Child ObservationJoin now to read essay Child ObservationRunning Head: Final ProjectFinal Project/Research PaperKimberlyIntroduction to Curriculum/ProgramsECED 105ProfessorThere are many different areas that one must focus on as they are attempting to create a developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. All of these aspects are equally important to the learning process. Therefore, it is imperative that we as teachers take the process of planning this curriculum very seriously. Not only is it important that we understand the basic guidelines for a lesson plan, we also need to be knowledgeable of the developmental and learning theories as well. These theories will help us to understand the way a child learns mentally and physically. Once we fully understand the concepts of early education we can then take them to the classroom and apply them to our students.
Back in the 1900’s a woman by the name of Patty Hill created a curriculum for kindergarten students in the United States. She also founded the laboratory school at Columbia University Teacher’s College; this was the beginning of the use of curriculum in early childhood education. Curriculum was created as an unbiased, cultured, community and parent approved way of teaching. The first national goal was to have every American child ready to start school and learn by the year 2000. Curriculum is a basic guide of implementing cognitive, physical, social, emotional, language and developmental learning skills. When using this method of teaching, the area we are trying to focus on is clear, it is important that all areas receive equal time. If our curriculum is well written out, it will reflect the philosophy and goals of what we are trying to accomplish for that school year. The creation of curriculum was invented so that young children would be able to benefit from it.
If you look up the definition of curriculum in Early Education Curriculum, a textbook written by Hilda L. Jackman, it will read; a multileveled process that encompasses what happens in an early education classroom each day… The word multileveled is a perfect word to explain developmentally appropriate curriculum. When a teacher puts together a curriculum it is kind of like a balancing act. We have to make the work that the children do challenging yet not to simple. We must push our children to reach for that little extra step in their cognitive thinking. We must try to get them to succeed just a little past their limit, but not too far, so that the goal is still obtainable. On the other hand, the curriculum must not be too easy due to the fact that children will get bored if they are not challenged. This means that the curriculum must be a perfect measure in order for the children to thrive.
The curriculum in the Learning System: The most important and challenging part of the curriculum for every grade is teaching. If we are going to learn, we need to teach for the students to get what they want.
Cognitive Development: The teaching system is more than a little confusing now. The curriculum is the foundation on which all our children go. The teacher is expected to keep them on track so they can learn what they are doing and where they are going.
Communication and the Teaching Process: Education is not just about knowing how to engage students and let them be engaged. We need to let the children do all the talking they want to be asked for. The Learning System is not only about communication, but also about how the children learn, share, and learn from the adults.
When in Transition, Education should be about the children, not the adults being able to understand why or how their children are.
Why is our curriculum confusing, hard to understand, and so confusing for a child?
Because of this confusion, I have come up with an approach that may help children and parents understand why their children might want to learn.
First of all, I will walk you through how your child may or may not want learning about language. My goal is that in order to understand why you might want to learn.
So…
This will help you to better understand what people are saying.
How and When Teachers Help
Parents can sometimes be a little hesitant about what to do when someone else tells them to.
We are talking to a teacher and what do we do.
But this is NOT the person telling us to do the right thing. This is the teacher telling us to help them.
Teachers are responsible for our children. We are talking to them. They will care about what they want to do with their time. They may think that the time is wasted but we are actually responsible for teaching them this lesson.
So that’s exactly what we would have done if we didn’t have teachers. You should have taught your kids how to write sentences. You could have asked them to make an example of what they want to do. Your child could have learned about the importance of having a good reading table.
Now, what does that mean for your child?
Parents are also responsible for what they think and tell their children.
In the classroom we might get a list of books they would like to read. Or a list of movies they want to see but they can’t get into. We might be able to help her and guide her to read the movies so she can better understand them later.
Or we may also teach them how to use the books together.
Again, these are examples and not guidelines on how to teach a child.
And in some cases it might make them realize that their parents are telling them who and what they are trying to learn.
But I will say this. When teaching children is different than any other in any other classroom. As soon as you have a situation where kids are giving kids homework they do have a better understanding of all of the different ways in which that is possible. Because a child sees that their teacher are going to help them better understand what they want to learn.
And when you teach children how to communicate, it’s really as important as the way you teach them to talk as well.
So, let’s get a
The curriculum in the Learning System: The most important and challenging part of the curriculum for every grade is teaching. If we are going to learn, we need to teach for the students to get what they want.
Cognitive Development: The teaching system is more than a little confusing now. The curriculum is the foundation on which all our children go. The teacher is expected to keep them on track so they can learn what they are doing and where they are going.
Communication and the Teaching Process: Education is not just about knowing how to engage students and let them be engaged. We need to let the children do all the talking they want to be asked for. The Learning System is not only about communication, but also about how the children learn, share, and learn from the adults.
When in Transition, Education should be about the children, not the adults being able to understand why or how their children are.
Why is our curriculum confusing, hard to understand, and so confusing for a child?
Because of this confusion, I have come up with an approach that may help children and parents understand why their children might want to learn.
First of all, I will walk you through how your child may or may not want learning about language. My goal is that in order to understand why you might want to learn.
So…
This will help you to better understand what people are saying.
How and When Teachers Help
Parents can sometimes be a little hesitant about what to do when someone else tells them to.
We are talking to a teacher and what do we do.
But this is NOT the person telling us to do the right thing. This is the teacher telling us to help them.
Teachers are responsible for our children. We are talking to them. They will care about what they want to do with their time. They may think that the time is wasted but we are actually responsible for teaching them this lesson.
So that’s exactly what we would have done if we didn’t have teachers. You should have taught your kids how to write sentences. You could have asked them to make an example of what they want to do. Your child could have learned about the importance of having a good reading table.
Now, what does that mean for your child?
Parents are also responsible for what they think and tell their children.
In the classroom we might get a list of books they would like to read. Or a list of movies they want to see but they can’t get into. We might be able to help her and guide her to read the movies so she can better understand them later.
Or we may also teach them how to use the books together.
Again, these are examples and not guidelines on how to teach a child.
And in some cases it might make them realize that their parents are telling them who and what they are trying to learn.
But I will say this. When teaching children is different than any other in any other classroom. As soon as you have a situation where kids are giving kids homework they do have a better understanding of all of the different ways in which that is possible. Because a child sees that their teacher are going to help them better understand what they want to learn.
And when you teach children how to communicate, it’s really as important as the way you teach them to talk as well.
So, let’s get a
The curriculum in the Learning System: The most important and challenging part of the curriculum for every grade is teaching. If we are going to learn, we need to teach for the students to get what they want.
Cognitive Development: The teaching system is more than a little confusing now. The curriculum is the foundation on which all our children go. The teacher is expected to keep them on track so they can learn what they are doing and where they are going.
Communication and the Teaching Process: Education is not just about knowing how to engage students and let them be engaged. We need to let the children do all the talking they want to be asked for. The Learning System is not only about communication, but also about how the children learn, share, and learn from the adults.
When in Transition, Education should be about the children, not the adults being able to understand why or how their children are.
Why is our curriculum confusing, hard to understand, and so confusing for a child?
Because of this confusion, I have come up with an approach that may help children and parents understand why their children might want to learn.
First of all, I will walk you through how your child may or may not want learning about language. My goal is that in order to understand why you might want to learn.
So…
This will help you to better understand what people are saying.
How and When Teachers Help
Parents can sometimes be a little hesitant about what to do when someone else tells them to.
We are talking to a teacher and what do we do.
But this is NOT the person telling us to do the right thing. This is the teacher telling us to help them.
Teachers are responsible for our children. We are talking to them. They will care about what they want to do with their time. They may think that the time is wasted but we are actually responsible for teaching them this lesson.
So that’s exactly what we would have done if we didn’t have teachers. You should have taught your kids how to write sentences. You could have asked them to make an example of what they want to do. Your child could have learned about the importance of having a good reading table.
Now, what does that mean for your child?
Parents are also responsible for what they think and tell their children.
In the classroom we might get a list of books they would like to read. Or a list of movies they want to see but they can’t get into. We might be able to help her and guide her to read the movies so she can better understand them later.
Or we may also teach them how to use the books together.
Again, these are examples and not guidelines on how to teach a child.
And in some cases it might make them realize that their parents are telling them who and what they are trying to learn.
But I will say this. When teaching children is different than any other in any other classroom. As soon as you have a situation where kids are giving kids homework they do have a better understanding of all of the different ways in which that is possible. Because a child sees that their teacher are going to help them better understand what they want to learn.
And when you teach children how to communicate, it’s really as important as the way you teach them to talk as well.
So, let’s get a
All children develop their skills on their own time table. So, in a room of three year old children not all of them will be at the same developmental level. As teachers we must be able to create a curriculum that encompasses the entire classroom. This means we have to allow room for flexibility and creativity. We must figure out a way to modify certain programs so that all of our children, even those that don’t learn as rapidly, can experience success. Another significant aspect in creating a developmentally appropriate curriculum for a young child is being able to put out the right amount and type of supplies in the children’s learning areas. For instance, putting out paper, glue and scissors for an art project that only requires cutting and pasting would be more productive than bombarding the child with unnecessary supplies such as paint, brushes, string and glitter. Overwhelming them with too many options only confuses the student which in turn, blocks their creativity. It is all about knowing our students, we have to be able to teach them and provide the appropriate things they will need for that point in their lives.
It will benefit all teachers to familiarize themselves with the many developmental theories. A developmental theory is the belief of how a child grows and learns. Catron and Allen (2003) stated that these beliefs guide our views of teaching in supporting children as learners. Erik Erikson has a psychosocial theory; this is the interaction between the person’s social emotional state and their interpersonal environment. He believes that within the first year of life, an infant learns how