Lev Vygotsky: Social Development Theory Shannon Reardon Rasmussen College This research paper is being submitted on January 25th‚ 2015‚ for EC100/EEC1700 Section 09 Foundations of Child Development As an early childhood professional‚ there are many developmental theorists that I have identified with over the last few years. One theorist that I feel I have related to most recently in my career is Lev Vygotsky. Lev Vygotsky was a Russian teacher and psychologist who developed extensive
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Professionalism What is a profession? According to Merriam Webster Dictionary Online a profession is defined as a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation. In the United States today an early education teacher is not considered a professional teacher. A teacher who is not teaching kindergarten through twelfth grade‚ or a college course‚ is not viewed as a professional teacher. The reason for this is simple; until recently‚ there has been
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Disposition & Early Childhood Teachers 1 Disposition and Early Childhood Education Preservice Teachers: Where to Start? Ursula Thomas‚ Ed.D University of West Georgia Ursula Thomas Ed.D is an assistant professor of early childhood education at the University of West Georgia. Her research efforts focus on cultural mediation and teacher belief systems in the context of early childhood and teacher education. Correspondence should be addressed to: Ursula Thomas‚ University of West Georgia. Dept.
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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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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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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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Outline Anthropology 311 Research Paper I. Introduction A. Early Childhood Caries and background information and statistics on the disease. B. Early Childhood Caries is a rapid form of dental caries that can affect a child’s self esteem‚ health‚ oral and speech development and quality of life. II. Early Childhood Caries – medical/dental definition of disease A. Causes of Early Childhood Caries – complex interaction of the following 1. cultural beliefs 2. behavioral
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Designing an Early Childhood Program When designing an early childhood program‚ the first step would be to assess the need in your community. You need to determine what is missing in your community and then offer a solution. The next step would be to develop your program philosophy. This will let people know how you plan on addressing the need and what values you will be instilling in the children you serve. The last step in establishing a program in your community is to decide the type of
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Infancy and Early Childhood Development Donna Baker PSY/375 September 2‚ 2014 Jacqueline Awe The development of a person during infancy and early childhood is a very important time in a person’s life. This part of a human being’s life is the mold by which that person will use to shape their lives. These years are called the formative years. This timeframe (infancy to early childhood) forms/shapes a person’s social and psychological behavior‚ character‚ and personality. Some parents and families
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Over the years‚ multiple researchers have proposed the importance of positive parent-caregiver attachments early on in life‚ encouraging positive interactions in the future. Similar to attachments‚ the UNICEF researchers focus on the importance of quality education in Early Childhood for future competency and success in children. Within Early Childhood interventions‚ educators are providing education through a variety of topical areas‚ including nutrition‚ hygiene‚ and protection. In other words
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