DIFFERENT APPROACHES AND THEIR LINKS TO THE EYFS
DIFFERENT APPROACHES AND THEIR LINKS TO THE EYFS
The development of the early years’ curricula has been significantly influenced by the following approaches:
Reggio Emilia
High/Scope
Montessori
Steiner
THE REGGIO EMILIA INFLUENCE ON THE EYFS
The Reggio Emilia approach to early years’ foundation stage education is based on over forty years of experience in the Reggio Emilia Preschool Centres in Italy. The approach places emphasis on children's symbolic languages in the context of a project-oriented curriculum. Learning is viewed as a journey; and education as building relationships with people (both children and adults) and creating connections between ideas and the environment. It is based on a comprehensive philosophy, underpinned by several fundamental, guiding principles:
The child as protagonist, collaborator, and communicator
The teacher as partner, nurturer, guide, and researcher
Cooperation as the foundation of the educational system
The environment as the "third teacher"
The Parent as a partner, and Documentation as communication
This approach influences the EYFS in many ways. The main ways it influences the EYFS are:
Practitioners providing the children initiated play; enabling an environment that prompts practitioners to think about how rich the environment is for the children; placing emphasis on sensory and outdoor play, and providing children ways of learning with other children through play.
THE HIGH/SCOPE INFLUENCE ON THE EYFS
The High/Scope approach began in the United States as a way of improving outcomes for disadvantaged children. It is an established model which influences children to be involved with decision making and taking responsibility. The main principle of this approach is building a strong relationship with parents, along with the appropriate curriculum. It recognises the uniqueness of each child and develops their self-confidence, by building on what they can do. Play is used as the model for learning as
The development of the early years’ curricula has been significantly influenced by the following approaches:
Reggio Emilia
High/Scope
Montessori
Steiner
THE REGGIO EMILIA INFLUENCE ON THE EYFS
The Reggio Emilia approach to early years’ foundation stage education is based on over forty years of experience in the Reggio Emilia Preschool Centres in Italy. The approach places emphasis on children's symbolic languages in the context of a project-oriented curriculum. Learning is viewed as a journey; and education as building relationships with people (both children and adults) and creating connections between ideas and the environment. It is based on a comprehensive philosophy, underpinned by several fundamental, guiding principles:
The child as protagonist, collaborator, and communicator
The teacher as partner, nurturer, guide, and researcher
Cooperation as the foundation of the educational system
The environment as the "third teacher"
The Parent as a partner, and Documentation as communication
This approach influences the EYFS in many ways. The main ways it influences the EYFS are:
Practitioners providing the children initiated play; enabling an environment that prompts practitioners to think about how rich the environment is for the children; placing emphasis on sensory and outdoor play, and providing children ways of learning with other children through play.
THE HIGH/SCOPE INFLUENCE ON THE EYFS
The High/Scope approach began in the United States as a way of improving outcomes for disadvantaged children. It is an established model which influences children to be involved with decision making and taking responsibility. The main principle of this approach is building a strong relationship with parents, along with the appropriate curriculum. It recognises the uniqueness of each child and develops their self-confidence, by building on what they can do. Play is used as the model for learning as