EARLY 3's: ANALYZERS
The Analyzers program at the Brilliance Preschool & Academy is designed for children that are 3 years old and preparing to enter Pre-Kindergarten. This is an important phase in your child’s development as they are beginning to learn the basic skills that will be required in the future. Although these classes can be fun for the children, you can be sure that our program is designed to encourage students to learn during every minute of the day. One of the most important aspects of our program is the realization that early childhood development, particularly at the age of 3, is one of the most crucial periods in any developing child’s life.

The typical 3 year old is eager to explore their world in even further ways than before. At this age, many children begin to observe much more of their environment and imitate actions or emotions that they experience. Children at this age need a great deal of guidance from both their parents and the teachers that spend a great deal of time with them. At Brilliance Preschool & Academy, our program reflects this need as well as giving children plenty of opportunities to create and enjoy new things and experiences while continuing to grow and develop.

In language skills, children begin to learn how to listen more intently to instructions and stories. At the same time, we encourage the children to ask questions about these instructions and look for reasoning behind the stories that they have heard. They also begin basic vocabulary development through imitation and begin to enjoy and understand the words that they hear during story time much easier. At the completion of the 3s program, we aim to increase the ability for your child to speak in complete sentences consisting of 3-5 words. In addition, we build upon your child’s ability to speak clearly up to 80% of the time.

In our introductory math program, children are taught to count objects and identify simple numbers. In addition, they are introduced to basic shapes and taught how to identify and distinguish between each one. We also begin to teach children how to arrange objects and shapes in order of their size. At this point in development, your child is ready to learn the rudimentary aspects of the calendar. Your child’s first introduction to numbers will also be during this stage as they learn to count up to the number 10 by rote.

One of the most important aspects of this phase of development is the refinement of social skills that will be crucial to their interactions with others as they progress in our program. Your child will learn the basics of personal hygiene and self control as well as developing the skills necessary to interact successfully and courteously with other students by taking turns, following the rules and using proper manners.

Each day that a student spends in this program is designed to be a soothing and relaxing transition from any environment into our own. The typical day begins with gentle activities that are designed to make the child comfortable before moving on to circle reading or some other form of group activity. This activity can easily transition into a quiet sharing time when children can share stories and other ideas for their peers to hear and interpret. By structuring each day in this manner, each child begins to understand how to act and interact around their peers and the process of group learning has already begun.

The majority of our class times revolve around choice. The child is given choices of activities in which they would like to participate and they form groups to participate in their chosen activities. By doing this, children are given the opportunity to grow by performing the tasks and objectives that they deem important. In this way, friendships and respectful relationships can easily begin to form between children working in small groups. As the students become more and more comfortable with these environments and activities, new challenges and activities can be added as well as beginning to mix up age groups to let each child experience an evolving environment of diversity and respect.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brilliance Preschool & Academy 14450 Marsh Lane, Addison, TX 75001 Call: (972) 488-1277 Fax: (972) 488-1276