Early Childhood Curriculum
Early Childhood Curriculum
Times are changing and consistently evolving, with time, there are also changes happening in education. Teachers work constantly to be aware and knowledgeable of the progress, as each must be able to teach on new topics, as well as new methods of teaching. This is how every teacher works to do their part to provide a chance for an even better future for children. Education is one of the most important aspects of children’s lives.
One of the changes that developed is that children have begun to learn and understand things and concepts at a much earlier age that previously believed. With this idea, children should be introduced to things at a level that is more advanced that before. By doing so it creates the ability to be challenged and taught to develop in all aspects, which allows a better chance of success in their social life and also academically throughout their lifetime. Learning potential is usually reached during post-adolescence, but the process begins at birth. The first five years of life is the time in which the most learning is accomplished in life at one time. Starting with simple feeding, and progressing to lifting heads, bodies, sitting, walking, talking, reading, etc. the amount of learning done in this time is tremendous and impressive. During infancy is when most of the brains hardwiring is done, and in place by the pre-school age. Some believe that language acquisition and development can begin at birth, and possibly even before birth. Infants hear sounds and become familiar with them from the moment of birth and during development begin to make connections to sounds, words, objects and symbols. Some ways that children learn can be through television, such as “Sesame Street”. Through an educational show like this, a preschooler can learn different shapes and symbols, such as letters and numbers. In addition it allows the learning of sounds, sight and even motion. This is one way that exposure can begin
Times are changing and consistently evolving, with time, there are also changes happening in education. Teachers work constantly to be aware and knowledgeable of the progress, as each must be able to teach on new topics, as well as new methods of teaching. This is how every teacher works to do their part to provide a chance for an even better future for children. Education is one of the most important aspects of children’s lives.
One of the changes that developed is that children have begun to learn and understand things and concepts at a much earlier age that previously believed. With this idea, children should be introduced to things at a level that is more advanced that before. By doing so it creates the ability to be challenged and taught to develop in all aspects, which allows a better chance of success in their social life and also academically throughout their lifetime. Learning potential is usually reached during post-adolescence, but the process begins at birth. The first five years of life is the time in which the most learning is accomplished in life at one time. Starting with simple feeding, and progressing to lifting heads, bodies, sitting, walking, talking, reading, etc. the amount of learning done in this time is tremendous and impressive. During infancy is when most of the brains hardwiring is done, and in place by the pre-school age. Some believe that language acquisition and development can begin at birth, and possibly even before birth. Infants hear sounds and become familiar with them from the moment of birth and during development begin to make connections to sounds, words, objects and symbols. Some ways that children learn can be through television, such as “Sesame Street”. Through an educational show like this, a preschooler can learn different shapes and symbols, such as letters and numbers. In addition it allows the learning of sounds, sight and even motion. This is one way that exposure can begin
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