Diversity in the Early Childhood Classroom Diversity encompasses all of the differences that people possess as humans. It includes differences in race‚ language‚ gender‚ socio-economic status‚ ethnicity‚ nationality‚ abilities‚ exceptionalities‚ and geographical placement. Diversity consists of a quality that make individuals dissimilar and that brings to the classroom individuals existence experiences‚ abilities‚ talents‚ character traits‚ and preferences that enhance individuals being (Pearson
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physical development is impeded then their capacity to explore the world will be affected and this affects their learning (O’Hagan & Smith‚ 1999‚ P.3). Play is the process through which children learn‚ play occurs throughout life‚ although the form of play varies as a child grows older. Babies play while exploring with their hand and feet‚ while a young child may dress up as part of pretend play. Play is considered to be one of the primary needs of a child and is often said to be a child work
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maltreatment with their own parents or caregivers responsible for the trauma. From early infancy through adulthood‚ trauma can impact how we view the world and ourselves. Trauma can alter how we process information and how we behave and respond to an event or environment. Trauma may include loss or lack of consistent caregivers‚ emotional‚ physical or sexual abuse‚ domestic violence‚ different forms of neglect and more. Early childhood maltreatment or exposure to trauma can impact the way the brain develops
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Emotions are an essential form of communication in early childhood. Children quickly learn a wide range of emotions and when to express certain emotions to communicate with their caregivers and also learn how to discriminate between different emotions. A study done by Paul Ekman et al.‚ showed that infants are able to make almost all the same muscle movements used by adults to express emotions (7). There are some emotions referred to as basic emotions. Basic emotions are characterized by typical
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Ryanne Williams 9/7/13 Makeup assignment J.Reid Theory’s In Early Childhood In early child education there are a number of therious who have contributed greatly to out educaton and understanding children. Form how they think‚ why they do‚ and what type of person/adult they will become is all out line for us to reseacch. Based on psychologial facts we have come to understand and appreciate the importance of proper child reering. I personally believe that all therioes have some truth
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relevant to early childhood education in Aotearoa/New Zealand and discuss why they are important for children‚ parents‚ and/or society. 1. Partnership with parents and families/whanau 2. Responsive adult: child relationships and interactions 3. Biculturalism This essay will discuss the importance of partnership with parents/whanau‚ providing responsive relationships and interactions with children and biculturalism on society. Research shows that children who attend an early childhood centre providing
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this assignment I choose to focus on the Early Childhood stage of human development. My observation began just before Thanksgiving break at the child care center I work at in Park Forest‚ IL. I choose a female student enrolled in our Kindergarten program‚ age five named Trinity. Throughout the observation‚ I focused on the following three main characteristics: empathy development‚ advances in peer sociability and early childhood literacy. The early childhood stage of human development is an area I
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The early childhood stage of development is the time of physical‚ cognitive‚ social and emotional development. Infants enter the world with a limited range of knowledge‚ skills and abilities. A child beginning to develop new motor‚ cognitive‚ language and social skills is a source of wonder for parents and caregivers‚ but sometimes may not be so much of a wonder. The study of development is a rich and varied subject‚ because sometimes factors may influence a child’s development to take an atypical
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During early childhood‚ the brain retains the ability to re-learn sounds it has discarded‚ so young children typically learn new languages easily and without an accent. After about age 10‚ however‚ plasticity for this function is greatly diminished; therefore‚ most people find it difficult to learn to speak a foreign language as well as a native speaker if they only begin to learn it in adolescence or adulthood(Hart‚ B. & Risley‚ T. (1995) Pruning takes place throughout life but is far more common
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spent trying to figure out a major life decision. What do I want to be when I grow up? After putting some serious thought into this question‚ I believe I have a general idea of what I want to do; become an Early Childhood Educator. Several factors that have contributed to my interest in Early Childhood Education have been my time as a volunteer‚ both my mother and grandmother‚ and the fact that you are able to inspire an entire generation of children. While volunteering at Nestucca Valley Elementary
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