Explain The Reggio Emilia Approach

B1: Discuss legislation or theory or a philosophical approach that informs practise which relates to the title.
A philosophical approach that contributes to making a better support system for each child is the Reggio Emilia approach. This program is based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community through exploration and discovery; the early year’s practitioners within a Reggio Emilia school create supporting environments based off of the children’s interests to keep them engaged. Practitioners within these schools are seen as enthusiastic learners and researchers with no hierarchy, this is because everyone is seen with the same equal opportunities as each other. www.en.wikapedia.org/wiki/reggio-emilia_approach (16/01/17) states that “there is a belief that children have rights…should be given opportunities to develop their potential”. In order to follow this belief, the practitioners offer their support towards the children’s development by allowing the children to have some control on the direction of their learning, to be allowed to explore the world around them and to learn through touching, moving, listening and observing. This is because the foundation of the Reggio Emilia Approach lies upon the unique view of each child.
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The overall goal of the Reggio Emilia approach is for children and adults to have a better understanding of one another and to achieve this, each child needs to have built in support systems around them that will understand how they are trying to express themselves through a variety of different ways. The Reggio Emilia approach tries to get other people to understand that children express themselves in many different ways. They call this “Hundred languages of Children” and it’s the most well-known aspect of the