The
international website that I selected:
The British Association for Early Childhood Education
(http://www.early-education.org.uk).
The organization’s focus is to effect change and respond rapidly to the changes in the early childhood education policy and practice landscape through consultation, campaigning and dialogue with policy makers as well as practically through projects, publications and resources, training and professional development and information and advice.
Currently,
the website of the organization launches Development Matters in the Early Years
Foundation Stage (EYFS), new non-statutory guidance produced by Early Education
with support from the Department for Education that supports all those working
in early childhood education settings to implement the statutory requirements
of the EYFS Framework 2012.
The
organization believes that children are born ready, able and eager to
learn. They actively reach out to interact with other people, and in the world
around them. It is regarded that development is not an automatic process,
however. It depends on each unique child having opportunities to interact in
positive relationships and enabling environments.
The four themes of the EYFS underpin all the guidance:
A
Unique Child (1) + Positive Relationships (2) + Enabling Environments (3)
=
Learning & Development (4)
This document - Development Matters -
shows how these themes, and the principles that inform them, work together for
children in the EYFS. Development
Matters is available for free download from the Early Education website.
Your choice to review a website from another countries organization is admirable. I agree with the website in their view that children are born ready to earn. Thanks for haring your research with us!
ReplyDeleteI like the "equation" that the site you choose uses. Learning and development does occur when you add one unique child plus positive relationships, plus environments that enable children to learn and develop. Thank you for sharing with us this "equation"
ReplyDeleteI agree with Cynthia that learning does occur when you add one unique child plus positive relationships and stable environments. The other factor that I would probably add to the mix is quality teaching from the teacher to use the unique child's individuality to find what makes him or her tick to learn to the best of their ability.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Kelly