B341: Multicultural Perspectives in Early Childhood Education 20120825 Paula Ann Signal The purpose of this essay is to critically examine the multicultural perspectives of Te Whāriki (Ministry of Education [MOE]‚ 1996)‚ the early childhood education curriculum of Aotearoa. In order to accomplish this‚ I will examine the term ‘multiculturalism’‚ its place in early childhood education and its historical context‚ and the concepts of individualistic and collectivist approaches to childrearing
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Good communication in early childhood is essential because without communication the child wanders hopelessly around looking for some explanation as to why things work the way they do. When born‚ children know who to look for‚ listen to and bond with. Even before birth their brains are already somewhat “prewired for survival” (Gerrig & Zimbardo 2008) Doctors and scientists have researched that in the womb babies favour the sound of their mother’s voices rather than voices of their fathers or a stranger
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DISCUSS AND ANALYSE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PLAYFUL LEARNIN G AND PLAYFUL PEDAGOGIES WITHIN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Introduction Within the early childhood field‚ play has long been acknowledged as an important context for children ’s learning and development. Play is a significant aspect of their lives‚ reflecting their social and cultural contexts. Consequently‚ changes within these contexts impact on both the nature and quality of children ’s play experiences. No one definition of play
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Alexis Foster 1. Early Child hood Caries Early Childhood Caries is a disease that has many names‚ for example‚ dental caries and a cavity. Childhood Caries is a disease in ones mouth caused from missing or cavity food. It usually occurs in the primary teeth of school-aged children due to the excess consumption of sugary foods and bacteria from the mouth. On a biological level‚ it is mainly caused from a particular bacteria “streptococcus” on tooth enamel. Dental caries is most prevalent in South
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Intro to early childhood edu Assignment #1 I believe the purpose of education is to provide children with the basic academic skills that they will need to succeed in life. Some of the academic skills include math‚ so they understand how much fifty cents plus fifty cents is‚ writing‚ so they are able to fill out job applications and write checks out for bills‚ or simply spell their name‚ and how to read‚ so they understand the job applications they are filling
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Observation of Early Childhood The subject of my observation was Josephine‚ a three year old Caucasian female in her home environment located in Lake Highlands‚ as well as a thirty minute observation at her gymnastics class at Little Gym. She is an only child in a two-parent middle-class household and spends fifteen hours a week with a bilingual nanny while her mother is at work at a hair salon and her father is at school teaching middle school English. I observed activities in problem-solving
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An interview was conducted with an adult role playing both the mother and the child at the developmental stage‚ early childhood. I decided to have the adult role play the mother because of how important the role the guardian is in the therapeutic process. I explained the agenda to the mother‚ detailing what she should anticipate for the first visit to ease any worries and answer any questions. I explained the agenda‚ my role‚ and client confidentiality to the parent. We spent time discussing the
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I have had to ustilize a variety of assessment tools in an early childhood education setting during my time at Post University. Specifically‚ I was required to complete a lengthy assessment project in my Emergent Literacy class. I was required to select a student who struggled with reading and writing and then had to adminster many different assessments. I performed these assessments on three different days in the time period of a month. Some of the tools that I used for this literacy case study
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your own role as a teacher and the responsibilities that you feel come with that. Also explain what you feel is not part of your responsibility as a teacher of adults. As a teacher of adults in the Lifelong Learning Sector my own Roles and Responsibilities would be very different and varied from other teachers/tutors in different levels and sectors of education. However‚ there would also be many similarities in core principles and practices. As a teacher it is a part of our role to multitask
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October‚ 2013 Why I Want to Be a Early Childhood Education Teacher? Most of my life I have been surrounded by children especially my cousins‚ nieces and nephews. I have chosen to go into this field because I want to be one of those early childhood teachers that get young children ready for an important part of life. Having little cousins to watch grow up and see them grow in their early education has shown me that I want to be part of that. The early childhood is the most vital time for learning
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