Montessori
Developed the Montessori education approach
Who is Dr. Maria Montessori?
The pathway to social competence, emotional maturity, language skills and cognition
What is language development?
HighScope was influenced by his theory where children are active participants in constructing their knowledge through exploration and experimentation
Who is Piaget?
Is essential for children birth through age 8
What is play?
The founder of the Reggio Emilia curriculum approach
Who is Loris Malaguzzi?
Known as the "third teacher"
What is the Environment?
Making the children's experience an opportunity for listening, talking and learning vocabulary.
What is Language Priority Element?
These materials are used to reflect children's family life, culture and language
What are open-ended materials?
Used to understand individual differences, abilities, interests and culture
What is observation?
An approach that respects children and emphasizes the reciprocal adult/child relationship
What is the child-centered approach?
Montessori is grounded on this type of learning
What is hands on Experiential learning and self-directed learning?
This core element involves reading to 1 or two children a few times each day encouraging dialogue and interactions
What is Conversational Reading?
A process that enables a child to complete a task just beyond their capabilities
What is scaffolding?
Encompasses physical, social, emotional and cognitive areas of development
What is wholistic development?
Children's interests reflected in great depth and detail
What are projects?
Learning materials that alert children to their mistakes
What are self-correcting materials?
This core element that consists of more than 200 structural learning experiences that Educators can play with 1 to 2 children.
What are learning games?
Central element of daily routine where children start with a plan of what area, materials and friends they want to play with.
What is the plan-do-review sequence?
Their responsibility to plan an environment and support experiences to enhance all areas of development
Who is the Early Childhood Educator?
The type of interaction between Educators and young children in facilitating intellectual discovery through social process
What is collaboration?
Encourages positive social interactions amoung younger and older children.
What are multi-age groups?
The element that uses daily repeated caregiver routines to make emotional connections and integrate educational context
What is the Enriches caregiver element?
Descriptions of 58 observable child behaviours that indicate a child's knowledge and skills
What are Key Developmental Indicators or KDI's?
Time used to interpret observations and documentations
What is reflection?
Viewed as an integral part of the educational experience
Who are families?