Early childhood education

instruction activities, educators take into account the attention span of the children, duration they have been in school, how familiar are they with routines, strength , needs and interest in order to adjust time accordingly (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010). The FDK team takes the following into consideration when planning small group or individualized activities: • Provide opportunity for revisiting previous activities • Plan for daily block of time for play • Consider attention span of…

situation, it is important for the teacher to keep the classroom the same. Lifespan issues related to Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD can have lifelong effects on an individual that must be considered from childhood through adulthood. This discussion has been separated into a subcategory for early childhood issues and adulthood issues in order to discuss the significance in intervention. These sections are discussed in detail below.…

One of the most frequent questions I get asked is “Why do you want to be a teacher? They don’t make that much money.” Sometimes I ask myself the same question then I can think of a million reasons to be a teacher. Being able to help people and make a difference in someone’s life is what I have always dreamed of doing. I knew I wanted to be a teacher starting at a young age when I would go to school all day, then go home and play fake school with my sister every day. I was always wanting to help…

became fascinated with understanding the social, emotional and cognitive development of children across different developmental periods. That initial interest further propelled when I began to work with Jumpstart last semester. Jumpstart is an early education organization that works towards improving language, literacy, and the social-emotional environment for preschool children. Since joining this program I’ve found myself slowly analyzing how the curriculum implemented will impact their…

helps promote cognitive development. Early childhood education department chair of Alma college, Dr. Peggy Thelen, agrees stating, "I am in favor of having recess and longer recesses in general because cognitive development is closely linked to physical development. If we do not allow children to exercise and play outside for sustained periods of time we are standing in the way of their learning." Dr. Peggy Thelen, an experienced expert in the early childhood field, demonstrates that children…

My Professional Philosophy Statement My personal belief, in regards to teaching early childhood education has three primary components. First of all, I believe it begins with creating a safe and caring atmosphere for young children to learn. Secondly, as an early childhood educator I also place a value on teaching a child developmentally appropriate practices. Finally, making an effort to teach about a child’s family culture, values, beliefs, or expectations assists me to make their experience…

Early Childhood Education is the practice of educating younger children. It inhabits much of our government economy. Many districts receive state funding for providing early childhood education. Some districts receive funding based on their disability program with early education. Some other districts receive funding based on demographics and economy of the town. These particular schools are known as head start schools. The tremendous climb in early childhood education has shown just how…

Early childhood professionals have the skills and talents to provide services to all children and should not be discouraged from providing these services to certain children, simply because the areas they live in may be low income or have higher incidences of violence. Rather, as early childhood professionals, we should be intentional in providing quality services to children living in poverty. We need to be committed to serving families across the economic spectrum and also to increasing our…

what is best and more appropriate for children, based on their individual age and stage of development. This includes discipline, food, scheduling, and communications. From my experience, children are capable of learning advanced concepts at an early age and although it is vital to select content that matches the cognitive capacities of students, undoubtedly students can benefit from more in depth material. My sons were taking high school classes starting in 6th grade. By the time my son…

Two, Three, Professional Me. The Early Childhood Education and Care profession has seen considerable change in recent years, this change has required Educators to critically reflect on themselves as professionals and what it means to be professional. ECEC is paramount in the development of young children, professionals have been under pressure to develop practices and core beliefs that will effectively enable educators to provide high quality care and education services to all children and…