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ECEA 200 Child Guidance Assignment 1 Online videos and suggested readings provide the information necessary to complete the assignments.  Booklet: Guiding Children’s Behavior Nov 4, 2003, gov.bc.ca  BC Licensing Regulation March 2022 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/332_2007  Textbook: The Whole Child: Developmental Education for the Early Years (10th Edition) Paperback – Mar 27, 2013, by Patricia Weissman (Author), Joanne Hendrick (Author). ISBN-10: 0132853426 ISBN-13: 978-0132853422 **You can always search the internet to understand the concepts presented at a deeper level. Please cite any sources that you use to answer any questions. Plagiarism is a serious issue. Please see the Student Handbook for more information. ** Grade Criteria: A 80% or above Student shows an advanced understanding of the readings. Reflection and connection include theories, concepts, and/or presented in the course materials to date. Viewpoints and interpretations are insightful and well supported. Clear, detailed examples are provided, as applicable. B 70-79% Student shows an understanding of the readings. Reflection and connection demonstrate a general understanding of the theories, concepts, and/or strategies presented in the course materials to date. Viewpoints and interpretations are supported. Appropriate examples are provided, as applicable. C (pass) 60-69% Student shows some understanding of the readings. Reflection and connection demonstrate a minimal reflection on, and personalization of, the theories, concepts, and/or strategies presented in the course materials to date. Viewpoints and interpretations are unsupported or supported with flawed arguments. Examples, when applicable, are not provided or are irrelevant to the assignment. DNC - Did not complete course. Student has not shown understanding of the readings. Reflection and connection demonstrate a lack of reflection on, or personalization of, the theories, concepts, and/or strategies presented in the course materials to date. Viewpoints and interpretations are missing, inappropriate, and/or unsupported. Examples, when applicable, are not provided.

Part 1 Think Deeper 1. List the key reasons why children need positive and supportive guidance. (Page 3) I. To evolve their social skills, their ability to express their needs, wants, feelings and views in a manner that can be understood in the way it is said. II. To help them develop their behaviors, learn about sharing with and caring for others. III. Enhancing their creative skills and emotional health. IV. Learning about the feeling of fulfilment which is very important in the learning process. 2. Describe the influences on a child’s behavior in the table below. Provide an example. (Page 4) Influences Description of the influence on a child’s behavior. Use your background knowledge as well. Age E.g. Behavior is influenced by age. When a child’s increases in age it brings changes in their ability to think, complete tasks and control their behavior. For example, a 2- year-old child cannot make a sandwich whereas most 10-year-old children can make a sandwich independently. Level of developmental stage and abilities Example. Level of developmental stage and abilities influence behavior as there are stages when children grow both mentally and physically. In other words, they improve themselves by learning things through observations, listening, watching and most importantly by doing. For example, stimulating activities formed by teachers to develop children minds as this is the age when they learn so much. Environment: Space Example. It means when children are allowed to have their space and do whatever they like which is also known as “free play”. For example, when they sing songs, build with blocks, and do some activity with their own mind without any instruction or procedure. They develop their creative skills. Environment: Things Example. When left alone children should be left alone with self-correcting materials (materials which doesn’t require constant assistance) as they don’t know what to do with the household stuff as they don’t learn it in the school since they are not surrounded by those things at preschools also, they try to play with those things and end up hurting themselves or ruing the thing. For example, kids can be left with some matching cards, answer keys, puzzles etc. which can be used to play, and children know how to play with them and at the same time they are not harmful to them (if they have been taught how to play with them before). Environment: People Example. At such an early age children learn a lot of things which might leave lifelong impressions on their minds as they have a very tender mind at an early age. So, people around them play a very significant role since children learn what they observe (watch and listen). For example, if we share something with someone in front of child, they quickly adapt that aspect as children sees their teachers as their ideals (unknowingly) to learn basic social skills, etiquettes and follow into their teacher’s footstep’s. Environment: Time/Program Schedule Example. The program should be formed as per the needs of the children also based on reality. In other words, they should be taught to be on time as it will be carried forward with them in future, some rest in between so they have time require from fatigue and can learn rest with fresh mind as it will help them to understand the significance of rest in their lives and eating with hygiene along with some sharing with others, outdoor

play time to develop them physically and some free play which enables them to discover their inner interests and talents. Adults who care for children Example. It is believed that young girls had a natural gift to work with children (McMillan, 1929). Girl/women is always seen as a mother figure, as they have been much more caring and loving with children as compared to men. Family and culture Example. This has a huge impact on children’s lives as they learn what they observe as they are surrounded by their families, they watch how their parents behave and do things as learn from them also the condition the family is living in. For example, we all witness children in slums running around bare feet, unbathed, malnutrition which is caused due to the family condition they are born in which affects their way of learning of developing. 3. Is it normal for children to make mistakes? Should an Early Childhood Educator Assistant have realistic expectations? (Page 4) Answer. Yes, it is normal for children to make mistakes as it is part of the learning process. Children experiment something new and do it wrong and then we show them how it is done correctly, and they try to do the way we taught them, but it will take time and more tries to make them learn certain things which requires teachers to be patient with children. Yes, the early childhood educator assistant has realistic expectations as they are children not grown ups which makes the learning process a little difficult and time consuming for the teacher. 4. Analyze Figure 1.1 tips for teachers on the day-to-day care of young children’s brains. (Page 8) a. Which of these tips resonate with you most? Answer. (i) Firstly, the idea of not speeding up things instead respecting their pace and style of learning as it will not impact their personalities, but it will help to enhance it. (ii) Secondly, proper nutrition and physical exercise will be a foundation of a healthy life ahead of them. (iii) Additionally, regular conversation with parents so they can avoid unhealthy routine of their kids such as too much time watching television or playing video games as it will affect their eyesight also will give some amount of stress to their minds. b. Are there any tips that you do not think benefit a child’s brain development? Answer. Only tip I am concerned of is they should be allowed to touch and explore everything some things should be avoided such as not touching insects or worms which can be easily found anywhere around them as I have witnessed children have habit of grabbing stuff around them putting directly into their mouths. 5. What is developmentally appropriate practice? (Page 11) Describe the three core considerations of developmentally appropriate practice below. (Page 12)

Answer. Developmentally appropriate means the learning activities planned for children are placed at the correct level for their stage of development and are suited to individual children’s tastes, abilities, and cultures (Coople,2009). Core Considerations Describe Know about child development and learning Teaching things or doing learning activities according to child’s age so that they can learn and process it easily as every child has their own style and pace of learning. Know what is individually appropriate Teachers learn about the interaction of children with others and the environment on an individual basis. Also, the teacher should know about each child’s abilities, interests, and process of development. Know what is culturally appropriate This will help the teacher to know about family values and their expectations from the school. This will help the teacher to provide meaningful and relevant experiences to the child. 6. Constructivism is an important learning theory that educators use to help children in their care learn. Constructivism is based on the idea that people actively construct or make their own knowledge, and that reality is determined by your experiences as a learner. Basically, children use their previous knowledge as a foundation and build on it with new things that they learn. Hands-on, active-learning, or child-centered philosophy are constructivist approached. Describe the contributions of constructivist theorists below. (Page 14) Constructivist Theorists Key contributions to childhood programming Jean Piaget (i) Play as medium of learning. (ii) Importance of dynamic interaction between the environment and the children. Lev Vygotsky (i) He focused that social interaction and cultural background helps in mental growth. (ii) He further described play as social play which helps in learning and requires more than just imagination and symbols. Reggio Emilia Approach (i) Their idea centered that children exchange ideas and try out those ideas and learn from it basically learning by doing using their own ideas according to their knowledge at their own pace. 7. What are the premises of quality education? These statements are the basics of Early Childhood Education. Describe 6 overarching big ideas about child guidance. (Page 22) Answer. Health, safety and good hygiene along with good nutrition are the premises of quality education. Premise Overarching big idea in Early Childhood Education in child guidance 1 Teaching them skills rather than over feeding them with facts. As with the help of facts

they can solve the problems they face. 2 Programs should be based upon the foundation that aims for physical and emotional health. 3 Children should learn through play as it will help them to make decisions, explore opportunities, resolve conflicts, take responsibility, and have a flexible environment with chance of learning by doing. 4 Activities should be based according to pace and developmental stage. 5 Influences that affect the direction and degree of growth are family, community, and the rest of the world which direct and indirect impact of children growth. 6 Give children time to be children. do not burden them with information and academic expectation as it will eventually lead in decreasing of academic accomplishments and development of negative attitude towards schools. 8. Describe the essential requirements for quality programming for ECEA’s and what this would look like in a learning environment. (Page 23-30) Essential requirement for ECE programming What does this theory look like in practice? Good human relationships are a fundamental ingredient of a good day E.g., Groupings must be kept small to provide the best care possible. Children should be given opportunities to move around freely and to explore their environments. Talking to each child and caring for the child is important. Families must reincluded as part of the life of the school Families participate in school activities, discussions, and celebrations. This is good for the children’s education in the long run. High quality education must be developmentally appropriate The learning material for children should be appropriate with there age. Teachers should not present the child with stuff they are not ready to learn about yet. At this young age, education is supposed to be fun and interesting for kids, it shouldn’t be stressful. High-quality education is individualized Teachers must be able to find a connection and understand each child individually. Such as, every child has different level of growth and development. A great teacher will plan the class by keeping all his children in his mind. High-quality education honors diversity in its many forms It if found to be true that including a special need child, children from different backgrounds will benefit everyone in the school. High-quality education uses reasonable and authentic methods of assessment to find out more about children Assessments are helpful in understanding children’s behavior. There are a lot of ways to keep records. For example, information about background of parents and

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