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ECE and DAP

Early Childhood Education and Developmentally Appropriateness

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ECE and DAP

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  1. Early Childhood Education and Developmentally Appropriate Practice Dr. Keyla Johnson

  2. ECE Philosophers John Locke - Stressed importance of play and individuality Jean Rousseau - Children should be treated with compassion. Valued developmental stages. Children need direct instruction. Stressed importance of play. Johann Pestalozzi - Focused on moral, physical, and intellectual development. Believed in positive teacher/student relationships. All people have a right to an education. Fredrich Froebel - Father of Kindergarten John Dewey - stresses free play and problem solving Maria Montessori - believed intellect was developed via exploration of materials. Jean Piaget - Children learn via experiments. Time and experience are needed for maturation. Lev Vgotsky - Social learning theory and ZPD. Developed concept of scaffolding. Erik Erikson - emphasized social and emotional development.

  3. Other Contributions to ECE • Project Head Start • PL 94-142 Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) • Developmentally Appropriate Practice • NCLB • Common Core

  4. Quality: What it Is and Why it Matters in Early Childhood Education Research shows that: • Children who received higher-quality child care had better math skills prior to school entry and during kindergarten and second grade. • Toddlers who received higher-quality child care had fewer behavior problems than those who received lower-quality care. • Those who received higher-quality child care scored higher on tests gauging cognitive and academic achievement. • Teenagers who received higher-quality child care were less likely to engage in problem behaviors (fighting, arguing, being mean to others) than those who received lower-quality care.

  5. FACTORS IN THE GROWING DEMAND FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION • Family and Bonding (Nature vs Nurture)- The single most important influence on the development of your child is their family. Irrespective of who they are raised by, be it you and your spouse, older siblings, or relatives, the bonding provided within a family home helps nurture and protect them physically and emotionally. • Physical Environment - If your living environment is cramped, noisy and filled with aggression, your child’s personality can be affected. • Financial Situation - Children with a poor financial status may face the problem of poor nutrition, which limits their ability to succeed.

  6. FACTORS IN THE GROWING DEMAND FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (cont.) 4. Health and Nutrition - Poor families also have less access to nutrition, which can limit the potential of their children. Nutrition is crucial for the physical and mental growth of a child and is related to important functional outcomes at later ages. 5. Learning - In addition to learning at school, please make sure your home environment also stimulates their mental development. This includes cognitive, linguistic, emotional and motor skills.

  7. The Developmental Need for Early Childhood Education Explain the following terms: • Socialization • Emotional Development • Physical and Motor Development • Intellectual or Cognitive Development What does the term early childhood educationimply?

  8. Qualities of ECE Teachers (Small Group Activity) Develop a prototype for a high-quality early childhood teacher. Draw an ECE teacher and label the her or his qualities and characteristics. Be prepared to describe some of the qualities that you have that will make you an effective early childhood teacher. What qualities and competencies do you need to develop, and how will you do this?

  9. Teacher Characteristics • Patient • Knowledgeable • Committed to life-long learning • Good personality • Innovative • Flexible • Organized • Natural leader • Mature • Good listener • Thooughtful (p10)

  10. How Young Children Learn • Structured learning • Incidental or spontaneous learning • Hands-on or real experiences • Curiosity • Questioning • Inquiry • Identified misconceptions that are corrected • Modeling • Scaffolding • Sociocultural base or heritage

  11. How Young Children Learn MODELING SCAFFOLDING

  12. Characteristics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice • Knowing about child development and learning. • Knowing what is individually appropriate. • Knowing what is culturally important.

  13. Balancing Direct Teaching and Child-Guided Play Children need both instruction from their teachers and activities in which they learn through exploration, experimentation, and discovery. These approaches work best in different situations and for different kinds of learning

  14. Developmentally Appropriate Toys

  15. February 14 - GA View February 21 - GA View February 28 - Physical Meeting Tentative Please join GroupMe @ECEC4200

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