Contents High Scope Method How the curriculum is designed Environmental Set-Up The Reggio Emilia Approach History How the curriculum is designed Environmental Set-Up Comparison of the two approaches their advantages and disadvantages. Conclusion REFERENCES Compare High scope and Reggio Emilia methods of class room settings. Include Merits and Demerits of both methods and which methods as a teacher you will prefer in your class room. Give reason for it. High Scope
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|[pic] | |Reggio Emilia Approach By Andrew Loh‚ Dec 2006 |[pic][pic| |] | Hailed as the best pre-schools in the world by Newsweek magazine in 1991‚ the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education has attracted the worldwide attention of educators‚ researchers and just about anyone interested in early childhood education best practices. Even the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)’s revised version of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP)
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The Reggio Emilia Approach Started by parents in 1945‚ Reggio Emilia was as an alternative to the strait-laced‚ church-monopolized institutions that dominated Italian early education at the time. Amidst the rubble of post-World War II Italy‚ the community raised from almost nothing‚ preschools that would far exceed the custodial services appropriated by the Mussolini’s government. News of the experiment spread and Reggio schools were popping up in disadvantaged wards of the city. A young teacher
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Early Ed Spring12 and 13 High Scope cont. High/Scope (Cognitively Oriented) Theory: The High Scope early childhood education approach‚ used in preschools‚ kindergarten‚ and childcare‚ or in elementary school settings. The High Scope approach is a branch off of the Cognitively Oriented Curriculum‚ which was developed under the leadership of David Weikart at the High Scope Foundation in Ypsilanti‚ Michigan in the early 1960’s (Essa‚ 2007). The philosophy behind High Scope is based on child development
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Reggio Emilia Approach Reggio Emilia was a community in northern Italy that caught the attention of the world with their new method of teaching. The Reggio Emilia approach was founded in 1968 originally for ages 3 years to 6 years but then in 1971 it was expanded to children 4 months to 6 years. The Reggio Emilia approach is a philosophy for preschool and primary education‚ started by Loris Malaguzzi and the villages of Reggio Emilia in Italy. They believed that children have some control
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Early Childhood Education Journal‚ Vol. 29‚ No. 2‚ Winter 2001 ( 2001) Examining the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education Valarie Mercilliott Hewett1‚2‚3 Reggio Emilia‚ a prosperous region in Northern Italy‚ is the site of one of the most innovative‚ high-quality city-run infant-toddler and pre-primary systems in the world. The Reggio Emilia Approach to early childhood education draws from the ideas of many great thinkers‚ yet it is much more than an eclectic mix of theories
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Reggio Emilia Approach: The Reggio Emilia approach focuses on a child’s natural development. It’s child-centered and directed‚ taking the philosophy that learning must make sense to the student in order to be effective and meaningful. A child’s point of view is completely respected and the student is encouraged to follow their own educational path. The method follow four key principles: The Reggio Emilia philosophy is based upon the following set of principles: children must have some say over
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The Reggio Emilia Approach‚ a constructivist approach‚ is related to constructivist theorists such as Piaget and Vygotsky. Piaget and Vygotsky offer theories on ways children think cognitively in a developmental manner. Piaget believes that a child is competent‚ when a child learns new things it just enhances their skills further. Vygotsky also believes that a child is competent‚ yet when they are educated it helps them in the process of the ZPD‚ zone of proximal development. According to Piaget
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Reggio Emilia Approach: Atelier The teaching strategies used in the Reggio Emilia Approach are quite different from the ones that are seen in the United States of America. To an American or any other person other than an Italian‚ these teaching strategies are quite revolutionary. However‚ to an Italian the child rearing strategies the Reggio Emilia school use are not very abstract because they mirror the culture and lifestyle of an Italian. A major aspect of the Reggio Emilia schools’ philosophy
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