Transcript CHAPTER 1: What Is Good Education for Young Children? The Whole Child: Developmental Education for the Early Years Tenth Edition Patricia Weissman Joanne Hendrick.

CHAPTER 1:
What Is Good Education for
Young Children?
The Whole Child:
Developmental Education for the Early Years
Tenth Edition
Patricia Weissman
Joanne Hendrick
Realize You Are a Part of a Noble Profession
•The
o
Legacy of Friedrich Froebel
Kindergarten
•Twentieth-Century
o Maria
o The
Children's Advocates
Montessori
McMillan Sisters
o John
Dewey and Progressive Education
o Nursery
Schools and the Growth of the Early Childhood
Teaching Profession
o The
National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC)
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Can Early Education Make a Difference?
•Brain Development Research
o Early experiences have an impact on the actual structure of
the brain.
o Early experiences have a decisive impact on how a person
functions as an adult.
•Effects of Early Childhood Education
o Perry Preschool Project
•Research Implications for Teaching
o Good early education has long-lasting positive effects on
children and society
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Theoretical Foundations of Early
Childhood Education
•Developmental Approaches
o Developmentally
Appropriate Practice (DAP)
o Psychoanalytic Theory

Contributions of Sigmund Freud

Contributions of Erik Erikson
•Family-Ecological Theory
o Contributions
of Urie Bronfenbrenner
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Theoretical Foundations of Early
Childhood Education
•Active Learning, Constructivist Theories
o Contributions
of Jean Piaget
o Contributions
of Lev Vygotsky
o The
Reggio Emilia Approach
•Behaviorist or Learning Theory
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Types of Early Childhood Education
•All Programs Include Children with Special Needs
o Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act, Parts B and C
•Center-Based Care
o Compensatory
o Montessori
Programs
Schools
o Demonstration
or Laboratory Schools
•Family Child Care
•Public School Programs
o Elementary
Grades K-3
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Basic Premises of This Text
•Education's Purpose is to Empower Students
to Develop Themselves
•Physical and Emotional Health are
Fundamental to a Child's Well-Being
•Children Learn Most Easily Through Direct
Experience
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Basic Premises of This Text
•Children Pass Through Different Stages of
Development
•Children Do Not Exist in Isolation as They
Develop
•Children Need Time to be Children
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Putting Premises into Practice: Planning
a Good Day for Children
•Good Human Relationships Are a Fundamental Ingredient of a
Good Day
•Families Must Be Included as Part of the Life of the School
High-Quality Education:
•Must be Developmentally Appropriate
•Must be Individualized
•Honors Diversity
•Uses Reasonable and Authentic Methods of Assessment
•Has a Balance Between Self-Selection and Teacher Direction
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Putting Premises into Practice: Planning a
Good Day for Children
High-Quality Education:
•Is Comprehensive
•Stems from Intentional Teaching
•Combines Stability and Regularity with Flexibility
•Has Variety
○ Different kinds of experiences/changes in experience
○ Changes of pace
•Learning Must Be Based on Actual Experience and
Participation
o Play
Is an Indispensable Avenue for Learning
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Putting Premises into Practice:
Planning a Good Day for Children
•The Program Should Be Reflected on Daily
•High-Quality Education Promotes Ethical Standards for
Teachers
•High-Quality Education Should Encourage Advocacy
•The Day Should Be Pleasurable
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