A high-quality program for early childhood education should be a place where children and families can participate in that will allow children to grow and learn in a play based, child lead, safe and nurturing environment.
In my ideal program, the school will provide inclusive services to any child who is at the age of birth through five years. Each classroom would adhere to the child to teacher ratios as suggested by the National Association of the Education of the Young Child (NAEYC) accreditation standards to ensure the success of the children and adults that work in the classroom.
The curriculum would be a mixture of place based curriculum and the Reggio Emilia Approach which views the “whole child” and exposes the children to numerous …show more content…
By understanding Lev Vygotsky and his social cultural theory we can understand and view the child as a “whole child” and use the notion of the connection between culture and development. (Gordon, Brown 108) Jean Piaget would help us understand how children actively learn and “construct knowledge on an ongoing basis” through his social cognitive theory. (Gordon, Brown 103) Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory would helps us understand the systems that influences our development, and Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence helps us understand the different styles of learning when teachers are planning their curriculum. Each of these theorists would support the focus of learning to the child leading the activities and helping teachers understand the value of different learning styles. With Howard Gardner’s theory of “multiple intelligence” we would set up each classroom with centers that would allow each child to develop through play based centers that would help engage the child in the activity of their own choosing. The centers can be as follows but not limited to centers like; art studio, discovery, library, building, puzzles and games, and dramatic play. These centers would consist of materials that were properly introduced to the children by the teacher so the children understand how they can be used and come up with creative ways to use them. The value of play as taught by Lev Vygotsky, would be influential to the role of the teacher when setting up the curriculum. (Miles, Brown 108) Teachers would help children learn through the child’s play and their social interactions that go with it. They would set up provocations to help steer a child in a direction to ensure certain developmental areas could be challenging enough to
In my ideal program, the school will provide inclusive services to any child who is at the age of birth through five years. Each classroom would adhere to the child to teacher ratios as suggested by the National Association of the Education of the Young Child (NAEYC) accreditation standards to ensure the success of the children and adults that work in the classroom.
The curriculum would be a mixture of place based curriculum and the Reggio Emilia Approach which views the “whole child” and exposes the children to numerous …show more content…
By understanding Lev Vygotsky and his social cultural theory we can understand and view the child as a “whole child” and use the notion of the connection between culture and development. (Gordon, Brown 108) Jean Piaget would help us understand how children actively learn and “construct knowledge on an ongoing basis” through his social cognitive theory. (Gordon, Brown 103) Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory would helps us understand the systems that influences our development, and Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence helps us understand the different styles of learning when teachers are planning their curriculum. Each of these theorists would support the focus of learning to the child leading the activities and helping teachers understand the value of different learning styles. With Howard Gardner’s theory of “multiple intelligence” we would set up each classroom with centers that would allow each child to develop through play based centers that would help engage the child in the activity of their own choosing. The centers can be as follows but not limited to centers like; art studio, discovery, library, building, puzzles and games, and dramatic play. These centers would consist of materials that were properly introduced to the children by the teacher so the children understand how they can be used and come up with creative ways to use them. The value of play as taught by Lev Vygotsky, would be influential to the role of the teacher when setting up the curriculum. (Miles, Brown 108) Teachers would help children learn through the child’s play and their social interactions that go with it. They would set up provocations to help steer a child in a direction to ensure certain developmental areas could be challenging enough to