Characteristics of an Early Childhood Educator Early childhood educators work hard to prepare young children for the transition into kindergarten. The importance of pre-kindergarten education has resulted in a larger number of preschool teachers needed across the country. These educators should have certain characteristics to be effective teachers. To properly prepare young children‚ the teachers must have patience‚ compassion and creativity. For most students in preschool‚ this is their first
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group. Early childhood leaders are advocates because they support the cause of education for children before they enter kindergarten. This is not just children playing all day with no agendas. The curriculum is created with activities and experiences that support the cognitive and social development for preschoolers. Some of the benefits are the programs have teachers who work from lesson plans to engage children in purposeful play‚ activities‚ and learning. The programs consist of early literacy
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Additionally‚ two favorite activities involve magnetism and objects that sink or float.The children study such topics as "Living or Non-Living‚" "Plant or Animal‚" "Vertebrate or Invertebrate‚" "Fish‚ Amphibian‚ Reptile‚ Bird‚ or Mammal‚" "Parts of the Plant" and even "Photosynthesis." Simple machines are presented‚ simple experiments are carried out‚ and human anatomy is a popular study. The study of Geography begins with a set of land and water forms into which children pour water. The pairs of
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Professionalism What is a profession? According to Merriam Webster Dictionary Online a profession is defined as a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation. In the United States today an early education teacher is not considered a professional teacher. A teacher who is not teaching kindergarten through twelfth grade‚ or a college course‚ is not viewed as a professional teacher. The reason for this is simple; until recently‚ there has been
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themselves updated on child care practices‚ research and other developments in the profession. Being an intentional teacher means you are a lifelong learner and anyone in the early childhood education field should continue their education and be informed on the latest practices. CS VI A: Why I chose to become an early childhood professional:
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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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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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Importance of Early Childhood Education By: Ruquyiah Rodgers English Composition II In today’s economic times‚ it is grow harder for our young children. Small children of today must start their education early in order for these children to have a jump start on life. Being a mother of four small children and being a former co-owner of a child care center‚ I quickly had to realize‚ that if I want my children to get ahead in life I must start educating them at an early age. Early Childhood Development
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function if not used. Children at an early age are capable of developing neurological function with will help them to solve problems‚ understand communication through language‚ respond to simple command and gain knowledge through the learning process. This activity requires any child to used physical function of the body for example muscles‚ nerves and senses. It’s always about learning as they progress
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Growth and development is crucial for development of the child. Early years are the most important for better development of health and behavior. The quality of diet has the most effect on the physical and cognitive development of the child. As reported in this article “proper diet with adequate nutrition is of the utmost importance during critical developmental stages”(Adamo‚2013). Research showing that in 1900 in Europe and North America the problem with nutrition was the lack of supplies for
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