The early years curriculum that supports children's care learning and development is the foundation phase. Foundation phase promotes learning through play. There are 7 areas of learning that consists of:…
When you want to know something, one of the greatest ways to learn is to interview someone on a topic that you know nothing about or a little about. To help me learn more about the Early Education field I interviewed a lead teacher from the local Head Start Preschool program. She was able to give me more insight on what is needed to be done to become a teacher and what is required of her.…
Teachers will plan lessons which should be set out with clear objectives so that a child’s progress can be measured against these. Both children and adults need to be clear about ‘Learning Intentions’ which are set out at the beginning of each lesson by the teacher. This helps the children to be clear about what they are going to learn as well as having a clear understanding of what the teaching assistant is supporting.…
When we first started teaching and we reflected on our instruction practices, we found that students did not understand their purpose for learning. We wanted them to make a connection from the content area to the real world. When students understand exactly what they’re supposed to learn and what their work will look like when they learn it, they’re better able to monitor and adjust their work, select effective strategies, and connect current work to prior learning (Brookhart, S., Moss, C., 2014)…
The planning cycle is used to support assessments for learning which is designed to discover what children know and understood, based on what they make, write draw, say and…
Practical, theory and the constant development of attitude are vital to learning being allowed to happen within the learning environment. To do this the student must do more than just listen and watch. They must read, write, discuss, engage, problem solving and use hands on techniques. Students must also develop their thinking mentality of analyse, apply and evaluate to all areas of work, as getting the students to do things gets the student to evaluate what they are doing and why. The use of these teaching strategies in the learning environment is vital because of its powerful impact on students learning for example; studies have shown that students prefer strategies promoting active learning to traditional talk and chalk methods: Penner. Jon. G 1984, many teachers cannot lecture.…
I am writing this letter to discuss with all the members of the school board about some of my concerns with the new state-mandated textbook-based curriculum for kindergarten. As a parent I want only the best kind of education for my children and I feel that this new curriculum is not the best. The fact that you went with a new curriculum is disturbing to me because the developmentally appropriate practice that was our old curriculum was working great for our children. Developmentally appropriate practice or DAP for short is an approach to teaching that is grounded in the research of how young children learn and develop by using what is known about the effective use of early education in children (National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2010). The framework of the DAP curriculum is designed to promote the optimal learning and development of young children (National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2010). I believe that the developmentally appropriate…
Informed by, and primarily rooted in research, developmentally appropriate practice is central to optimizing children’s learning and development in early childhood educational settings CITATION Nat09 \l 1033 (NAEYC, 2009). The use of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) involves teaching in a way that understands development in the classroom individually, and as a whole CITATION Liz13 \l 1033 (Taylor, 2013). When considering the role of the early childhood educator, the creation of adaptive and accommodating teaching methods is crucial to building a supportive and dynamic environment for learning. In building such an environment, educators may use the guiding framework of DAP to ensure that their classroom not only reinforces an advantageous atmosphere that is developmentally appropriate at every level, but also actively encourages continuous positive growth for everyone in the learning community. This position statement reaffirms the benefits of DAP in an early childhood setting by examining its guidelines, the needs and characteristics of young children, the many factors influencing a child’s learning and development, creating an environment that meets these needs, family and community involvement, and understanding the benefits and uses of assessment.…
Eliason, C. and Jenkins, L., (2008). A Practical Guide to Early Childhood Curriculum 8th Ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.…
The most important goal of our early childhood curriculum is to help children become enthusiastic learners. This means encouraging children to be active and creative explorers who are not afraid to try out their ideas and to think their own thoughts. Our goal is to help children become independent, self-confident, inquisitive learners. We're teaching them how to learn, not just…
Learning is taking in knowledge, making sense of the knowledge, and using it when necessary. Since taking this class, my views of learning have slightly changed. I now understand that we all have different learning patterns and that everyone’s learning patterns are very unique. One person may learn best when following directions exactly, another person may learn their best by just doing it. Before this class, I felt that it was only one way to do things, and that was by reading directions and following them. I now know that the way everyone learns is as different as the way that we look.…
The curriculum is adjusted to meet the child’s needs in developmentally appropriate practice; this includes cognitive, linguistic, physical, and social-emotional development and needs. Learning activities and goals match children’s development, and adequate time is provided for exploring during the various stages of learning. Teaching is not simply a matter of collecting materials and toys and selecting projects and activities for children; rather, it requires a sensitivity and understanding of the children, their…
There have been many theories that have played a part in early childhood development research. It has been these theories that have changed the way teachers educate their students. Creating an environment that contributes to learning is key to the student’s success.…
Early Childhood Australia (2010) explains that “Intentional teaching is thoughtful, informed and deliberate” (Early Childhood Australia , 2010) and that is exactly what is. Intentional teaching is purposely setting up the environment to get children involved in an experiment or activity to extend children’s ideas. Educators can interact with the children by asking open ended questions, demonstrating, explaining, speculating, modelling and engaging to extend children’s thinking and understanding. Intentional teaching can be planned or spontaneous. (QCAA, 2014)…
The first stage of the learning cycle is planning and this is where you plan for the children activities that will be carried out throughout the time at placement and these activities need to be planned for the needs of all children.…