DISCUSS AND ANALYSE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PLAYFUL LEARNIN G AND PLAYFUL PEDAGOGIES WITHIN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Introduction Within the early childhood field‚ play has long been acknowledged as an important context for children ’s learning and development. Play is a significant aspect of their lives‚ reflecting their social and cultural contexts. Consequently‚ changes within these contexts impact on both the nature and quality of children ’s play experiences. No one definition of play
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Infancy and Early Childhood (Birth–Age 5) “Beginning with the first years of life‚ the early influences of the biological and social clocks‚ how children develop‚ and how they gain confidence and curiosity are explored” (Learner.org ). John Kotre‚ University of Michigan-Dearborn‚ “believes that family stories are very important because these stories combine to tell us who we are as a family‚ what we think about nature‚ about life‚ and working together as a family”. When we put these stories
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academically and socially for their development. Age appropriate resources are available everywhere in the classroom at the child’s access. Children should be able to depend on their classroom community by the consistency of guidance and schedule of routines that are present. By doing this I am able to provide that feeling of safety that is associated with predictability for children needs and expectations. What I aspire to be as an early childhood educator is not only helping children
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Assessment in Early Childhood Education The 1980s brought a new reform movement in education‚ accompanied by a new emphasis on testing. The effort to improve education at all levels included the use of standardized tests to provide accountability for what students are learning. Minimum competency tests‚ achievement tests‚ and screening instruments were used to ensure that students from preschool through college reached the desired educational goals and achieved the minimum standards of education that were
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Issue :The Importance of Music and Movement and How Much it Contributes to the Early Childhood Development This is a writing on the issue of the importance of music and how it contributes towards the early childhood development. Reading five and more articles and journals on this issue‚ I have to agree that music and movements contributes to the child’s total development: psychomotor‚ perceptual‚ affective‚ cognitive‚ social‚ cultural and aesthetic. According to Harvard psychologist
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Alexis Foster 1. Early Child hood Caries Early Childhood Caries is a disease that has many names‚ for example‚ dental caries and a cavity. Childhood Caries is a disease in ones mouth caused from missing or cavity food. It usually occurs in the primary teeth of school-aged children due to the excess consumption of sugary foods and bacteria from the mouth. On a biological level‚ it is mainly caused from a particular bacteria “streptococcus” on tooth enamel. Dental caries is most prevalent in South
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Early Childhood Development Early Child Development (ECD) generally refers to the period from conception to eight years‚ during which acquisition of culturally relevant skills and behaviours allows children to function and adapt effectively according to the environment in which they live and grow. ECD is a crucial phase of growth and development as experiences during that period can influence outcomes across the entire course of a life. Research has clearly demonstrated that quality ECD programmes
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October‚ 2013 Why I Want to Be a Early Childhood Education Teacher? Most of my life I have been surrounded by children especially my cousins‚ nieces and nephews. I have chosen to go into this field because I want to be one of those early childhood teachers that get young children ready for an important part of life. Having little cousins to watch grow up and see them grow in their early education has shown me that I want to be part of that. The early childhood is the most vital time for learning
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Paper History of Early Childhood Education Comenius‚ Froebel‚ Montessori 1. John Amos Comenius John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) was a Czech theologian‚ philosopher‚ teacher and writer who thought education could improve society. He advocated universal textbooks & language and believed children would enjoy learning more if they were methodically taught in early years. Comenius thought instruction should move from general to specific‚ from easy to difficult and believed to engage children with
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Patty Smith Hill has played an important part in the history of early childhood education. She started off in a nursery school‚ later became a kindergarten teacher. Growing as a teacher she became the principal and superintendent at her school. Her methods of teaching got her invited to Clark University to study child psychology. John Dewey also asked her to come study at the University of Chicago. For 12 years she was a director of the Louisville Kindergarten Training School‚ she was also taking
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