Final ECE311: Early Childhood Curriculum & Methods March 17‚ 2013 Creative Curriculum is probably the most effective curriculum that would appeal to every type of child. With this curriculum‚ every activity can be altered to fit the needs of each individual child‚ rather than a certain type of child or children. The Waldorf approach to learning goes hand-in-hand with the Creative Curriculum. They both suggest that learning should be fun and filled with interesting activities that
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Development Across the Life Span: Case study of Marie. In viewing the case of Marie‚ it is possible to examine her individual development across the life span within her cognitive‚ emotional and behavioural aspects. Erikson discusses and identifies the crisis confronting each person throughout the life course at different periods. Marcia also explores the notion of the ‘achievement of personal identity’ through the life span. These two theories can be applied to Marie and her current life disturbances that
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Abstract Early Childhood Programs should support families of diverse cultural‚ ethnic‚ linguistic‚ and socioeconomic backgrounds to incorporate them their classrooms. Examining existing programs can provide educators with the information they need to assist families and their children in their needs. It is also crucial for educators to build a program which involves the community in a culturally responsive and inclusive program for all families. Description of the program: The
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The early childhood period is considered to be the most important developmental phase throughout the life span. This period focuses on the physical‚ social/emotional and language/cognitive domains of development of a child‚ which have direct effects on their overall development as an adult in the future. Physical Development Physical developments of a child are associated with the motor skills and physical growth of the child. As a child grows‚ and his or her nervous system becomes more mature
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What Do you understand by Adolescence? Adolescence describes the teenage years between 13 and 19 and can be considered the transitional stage from childhood to adulthood. However‚ the physical and psychological changes that occur in adolescence can start earlier‚ during the preteen or "teen" years (ages 9 through 12). Adolescence can be a time of both disorientation and discovery. The transitional period can bring up issues of independence and self-identity; many adolescents and their peers face
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Ethics at the Beginning of Life: Prenatal Genetic Testing Lauren Delucca Linda Field Despain Cynthia Ventura-Lippert Submitted to Dr. Mark Jumper in partial fulfillment of HCE430‚ Health Care Ethics Regis University October 13‚ 2012 Prenatal Genetic Testing Prenatal testing and genetic testing developed hand in hand. Many genes‚ the basic unit of heredity‚ are now known through the human genome project (Pence‚ 2011‚ pp. 273-274). Genetic testing can identify the
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children’s life that keeps them healthy both physically and mentally. It is a 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
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Even though many people think that art doesn’t matter in a child’s life‚ it is a crucial part of the early childhood because children are able to become independent through their art and it helps children develop in many different aspects of life. Art activities are very important. Not only because it allows teachers to recognize children with unusual abilities‚ but because it encourages each child’s “full and all-sided development.” Art activities can and do help children develop their cognitive
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acquisition of fine motor skills; it also encompasses behaviours that promote and impede health and environmental factors that influence physical growth. (McDevitt & Ormrod‚ 2010‚ p. 5). I have chosen to evaluate the physical developmental stage of middle childhood‚ children the ages of six to ten years of age. This essay discusses the considerations for physical development and how it can be supported in the learning environment. It will look at motor development and its influences‚ the benefits of physical
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hands-on experience and employ all of their senses to investigate their surroundings. Her method is designed to help children with their task of inner construction as they grow from childhood to maturity. It succeeds because it draws its principles from the natural development of the child. The goal of early childhood education should be to cultivate the child’s own desire to learn. Maria Montessori The Primary Montessori
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