Early Years Programme: Key Issues/ Questions for Discussion Key Issues/Questions Thoughts Possible Resources Overarching Principles i. What are the underlying philosophies/ Different approaches or synthesised? Julie Fisher: Starting from the Child research/themes/ principles upon which EYFS govt documentation, Reggio 2013 Line of research from we are working? Emilia, Montessori PiagetVygotsky Bruner ii. What do each of the hubs currently The place/perceptions of the child our Donaldson/Anne Meade Mercer Wood – use? Can we synthesise/collaborate? view of the child as a learner affects etc how we plan the programme which Reggio Emilia Malaguzzi The – – research/philosophy are we in line Hundred Languages of Children with? Montessori Foundation The role/perceptions of the adult as Rudolf Steiner foundation – above Froebel Institute The role of play and child-initiated Te Whariki NZ Early Learning – activity as above Framework – The role of school children being Belonging, being & becoming – – ready’ or the school being Australia EY Framework ‘school ‘child ready’. NFER EY special interest group – Beliefs on child development & brain BERA Literary review (2003 is there – – development? (Gender/Culture) an update as this is comprehensive? – How children Janet Georgeson Plymouth is convenor What are the key features of high of EYSIG) quality EY settings? Brain development Donald Hebb, Central role of communication? John Geake (Gopnik- babies thinking) What is the best way for these to be statements drawn from reading as Possible Thinkpieces: worked through, agreed and to what key research/principles are to Kathy Sylva The role of families and pre-school in understood? focus discussion and agreement. educational disadvantage (Oxford Review of Need for this clarity as it affects all Education , 1024 Vol. 40. No. 6). Executive self – elements of the programme and why it regulation and future imaginings is done this way. In planning documents the key Ingrid Samuelson The Playing Learning Child: themes/principles to be outlined at the Towards a pedagogy of Early Childhood beginning so that explicit connections (Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 208 are always being made.
Early Years Programme: Key Issues/ Questions for Discussion Key Issues/Questions Thoughts Possible Resources Overarching Principles i. What are the underlying philosophies/ research/themes/ principles upon which we are working? ii. What do each of the hubs currently use? Can we synthesise/collaborate? Different approaches or synthesised? EYFS govt documentation, Reggio Emilia, Montessori The place/perceptions of the child – our view of the child as a learner affects how we plan the programme – which research/philosophy are we in line with? The role/perceptions of the adult – as above The role of play and child-initiated activity – as above The role of school – children being ‘school ready’ or the school being ‘child ready’. Beliefs on child development & brain development? (Gender/Culture) How children What are the key features of high quality EY settings? Central role of communication? Julie Fisher: Starting from the Child 2013 Line of research from PiagetVygotsky Bruner Donaldson/Anne Meade Mercer Wood etc Reggio Emilia – Malaguzzi The Hundred Languages of Children Montessori Foundation Rudolf Steiner foundation Froebel Institute Te Whariki – NZ Early Learning Framework Belonging, being & becoming – Australia EY Framework NFER – EY special interest group BERA – Literary review (2003 – is there an update as this is comprehensive? – Janet Georgeson Plymouth is convenor of EYSIG) Brain development Donald Hebb, John Geake (Gopnik- babies thinking) What is the best way for these to be worked through, agreed and understood? statements drawn from reading as to what key research/principles are to focus discussion and agreement. Need for this clarity as it affects all elements of the programme and why it is done this way. In planning documents the key themes/principles to be outlined at the beginning so that explicit connections are always being made. Possible Thinkpieces: Kathy Sylva The role of families and pre-school in educational disadvantage (Oxford Review of Education , 1024 Vol. 40. No. 6). – Executive self regulation and future imaginings Ingrid Samuelson The Playing Learning Child: Towards a pedagogy of Early Childhood (Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 208
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