performed by teachers and educators‚ to help understand each child‚ and their characteristics. Along with assessment and evaluation‚ educators are able to understand each child’s development‚ and make decisions about appropriate activities and experience to offer each child‚ to help foster their individual development. (Veale‚ A. and Piscitelli‚ B. 1988) This essay will discuss the Value of the Observation Process in Planning for early childhood settings‚ and the role of each teacher in facilitating
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the community‚ attention to the environment‚ and its emergent curriculum which functions as a part of the teachers and the children. Role of the Community The community is a big part of the Reggio Emilia schools. There are regularly scheduled meetings for parents to take part in. These meetings are scheduled in the evening so that working parents are able to attend. The parents and teachers discuss issues regarding school policies‚ child development concerns‚ and curriculum planning and evaluations
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Early Childhood Pioneers [pic] Pioneers of Play Friedrich Froebel 1782-1852 Froebel pioneered the view that play acts as an organising function which integrates learning and helps children apply their knowledge and understanding in relation to their developing ideas‚ feelings‚ physical bodies and relationships. Froebel thought that schools should be communities in which the parents are welcome to join their children. He believed that parents were the first educators of their child. He
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to become a teacher for a while now but‚ I really did not know what grade that I wanted to teachers. In high school‚ I had to take a class called childcare management. I picked this class because I figure that I could gain a lot of experience from working with younger children for ages three to five years old. After spending a whole semester working with three to five years old children I knew that the preschool age will be a good choose for me to work in with I get my early childhood education degree
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Since I was a child‚ I wanted to become a teacher. After graduating from high school‚ I was presented with the opportunity to become a teaching assistant; I happily accepted and I am now enjoying my tenure. However‚ I have recently decided to specialize in the field and become an Early Childhood Educator. In order to fulfill this dream‚ I need to earn my Bachelor’s Degree‚ but this comes with a cost. As a low-income teaching assistant‚ I struggle to pay my way through college. In addition to tuition
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Early childhood is a stage in human development. It generally includes toddlerhood and some time afterwards. Play age is an unspecific designation approximately within the scope of early childhood. Some age-related development periods and examples of defined intervals are: newborn (ages 0–4 weeks); infant (ages 4 weeks – 1 year); toddler (ages 1–3 years); preschooler (ages 4–6 years); school-aged child (ages 6–13 years); adolescent (ages 13–19) psychology the term "early childhood" is usually defined
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Development for Toddler During toddler hood there are a vast amount of changes in the following developmental areas: cognitive; small and large motor skills; social; emotional; moral; physical and language. It is one of the roles of the early childhood teacher to set up the environment to foster development in all these areas. The environment should have a variety of materials that leads the child to explore and discover through play. Cognitive Brain Development During toddlerhood the brain’s
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Early Childhood Curriculum Times are changing and consistently evolving‚ with time‚ there are also changes happening in education. Teachers work constantly to be aware and knowledgeable of the progress‚ as each must be able to teach on new topics‚ as well as new methods of teaching. This is how every teacher works to do their part to provide a chance for an even better future for children. Education is one of the most important aspects of children’s lives. One of the changes that developed is that
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The Code of Ethics define the core values of the field and provides guidance for what professionals should do when they encounter conflicting obligations or responsibilities in their work. In this essay I will be comparing four different codes of ethics and also reflecting their differences. The four codes involved are the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct‚ the Nursing Code of ethics‚ the National Education Association-Code of Ethics in Education Profession‚ and the Psychology Code of Ethics. I will
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The profession I want to pursue after college is teaching. I recently changed my major from Safety Management to Early Childhood Education‚ which is an extreme difference in course material. I never had much of an interest in my safety classes and solely chose the major based off good things people had told me. After college I would like to work in an elementary school; currently I think I would like to teach any grade from first through third. I believe ageism can be prevalent in the teaching profession
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