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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1. Understand what is required for competence in own work role. 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. As my role of a registered childminder it is my responsibility to provide a safe‚ warm and caring environment where children feel welcomed and loved and are able to learn & develop at their own pace‚ with guidance and supervision as appropriate. This will then allow parents to have peace of mind and go to work knowing that their child is being taken care of to the highest
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of team membership and collaboration‚ working through ethical dilemmas‚ and conflict resolution in early childhood settings in relation with the support from the management‚ leading to the promotion of professionalism in early childhood education. The definition of professionalism in regards to early childhood education has evolved with time. Traditionally‚ professionalism in early childhood education valued knowledge and rationality more than skills and emotions (Manning-Morton‚ 2006). This might
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of children and are in line with the EYFS‚ working as part of a team and I also observe children and attain appropriate records. 1.2 Explain expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards. All practitioners that work in an Early Years sector must comply with National standards such as the Childcare Act 2006 and the Health and Safety at work act 1974. It is also a requirement to work within the framework of the EYFS. Some settings have put together their own policies in which
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Building Relationships Rosalyn Stewart ECE312: Administration of Early Childhood Ed. Programs (BFI1048A) Instructor: Susan Hoagland December 20‚ 2010 Building relationships between the families‚ community and the staff are very important to the survival of the centers. The relationship between the two is so important that it one of the main factors that can contribute to the success of the center. To provide quality care within the centers welcoming parents to be a part of their child’s
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As I attended to the video presentation‚ there are many culture issues that I can relate to‚ therefore‚ I chose inclusion. Inclusion is important in the early childhood classroom‚ as we prepare young children and families for education. The reason I chose inclusion is because I think‚ we as early childhood professionals should make our children feel welcome when they enter the classroom. As educators we should treat them equally regardless of their race or creed at all times. I have learned
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strategies to support children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds Identified and discussed using perspectives and concepts. In addition‚ I will reflect on my personal identity and attitudes to diversity in my role as an early childhood teacher. There are multiple strategies that can support children and whanau from cultural and linguistic diverse background. Firstly communication between teachers and parents/whanau or centre and home are an important part of the process
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2011 Linguistic Diversity All children deserve an early childhood program or education that recognizes and respects their family‚ community‚ and linguistic diversity. In this nation‚ there are children of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds. “For young children to develop and learn optimally‚ the early childhood professional must be prepared to meet their diverse developmental‚ cultural‚ linguistic‚ and educational needs. Early childhood educators face the challenge of how best to respond
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3) Understanding CALD family’s perspectives on early childhood education The data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that 34 percent of people living in five mainland state capitals of Australia were born overseas. One of the city councils in New South Wales reported that 40 percent of the population of the state were born overseas‚ half of residents speak a language other than English at home and 21 percent say they either do not speak English or feel they do not speak it well (Cologon
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Reggio Emilia Approach support the themes of the Early Years Foundation Stage? ‘A Reggio pre-school is a special kind of place‚ one in which young human beings are invited to grow in mind‚ in sensibility and in belonging to a broader community.’ (Learning and teaching Scotland‚ 2006) For this case study I am going to look at the four themes of the Early Years Foundation Stage‚ also known as the EYFS. The EYFS sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children
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