Assessing the Quality of Early Years Learning Environments Abstract This article describes a means of evaluating early years classrooms from the perspective of the child’s experience. Nine key themes‚ such as motivation and independence‚ are identified as representing significant aspects of a high-quality environment for learning. The manner in which these manifest themselves in relation to the three elements of the interactional trianglethe children‚ the adults‚ and their physical environmentis
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Assessment to Evidence Children’s Process toward Early Learning Standards Assessment of student learning is a fundamental aspect of instruction. The purpose of assessment is to improve learning. There are several reasons why it plays an important role for the students; first it inform students‚ parents‚ and teachers of individual and group progress toward meeting the standards‚ second it demonstrate to students‚ parents‚ and the community the types of learning and levels of achievement sought‚ third‚
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Amanullah Language Learning in Early Childhood Early childhood education and early schooling for young children usually starts at the age of three; however‚ language learning for all human begins at the very early age. Many new born babies start to communicate with meaningless words like pa and ba; perhaps‚ it is the first stage they want to begin learning how to speak. The question arises with a grappling impression of why it happens‚ and what pushes them to superfluously generalize those meaningless
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Much media attention has recently been focused on the importance of early learning experiences on brain development. Newsweek devoted a special edition to the critical first 3 years of a child ’s life and indicated that there is a "window of opportunity" for second language learning starting at 1 year of age. A February 1997 article in Time magazine suggested that foreign languages should be taught to children as early as possible. With so many demands already placed on children‚ parents might ask:
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Teaching and learning English at early age for speakers of another languages By Rufaida Alhamad As an international language‚ English plays a significant role in education. Therefore‚ many parents want their children to start learning the language at an early age. However‚ Teaching and learning English at an early age has been controversial‚ and several supporting and opposing arguments have been raised. To take a good decision about the issue ‚ advantages and disadvantages should be concerned .
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at age five children are just starting to learn. In fact‚ the brain absorbs more from birth to age five rather than from age five on. Parents and family can do many things to aid in the development of a baby’s brain‚ ultimately assisting in their learning. The sequence and rate at which the brain develops predicts the optimal times for a baby to learn. Sequence and rate is measured by milestones that a baby may reach by a certain age. Experiences are one thing that helps promote brain development
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What are the indicators of quality in an early childhood program? The Early Years Learning Framework suggests educator guidance in sustaining play is essential for learning and development. Just play provides a structure for children to communicate with one another‚ language‚ in turn‚ like dramatic play‚ helps children advance their play skills‚ and help each child feel empowered and connected to the emerging classroom community‚ maximizing their individual experiences. The teacher must be an artist
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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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Pedagogia en Ingles Didactics I Language Learning in Early Childhood Professor Veronica Leon José Miguel Ávalos INTRODUCTION Perhaps thousands of research about Language Learning in Early Childhood have been made‚ based on some of them‚ the book of the analysis was created. Due to the book “Language Learning in Early Childhood” “As children progress through the discovery of language in their first three years
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dull and boring.Fun and games in the learning process are important. A boy who can’t comprehend the complexities of a reading exercise can probably name most if not all‚ of the street on a Monopoly board‚ probably in the right sequence and with the right colour as well‚ without once ever having sat down with the specific purpose of memorising them. What I am saying is obvious‚ of course‚ because I think we all know instinctively that play is a route to learning that remains open when just about everything
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