EARLY CHILDHOOD Parents label early childhood‚ which extends from 02 to 06 years‚ as the problem‚ the troublesome or the toy-age; by educators as the Pre-school-age; and by psychologists as the Pre-gang‚ the exploratory‚ or the Questioning-age. Physical development proceeds at a slow rate in early childhood but the physiological habits‚ whose foundations are laid in babyhood‚ become well established. Early Childhood is regarded as the teachable moment for acquiring skills because children
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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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Assessment in Early Childhood Introduction This essay follows on from a practical task completed by administering a few developmental tests to a child (age 4). The task was by no means a formal assessment in any way but rather a way for me to gain some first-hand experience and an idea as to what assessment of a young child entails as well as how to go about administering the tests. This essay will contain a discussion pertaining to psychological assessment in early childhood. What it is
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My professional beliefs and values about early childhood education are to establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment I will ensure a safe environment and I will teach the children how to prevent and reduces injuries for their safety of them and their following children in the classroom. My teaching values will include teaching children the safety of good nutrition and I will ensure they have an enjoyment and interesting environment to play and learn different materials. My beliefs
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The early childhood field is dynamic‚ dealing with social and political change and provides a range of settings to meet diverse community needs (Ebbeck & Waniganayake‚ 2003). Leadership is essential during these challenging times‚ to ensure early childhood settings are high quality organisations for children‚ families and staff teams (Ebbeck & Waniganayake‚ 2003). Correspondingly there is a growing awareness of the importance of the theory and practice of leadership specific to the early childhood
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Disposition & Early Childhood Teachers 1 Disposition and Early Childhood Education Preservice Teachers: Where to Start? Ursula Thomas‚ Ed.D University of West Georgia Ursula Thomas Ed.D is an assistant professor of early childhood education at the University of West Georgia. Her research efforts focus on cultural mediation and teacher belief systems in the context of early childhood and teacher education. Correspondence should be addressed to: Ursula Thomas‚ University of West Georgia. Dept.
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Developments During Early Childhood Physical‚ cognitive‚ and psychosocial are the three major developments that children learn to live by. Children learn so many new things as they grow and‚ these three developments tend to change the way children think about the world and themselves. When children go through physical development their appearance tend to change as they are growing older. They also learn great motor skills. Cognitive development is when child start to use their language skills to
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Designing an Early Childhood Program When designing an early childhood program‚ the first step would be to assess the need in your community. You need to determine what is missing in your community and then offer a solution. The next step would be to develop your program philosophy. This will let people know how you plan on addressing the need and what values you will be instilling in the children you serve. The last step in establishing a program in your community is to decide the type of
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other rights achievable (Alderson 2008). Article 7 states that every child should have a name and their name should be respected. Giving a child a name and an identity is recognising the child as a unique individual rather than the property of a parent or carer (Alderson 2008: 79). One of the key articles that promote child participation is Article 12: ‘state parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters
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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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