course: The early years: Developing practice I am undertaking an E100 course with the Open University that involves the study of children‚ operating at‚ 0-7 year old age range. All children names have been excluded to protect their identity and their parents have given permission for their activities to be used in my assignments. The setting manager has given permission for me to follow this course. The settings anonymity will be safeguarded and kept under confidentiality. Part 1: Analysis
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The transition from home to an early years setting may start when the family visits the early years setting‚ or through a home visit. A home visit or a visit to the setting before a child starts there gives the staff a chance to find out what the parents are expecting from the setting. All this helps parents and children to make the transition from being at home to starting in a group setting. Parents and child often appreciate having a booklet of their own to keep and this can build into a record
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2.3 – Explain how theories of development and frameworks to support development influence current practice. Cognitive Jean Piaget (1896-1980) A Swish developmental psychologist Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development focusses on how children acquire knowledge and learn. He believed that when a child and an adult are given the same logical question children gave less sophisticated answers‚ not because they were less competent than the adults but because children are born with an extremely
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development it is extremely important to monitor‚ record and analyse their progress to make sure they are at a level appropriate to their age and ability. There are many different methods to store records of progression. For younger children in early years education observations are the most popular and informative way or measuring a childs progress. Observations are taken place in a high quality learning environment‚ watching the actions‚ expressions‚ behaviours and interactions each child has with
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In this paper we will analyze the current culture of an organization using a conceptual model or framework and we will discuss how senior managers have sought to manage the culture of the organization over the past decade and what they could/should have done differently. 1. Introduction Organizational culture describes the psychology‚ attitudes‚ experiences‚ beliefs and values (personal and cultural values) of an organization. It has been defined as "the specific collection of values and norms
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Professional Practice The Importance of Routines in Early Years Early Years Classrooms need to have routines. These routines help maintain order‚ If there is a set activity for every part of the day‚ the teacher will be able to focus more on the teaching and less on giving instructions to the class. Routines help children cooperate by reducing stress and anxiety for everyone. Setting up classroom and home routines help children understand expectations and boundaries. Routines help kids learn
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Respecting Childrens voices in Early Years Education Children are our future. We as educators get to make an influence which allows us to bring out the best in children in all aspects of their early years. So why wouldn’t we help the future aeronauts‚ doctors‚ electricians have their say in how they want to learn? why wouldn’t we want to help children grow and evolve based on what they are interested in‚ that could be their future roles and dreams? Allowing children to voice their interests and
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BC Early Learning Framework: Relationships The most important relationship in a child’s life is the connection between a child and their parents‚ however strong attachments to caregivers encourage social confidence and support the understanding of a child’s relation to others and their community (BC Early Learning Framework‚ 2008‚ pg. 10). The British Columbia Early Learning Framework (2008) is a resource that outlines imperative learning principles that guide the success of all early learning centers
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2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.” - Lloyd Alexander [3]. This quote encapsulates the essence of changing the focus of the mathematics tutorial to action rather than just solving and writing either alone or in small groups. Although‚ students do not always appreciate the journey to a solution‚ particularly an incorrect one‚ this navigation is where learning is occurring. Aspects of Bloom’s
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Current Dividends Policy Assessment “Having a clear dividend growth model targeting two dividend increases per year to 2013 of circa 10% annually subject to the TELUS Board’s assessment and determination” (Telus) Telus’s current dividend policy is to continue with its forward-looking dividend growth plan until at least the year of 2013. The plan is aimed to achieve two dividend increases per year with an annual growth rate of 10%. Of the two companies‚ Telus has a higher-than-industry dividend
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