way through which children explore their imagination‚ build various skills required for their development in different areas. In this essay‚ importance of play in children’s learning and development is discussed in relation to Piaget’s cognitive theory‚ Vygotsky socio-cultural theory and Te Whaariki. Moreover‚ the teacher’s role and strategies used in encouraging the play-based curriculum in early childhood education are also discussed. Play is the foundation stone of children’s healthy and productive
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general principles of development‚ the brain and cognitive development‚ Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural perspective. Educational Psychology plays a very important role in our daily lives as it helps us to understand and develop strategies to improve the learning process. An effective teacher is one who is organized‚ not biased‚ patient‚ and flexible and knows how to teach medium and slow paced learners. The essay also speaks about Development; persons develop
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Middle Childhood‚ as defined by HDEV‚ is the time between ages 6 and 12‚ beginning with the time that a child begins school to the start of the adolescent phase of development. During this time‚ the human body goes through physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ and cognitive changes. Through knowledge of human development and recalling events from when I went through this developmental stage‚ I will find the correlation to my personal experiences and these developmental changes that occurred. During middle
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the third leading cause of hospitalization in children under age 15 and accounted for 10.5 million missed school days (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]‚ 2014 & CDC‚ 2014). In 2009 the estimated direct and indirect national cost of childhood asthma was upwards of $20 billion annually (National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Morbidity & Mortality: 2009). The statistics within an inner-city population‚ specifically in New York City (NYC) are even grimmer. Lifetime
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Introduction: Cognitive Development in Toddlers Cognitive development is very crucial time in a developing child‚ it all starts at birth and continues throughout life. Cognitive development is known as the make-up of our thought processes so we can make decisions and problem solve that we use every day throughout our lives. Research has been done and we realize babies are born with cognition and are fully aware of their surroundings‚ as they age‚ they develop and learn to process information and
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themselves." Robert Hutchins. It is very clear to me that a successful early childhood program must provide a safe and nurturing environment that promotes social‚ emotional‚ physical and cognitive development. Young children need a warm and inviting atmosphere to learn. Children must have their basic needs met before any learning can take place. Safety‚ nutrition‚ and shelter are a few needs which must be provided. Although early childhood centers may not directly provide these services outside the regular
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"Major Characteristics of Development" Infancy Physical - Physical development obviously starts long before the common "infantile" stage that we all think of today. Brain development begins in the weeks following conception. A noticeable brain is apparent after only three to four weeks‚ when the neural plate folds up to form the neural tube. The bottom of the tube becomes the spinal cord. "Lumps" then emerge at the top of the tube and form the forebrain‚ midbrain‚ and hindbrain. The so-called primitive
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Matters to Consider when introducing Technology into Early Childhood Education Introduction Earlier research was more concerned with weather or not technology; including computers were‚ in fact‚ beneficial to children’s learning. Current research is concerned with how technology can be used to support children’s learning and development (Morrison‚ 2009). Acronyms like PC‚ CD‚ DVD‚ PDA‚ DSL‚ eBay‚ and .com‚ are part of our professional vocabulary right alongside ECE… technology has changed the way
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Early childhood education is not a new concept. It has been in existence since ancient Greek and Roman times and many of our own methods come from those foundations (Gordon & Brown. 4-5). Throughout the course of history‚ philosophers‚ researchers‚ and theorists have spent many years researching‚ observing‚ and teaching young children. They have passed down to us many of the practices and theories that are being used even today in many early childhood classrooms and daycare centers. In the late
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Infancy‚ Babyhood‚ Early Childhood INFANCY * Covers the 1st 2 weeks of life – time needed for the newborn to adjust to his new environment outside the mother’s womb. * Normal for babies to experience a small weight loss at this time because newborns are unwilling to eat during their 1st few days. * A slight yellowing of the skin around on the 3rd day is natural – adjustment of his liver. It disappears as soon as the infant begins to eat normally. * A baby needs to be put
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