Andrea Biancuzzo Early Ed Spring12 and 13 High Scope cont. High/Scope (Cognitively Oriented) Theory: The High Scope early childhood education approach‚ used in preschools‚ kindergarten‚ and childcare‚ or in elementary school settings. The High Scope approach is a branch off of the Cognitively Oriented Curriculum‚ which was developed under the leadership of David Weikart at the High Scope Foundation in Ypsilanti‚ Michigan in the early 1960’s (Essa‚ 2007). The philosophy behind High Scope is based
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Children Play and Learn Together During the early childhood years‚ children learn to interact with one another in ways that are positive and successful. Researchers stress the importance of positive peer relationships in childhood and later life. The absence of positive social interactions in childhood is linked to negative consequences later in life‚ such as withdrawal‚ loneliness‚ depression‚ and feelings of anxiety. In addition‚ low acceptance by peers in the early years is a predictor of grade retention
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wide range of technology from an early age. Research indicates that computers are widespread and becoming an increasingly important part of children’s life (Li and Atkins‚ 2004). With the increased number of computer in home‚ children are exposed to computers from early childhood. As educators incorporate computers into the curriculum and instruction in school‚ early childhood educators are emphasizing the importance of appropriate use of computers in early childhood classrooms. Although the effects
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The early childhood period is considered to be the most important developmental phase throughout the life span. This period focuses on the physical‚ social/emotional and language/cognitive domains of development of a child‚ which have direct effects on their overall development as an adult in the future. Physical Development Physical developments of a child are associated with the motor skills and physical growth of the child. As a child grows‚ and his or her nervous system becomes more mature
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Introduction: YMCA Early Years Center is a community service program focus on early education. The plan curriculum and programs help children grow up and develop their different abilities of life. In order to build the gap between philosophy and practice; in this paper‚ I will analyze the YMCA’s educational philosophy in four main points. Also‚ I will integrate the philosophy by connecting with philosophers and theorists. Finally‚ I will evaluate the philosophy with the ELECT document‚ and make
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Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood Education Linguistic diversity in American homes has risen dramatically over the years especially in children under the age of six. Households of more than one in five school age children speak a language other than the English language. (nayec.org) Along with the rate of linguistic diversity rising‚ so has the issues and concerns associated with it. Problems arise with negative attitudes towards the diverse students and the language they speak‚ the
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is never too early to teach a child.Through research it has been discovered that the infant even before he/she is born can hear sound and as we know that is how we acquire language‚ by hearing spoken words. According to Otto (2010)‚ language development begins when language speakers assume that an infant is a participating partner in conversational settings‚ even though it is months before the child is able to begin using conventional
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Galbraith states‚ “The effect of education and related investment in individuals is to help them overcome the restraints that are imposed by their environment.” Even without much specificity the idea seems sound‚ but how can this help? With early childhood education comes greater cognitive skills and improved vocabulary‚ children learn a greater sense of purpose‚
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Emotional Identity In the early stages of childhood‚ a person will start to develop their ‘self-concept’ which includes attributes‚ abilities‚ attitude and values. A person can also describe their self-concept in emotional descriptions (Oswalt‚ 2008). From the description of emotional identity we are able to closely relate it to Rapunzel from Tangled (2010). She was once a girl who was locked in a tower room with no room of freedom which have caused her to feel gloomy over the years. But one day
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The goal of an early childhood program is to prepare children from birth to five for kindergarten. According to the U.S. Department of Education‚ “The years before a child reaches kindergarten are among the most critical in his or her life to influence learning (Prepare My Child for School‚ http://www.ed.gov/parents/earlychild/ready/resources.html)”. The Obama Administration under his Education Act has established an array of services to help daycare providers and early childhood centers to continue
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