Early childhood

In general, every early childhood education program is an important start for a young child’s development. Children ages three to six years old in most places around the world are enrolled in some form of early childhood education school. There are two types of preschool programs for children of this age, child-centered programs and teacher-centered programs. Child-centered programs are schools with a curriculum that is focused on the child, meaning it stresses a child’s preference to learn…

Early Childhood Literacy: Urban VS Suburban Childhood literacy is the what children know about reading and writing before they are at the age to actually read and write (Early Literacy). Children are supposed to be able to identify letters and increase their literacy before they enter kindergarten. Sadly, there are only 37 percent of children arrive to kindergarten without their necessary proper literacy skills (America’s Early Childhood). According to an article from a study written by various…

Introduction The purpose of this study is to learn how and to what extent bilingualism in early childhood (from ages 0-5) affects cognitive intelligence later in a person’s life as reflected by the academic performance at the university level. This an important and relevant topic for human development and education as schools are becoming increasingly more diverse, and there are more students from different cultural backgrounds speaking a multitude of languages. Many of these students will…

The environment changed drastically in the last fifteen minutes at this point, in the span of just fifteen minutes four more toddlers and a child, perhaps only a few months shy of one were brought in. The three original toddlers all seemed to react to the new additions, either by watching them being walked in by a parent or by watching them as they too found their place in the play area. The music was still on, but none of the toddlers seemed to pay it any mind and it soon, even to me became…

I think Early Childhood Education is important because it relates to the overall development of children. Within the early childhood education program a person gets to teach children age birth through 3rd grade. I think it is important to study the areas of physical, social, and the emotional development of children. I like learning about all the different developmental stages of young children. I have been told that the future success of every child is in many ways is determined before he or…

The Influence of Technology on Early Childhood Development Imagine entering the first meeting for a new career. As soon as one walks in the anxiety is high and people are sitting down preparing for this influential conference. Now imagine that one of the colleagues entering the room and not saying a word; having no portfolio in their hands of topics to discuss. Throughout the entire conference, they say nothing and are on their phone or computer the whole time. Also, when they are asked a…

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.…

I currently work in a daycare in Jamaica Plains. It is a catholic charity site and we have children from ages three months to four years of age. Some children have special needs and they have additional supports that come in from other agencies that provide the additional support that they need to succeed. For this paper, I observed the infant classroom. The infant room is licensed for seven children. There are usually three teachers that run the classroom. The classroom is set up with furniture…

In our society, family cultural, and they difference should be respected in every early childhood program. Therefore, in order to maintain this significance, an early childhood educator should learn ways to relate to every child, and family. After reading this article, I learned that cultural competence is about our determination and action to build understanding between people. In otherwise, we as educator, need to be respectful and open to different cultural perspectives, strength cultural…

Early childhood development is considered to be the most important phase in life. It determines the quality of health, well-being, learning and behavior that happens throughout one’s whole life span. It is a period of great opportunity, but also the time of great vulnerability to negative influences. (WHO, 2015) Parents and families are the first to teach infants and young children during their infancy and early childhood. The relationship between young children and their families determines…