What is early childhood education? American Academy of Paediatrics defines 1-5 years of age‚ other defines as birth to 8 years. Children’s bodies and brains grow rapidly during this period of life. Many skills and milestones such as language‚ physical and social developments are expected to reach at this stage. Importance of early childhood development In the first few year‚ more than 100 billion neurons are formed‚ they are just like milky way. This process is called neuron proliferation
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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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Importance of Early Childhood Education By: Ruquyiah Rodgers English Composition II In today’s economic times‚ it is grow harder for our young children. Small children of today must start their education early in order for these children to have a jump start on life. Being a mother of four small children and being a former co-owner of a child care center‚ I quickly had to realize‚ that if I want my children to get ahead in life I must start educating them at an early age. Early Childhood Development
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value of early childhood education Nelson Mandela‚ the well-know statesmen‚ once said‚ “Education is the great engine to personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor‚ that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine that the child of a farm worker can become the president of a great nation.(date‚ page #)” Image that when you have children will you give your children education in their childhood or not. Early childhood
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Stop: One of the current programs in the centre is to extend children’s learning about Clay playing. I had thought of my wife who is very good at Clay playing‚ but she can only speak a little English. We got a special clay which is called “Light weight Clay”. It is original from Japan‚ but now getting more and more popular in China. It is made by an environmental protection‚ non - toxic‚ odorless‚ and natural dried martial‚ so it is very good and health for children to play and creative. I talked
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" 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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Assessments for Early Childhood Programs Catherine Kelley Saint Petersburg College William J. Wilson once said‚ “The person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character‚ leadership‚ creativity‚ or perseverance”. Why do we test students? What is the purpose of assessments? Do these tests and assessments benefit the students? These are questions educators have been asking for years. It is impossible
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MY FUTURE IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 1 Timeka Butler ECE 101 Dawn Harris March 24‚ 2014 MY FUTURE IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 2 I decided to become an early childhood teacher‚ because I love working with young children. Don’t get me wrong the older children are good‚ but at this age some of them are grown and you can’t tell them
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Early Childhood Literacy LaTonya Grady EDU 626 Introductions to Research and Methodology Dr. Paula Zobisch July 30‚ 2012 Abstract Research on early childhood literacy pinpoints the early childhood years as the foundational base period for developing the language and literacy skills that are fundamental to a young child’s long term developmental success in reading and writing. This study places theoretical attention on the essential components of literacy that promote and predict the essential emergent
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Benefits of Early Childhood Education The writer of Proverbs 22:6 wrote: “Train a child in the way he should go‚ and when he is old he will not turn from it”. Early Education has benefits that can follow well into adult hood. Early childhood education is the organized practice of educating those who are in early childhood. According to the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children)‚ early childhood spans the human life from birth to age eight (Early Childhood Education‚ para
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