated to help them tackle simple challenges, toddlers should be given independence occasionally to solve problems on their own as this will equip them with better problem-solving techniques and skills. Independence provides them with the confidence to develop advanced knowledge when it comes to tackling various challenges; not only then, but later in life too.

Resource 1) Resnick's article argues that the "kindergarten approach to learning" which entails imagining, creating, and playing, is the most ideal in the 21st century.

Resource 1) doi.org/10.1145/1254960.1254961

Resource 2) Russ's journal reviews children's play and creative problem-solving as it is both applicable in science and art.

Resource 2) doi.org/10.1017/9781316979839.030

References

Resnick, M. (2007, June). All I really need to know (about creative thinking) I learned (by studying how children learn) in kindergarten. In proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity & Cognition (pp. 1-6).

Russ, S. W. (2013). Affect and creativity: The role of affect and play in the creative process. Routledge.

It has been widely researched and deduced that the first three years of a child's development are the most vital and intensive for developing speech and language proficiency. It should be understood that this development in young children is based upon an environment that is richly filled with sounds, sights, and constant interaction with the speech of colors.

It is amusing, or rather interesting to note that children attain significant knowledge when it comes to speech, language, and literacy development long before they even begin attending school. It continuous development process that is enhanced through positive interactions with literacy materials and other people (Russell et. al 1966). Among the ways that the above topic can be fostered in children include, but are not limited to; talking or singing about pictures in books, making a story come alive in books through imitations of characters' voices, and letting children tell a story if they are able to utter some few words since speech has been observed to develop at different ages among young children. However, some children may exhibit totally outlying characteristics when it comes to uttering basic sounds and words, signifying and underlying speech disability that may require urgent medical attention (Sharp & Hillenbrand 2008).

Resource 1) Sharp and Hillenbrand's article focus on speech development, in that it should be consistent with a child's overall development and it can be tracked using time markers.

Resource 1) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2333794x19884185

Resource 2) Russel among other writers highlights the importance of applying automatic speech recognition to speech and language development in young children.

Resource 2) www.speechandlanguagekids.com

References

Sharp, H. M., & Hillenbrand, K. (2008). Speech and language development and disorders in children. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 55(5), 1159-1173.

Russell, M., Brown, C., Skilling, A., Series, R., Wallace, J., Bonham, B., & Barber, P. (1996, October). Application of automatic speech recognition to speech and language development in young children. In Proceeding of Fourth International Conference on Spoken Language Processing. ICSLP'96 (Vol. 1, pp. 176-179). IEEE.