Early childhood education

Teacher Dilemmas: *Because of her ethical pledge to children, she does not practice testing preschool children *Need to find methods to help parents feel comfortable about their child's growth *Need to assist parents understand the support that the early care program provides for children entering kindergarten Child needs to grow in a safe, healthy, nurturing environment. Also, child…

As a parent educator, we can support the healthy identity development of all children by ensuring that our classroom environment is culturally diverse. It is also important to be open-minded and nonjudgmental. Children are curious, so it is important to support their curiosity. It is also important to educate parents on how they can support their child’s identity at home. For instance, educating parents on stereotypes. As a current toddler teacher, I have multicultural clothing displayed…

Program Models Hilda Gomez Stephen F. Austin State University Throughout the United States, there are various early childhood education program models being used. To name a few of them, there is the Creative Curriculum, Reggio Emilia, High/Scope, Montessori, and the Project Approach. The following program models will be discussed: Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and High/Scope. Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia was founded by Loris Malaguzzi in 1945. The first Reggio school was built by…

My personal philosophy, is about teaching education and sharing what I have learned with others. It’s my personal belief that education is a lifelong process, which is learned by ages and stages. My goal as a childcare provider, is to help support social and emotional development as much as possible. This task is obtained in many different ways, throughout the day. I like to demonstrate different ways, for the kids to take pride in themselves and develop a sense of independence. I encourage…

Would you be content with knowing that your past elementary or high teacher had a low level of education for early childhood teaching? The term, word gap, first discovered in the 1995 Hart and Risley study argued that lower socioeconomic status (SES) children are exposed to 30 million fewer words in comparison to children in affluent households. Implications of the study primed the development of education policies that directly shape educational opportunities of language minority students…

Transitions are difficult for everybody, especially if you are transitioning from working with kids everyday to sitting in a desk. My mom started her career late, graduating with an Associates in Early Childhood Education in 2014. She was already teaching at the time of getting her degree because she was promoted very quickly. The summer of 2015, she was promoted to Component assistant and had to leave the classroom. In her new job, she has to drive to and from Worland every day. After working 3…

they’re having in class, I take into consideration what they know about child development and how their interactions with their child have been in the past. It’s been my experience that parents who are investing time and energy into their child’s education, such as Antonio’s parents, they are more willing to listen to what the best course of action for their child is. I am also willing to accept that even though I believe a play-based environment is the best way for most young children to learn,…

believe children should have the opportunity to discover the world around them and to be allowed to be curious and pursue their curiosity on whatever subject that gain their interest. As teachers, it's our job to feed that curiosity that children have and make learning an opportunity to discover, learn, and to enjoy. I believe learning is sometimes challenging, but it can be fun as well. Children have the ability to take in charge of their decisions and when they choose something they want to…

The children saw themselves as early educators and other community leaders they began to dress up in costumes and pretend as though they were different community leaders as well as teachers and were talking to me like I was the student showing me how to count some of the students joked…

As an early childhood educator, I believe I am responsible for providing my students/children of different ages positive learning experiences that they will remember for the rest of their lives. As their educator or teacher; I hope that I am modeling positive attitudes, show respect, have a lot of patience, care for them and their families, be loving, have the room feel welcoming, make them feel safe etc. Children/students deserve to get the best education and the right to have their needs met…