The Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Years Education Acknowledgements I wish to express my sincere thanks to Pat Wharton‚ Diane Alexander and Eileen Carmichael for their generous contributions to the first and second editions of this document. I would also like to thank all the children‚ educators and parents of the many Reggio schools who gave so generously of their time and answered my questions with enthusiasm and patience. And finally‚ a special thankyou to Ruben‚ Sebastian and Emily … my
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Reggio Emilia’s Approach Reggio Emilia is the Italian city where this approach was introduced in the 1940’s. Started by the parents‚ the Reggio Emilia Nurseries have a partnership between parents and educators. The environment is viewed as the third most important element‚ after the early year’s educator and the child’s parent. The early year’s educator is there to listen and to guide children‚ but not to control their play. This approach then quickly spread across the world. How children are competent
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children to take risks and accomplish various tasks using their own inactive and problem solving skills. Whereas the natural world provides them with different opportunities that they may not have experienced before. Forest school is an outdoor education for children where they are permitted to visit local forests and woodland areas where children are given a range of opportunities for learning from hands on experiences; increasing their understanding of the world. The outdoor environment of forest
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Reading 7 Hertzog‚ N. B. (2001). Reflections and impressions from Reggio Emilia: “It’s not about art!”. Early Childhood Research & Practice‚ 3(1). Retrieved from http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v3n1/hertzog.html ECRP. Spring 2001. Reflections and Impressions from Reggio Emilia: "It’s Not about ... Page 1 of 9 Reflections and Impressions from Reggio Emilia: "It’s Not about Art!" Nancy B. Hertzog University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Abstract This article discusses an early childhood program administrator’s
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argues that Reggio is not an experimental philosophy‚ but instead it very successfully exists in the public schools of Reggio Emilia‚ Italy. This philosophy spread to the United States and is now implemented in Reggio-inspired North American schools. They “serve both the child’s welfare and the social need of families while also supporting the child’s fundamental right to grow and learn in a favorable environment with peers and with caring professional adults” (p. 8 ). The goal of a Reggio school is
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approach that informs practise which relates to the title. A philosophical approach that contributes to making a better support system for each child is the Reggio Emilia approach. This program is based on the principles of respect‚ responsibility and community through exploration and discovery; the early year’s practitioners within a Reggio Emilia school create supporting environments based off of the children’s interests to keep them engaged. Practitioners within these schools are seen as enthusiastic
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The four pros of the Reggio Emilia philosophy are: 1- Reggio inspired preschool experience by setting an environment that promotes exploration and discovery. Because children are innately curious about the natural world‚ the teachers need to provide materials and activities that would help the children to use their senses and their creativity to connect with the real world. Children were allowed to explore and discover in a supportive and rich environment where the children’s interests helped determine
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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 on child development
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Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia is a place in Italy. After the war the local women decided to use the rubble of old houses destroyed during the war and build schools for their young people. Loris Malaguzzi was the first creative director and believed that children were competent‚ creative learners from birth. This type of schooling in Reggio Emilia started in 1945 but hasn’t been recognised worldwide until recently. Reggio Emilia is in the northern regions of Italy. They have an approach which
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use strategies to support children’s learning in all areas‚ work closely and share information with parents and other educators regarding the students . With their input I can adapt resources to suit children.I am quite new to the Reggio Emilia Approach. Reggio Emilia Approach blends with our center philosophy that perceives children ‘as strong‚ competent‚ creative and
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