Summary: Improving Early Education

The search terms that I used to locate this research study to analyze were “early childhood education benefits”. The database that I used to find this research study was the University of North Florida’s online library database. The reason why I selected this particular study to analyze was that the study was about examining whether or not early childhood education has any positive effects on academic achievement later on. I would like to know if preschool care helps students to have higher academic achievement later on in life.

Early childhood is a time of curiosity, a time for play, and a time of rapid development. Every child is unique and deserving of an early childhood education that facilitates academic, social, and developmental growth through a variety of enjoyable experiences. Differentiated instruction adapts content, products and processes to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of students (Thousand, Villa, & Nevin, 2007). Friedrich Froebel, the creator of Kindergarten, believed that children grow and learn as they play (Bruno, 2009). Play-based instruction not only enables young learners to have fun, but it also encourages interactive and cooperative learning, passion for discovery, and a foundation for later learning experiences

“Early roots of play as a best practice for early learning was documented by Plato, a Greek philosopher, who insisted that play is considered a natural activity of childhood.”(Ingrid Crowther, 2011, Pg. 2) Early Childhood Education is a term that refers to educational programs that are devoted to children from birth to the age of eight. “Children of this age learn by exploring and investigating; therefore, their environment should support and encourage this process.”(Rebecca Isbell and Betty Exelby, 2001, Pg. 11) Early childhood environments should be attractive and exciting. These environments should allow children to work and play using proper resources, materials, and tools.

This research report presents an analysis of and conclusions drawn from the experiences and perspectives of two educators that work in the early childhood setting. The main objective is to identify key elements and issues in relation to the families, diversity and difference. In particular how an early childhood educator implements, different approaches to honour culture and diversity, and to advocate for social justice in an early childhood settings. As such, it allows an insight into the important role that families and their background plays in the everyday lives of the children and educators within early childhood settings. In today’s ever-changing growing society it is essential for educators to be flexible to the

to 5 years and is broadly considered to be the most important time of learning

Early education for children is very crucial as it helps shape up the foundation of their knowledge and behavior development process. Children begin to develop the sense of curiosity from the age of two. And from age 2-8, children go through a very crucial period of mental development, which shapes up their future mindset (Grayson, 2016). Early children education (ECE) has been listed as the number one priority of the National Association of Education. The teachers or educators at nursery and primary level are responsible to for developing young children’s sense of knowledge and education. In this paper, we will assess the roles and skills that are vital for an early childhood educator. Moreover, the paper will also present a

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Early childhood is a crucial stage of life in terms of children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social development and of their well-being. The growth in children is both rapid and differential. A large proportion of

An individual is defined by their personality, attitude, interests, emotions and most notably, intellect. The intelligence of an individual gives an insight into how their early years in life most likely happened as well as how they approach education and the attention for knowledge. It’s not possible to force someone to be the ideal person who is smart, handsome and athletic. However, work can be done to influence someone to follow a specific path. Convincing someone to pursue an athletic career would require motivation to be physically fit and healthy. Developing an individual into an intellect requires education and education stems from schools. An early education may guarantee a smart individual with immense knowledge of any subject they

The reason why I chose this article because it showed the appropriate examples of my work that document my learning experience. The assignment CE101: Introduction to Early Childhood Education was one artifact that documented my learning experience and demonstrate the reason why I sort a career as early childhood provider? In the beginning that was my goal, but as I advanced in my education with Kaplan I realized I could do so much more. I want to continue my education at Kaplan, and became a special education teacher that specializes in psychology. I have so much more to learn. The assignment help me to be aware of the different career opportunities associated with early childhood development. I recall learning how to conduct a proper

The historical roots of Early Childhood Education is important because it shows the development towards improving the lives of children. It helps shape today’s issues from learning from past events. Current issues influence what happens for children and teachers as medicine, education, and psychology help build early childhood teaching.

This article discusses how the early educational environment can increase stress. A study discussed in this article was done involving children from the ages of four to six in various childcare centers. The children’s cortisol levels were measured throughout the day. Teachers at the childcare centers observed the children’s play behavior throughout the day and the quality of the learning environment was also assessed. The study found that cortisol levels were higher in the morning and decreased throughout the day. Some of the children had different cortisol levels, some higher than the others. It was found that the quality of the day care can determine cortisol levels, with higher quality meaning lower cortisol levels. I felt that the study

“They all are sitting in desk doing what looks suspiciously like work (though unpaid unfortunately for the kids) for 7-8 hours plus whatever homework load they get” (Debate.org3). For years the debate about whether childhood education should or should not be mandatory has been going on. There are many arguments about why it should be mandatory and why it should not. Some people believe that it helps the child learn better, but others think that children are being over worked as it is, so we should not start them off so early. (Debate.org3) Early childhood education should not be mandatory because children are already over worked, they develop at different rates and it should be optional for parents who want it.

Pedagogy may be defined as the practice of teaching (Siraj-Blatchford, 2004). Within early years the aspirations are learning in a holistic non compartmentalised way where play, first hand experiences and talk are the principal means of learning, where children’s capacity to explore and imagine for themselves is nourished by open ended invitations to engage with the world, and where observation of individual children is the key to developing both curriculum and pedagogy. Scotland has begun to implement a cultural shift where the child is an active agent of his or her world and leaves them confident and competent. Within early years education in Scotland the key to learning is through exploration, creativity and play and so any pedagogy must

“In Australia, 61.5% of children of aged 3-4 attend early childhood Education and Care (ECEC) programs. Children’s experiences within these programs vary widely and impact directly on educational wellbeing and social development.” Said Tayler, a professor from Australia. In my opinion, early education is important for children, especially in preschool. There are several reasons. The first one is that early education can cultivate children 's specific ability of decisive significance. The second one is early education can improve the learning efficiency. Moreover, early education can promote children 's brain development. However, some people do not think early education is important. It has some negative, for example, hinder the children know the real world. In China, more and more parents let children learn some skills such as playing a musical instrument. Some parents also like to compare their child with others. If the child learns fewer skills than others, parents will let the child study more. I think this false direction of early education will lead children to a stressful development road. We should not only ask children have good grades or numbers of skills. On the contrary, we should help children find out their real talents and improve learning ability. Therefore, good early education is important for children.