I
apologize for the lack of education on the severity of early childhood
education. From birth to age 8 are crucial years in children’s lives. What
happens to a home lacking a solid foundation? Eventually it will fall?
Education is no different if children lack a solid educational foundation they
will be behind.
Early
childhood education teaches and prepares children for their future. Children
are taught how to do day-to-day activities. From birth to one-year-old,
children are working on and improving their cognitive development, motor
skills, emotional development, and social development. From birth to one year
of age, children need to be working on and improving their cognitive
development, motor skills, emotional development, and social development. The growth
of children’s way of thinking and interacting with their environment is known
as Cognitive development. A child’s cognitive development affects their motor
development. An example being a baby trying to grip a ball. Play is a form of
research. Young infants’ research exploring the world around them. Pretend play
develops children’s social skills by first trying it out with their imaginary
friend (Laureate Education, 2015). Children can develop their motor skills by
playing a simple game such as peek-a-boo to improve their movement. Educators
working with toddlers from the age of one to three potty train children and
continue to help children develop their social skills. During this time,
teachers also teach children to start writing their name, identify colors,
numbers, and the alphabet. Children age four and up start perfecting their
knowledge of all the previous things they have been taught. Early childhood
education is imperative to children up to eight years old. The things that
children are taught in this short span will prepare them for the life ahead of
them.
During
the early childhood years, teachers teach students the foundations of reading
and math. We explore science by learning about weather and how it changes,
living and nonliving things, and forces and motion. We also drill letter and
sound recognition through our fundations program in my county. I encourage you
to research the benefits of early childhood education. According to The Word
Bank, Research has shown that children who are enrolled in excellent preschool
programs, have a tendency to be more successful throughout their educational
experience and are more competent emotionally and socially than those who do
not attend high-quality programs. A study with Perry Preschool also found that
students who attended their program ended up earning a higher income and were
more likely to graduate from high school compared to the students who did not
participate in a preschool program, and had committed significantly fewer
crimes by age 40 (Schweinhart, et al. 2005).
References
Laureate
Education (Producer). (2015c). A conversation about child development
[Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Pianta,
R. (2007). Preschool Is School, Sometimes: Making Early Childhood Education
Matter. Education Next, 7(1), 44-49. Retrieved from ERIC database.
Schweinhart, L. J., Montie, J., Xiang, Z.,
Barnett, W. S., Belfield, C. R., & Nores, M. (2005). Lifetime effects:
The HighScope Perry Preschool study through age 40. (Monographs of the
HighScope Educational Research Foundation, 14). Ypsilanti, MI: HighScope Press.
The World Bank. (2010). Early childhood
development. Retrieved February 4, 2016, from
http://www.worldbank.org/
http://www.worldbank.org/
