Naeyc standards and key elements

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NAEYC STANDARDS 4

NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Teachers

Student’s Name: Tamara Brown

Professor’s Name: Professor Wolf

Course Title: Early Childhood Principles

Date: 12/1/2018

NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Teachers

The NAEYC meaning National Association for the Education of Young Children, is a nonprofit program that represents early childhood education. This program represents advocates, policy makers, families with young children, college educators, trainers, center directors, para-educators and teachers. The focus of the NAEYC is the improvement of the well-being of young children, they achieve this by focusing on the quality of educational and developmental services that’s provide for children from birth to 8 years.

For more than sixty years the NAEYC has be working to promote high-quality early childhood programs aimed at young children and their families. There are two parts that supports the goal (a.) for individuals working with young children the facilitation of their professional development. (b) improving the understanding of the public and supporting the understanding for high-quality early childhood programs. Base on the efforts that the NAEYC has provide it has helped in creating the increase recognition of the importance that high-quality early childhood programs in our society. The NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Teachers are there to provide quality education for children birth to 8 years, they make sure the children have meaningful opportunities.

NAEYC Standards

Standard 1: Promoting Child Development and Learning

In standard one children are still young and they need to be handled with a lot of understanding. Most important in this standard is the development of the children. Hence, candidates prepared in early childhood degree programs work to understand the development of a child. For example, at the age of 5 a child is still young and needs extra care and attention. Comment by Microsoft Office User: In what way? “young” is a relative term—you need to be specific!

After gaining enough knowledge on the development of a child, candidates now get to understand the children’s requirements/needs and they also get to understand how interaction has an influence on a child’s learning and development. Comment by Microsoft Office User: You touch on 1a and 1b here but you don’t talk much about 1c: Using developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for young children.Does knowing all this help teachers make a good learning environment? I would also suggest you expand on both 1a and 1b.

Standard 2: building a family and community relationships

For a child to come out successful in early childhood education, the teachers have to involve the parents (child’s family) and the community to work together. Teachers here have to understand the communities the children are coming from, the families surrounding them and all the characteristics surrounding these two environments so that they can create the same respectful environment and relationships within the children for their healthy development. For example, children come from various families with different classes in society, so teachers have to learn to accommodate every child regardless of their background. Comment by Microsoft Office User: This sentence goes on a bit long and could be easier to read if condensed down. For example, you could say in this section something like: “…respectful environment and healthy relationships for the children. This is essential for their development.” ----Don’t feel pressure to fit everything into one sentence. Sometimes more simpler sentences are the best way to go. Comment by Microsoft Office User: My question is: How can teachers make this healthy relationship with a student’s parents? How can they understand their community? I believe answering these questions will make this essay stronger. I also believe supporting the claims with your personal experience observing would be the best way to go.

Standard 3: observing, documenting, and assessing to support young children and families

Documentation and all other forms of assessment are very important in the accomplishment of early childhood education, this is what candidates preparing for early childhood degree programs have to understand. They should know the use of documentation and assessment in children’s development, its benefits and goals. With the help of families, teachers get to access children’s documents, for example, birth certificates and medical records, for proper observation assessment and effective documentation in a responsible manner. Candidates have to understand the use of computers in documentation and preserving data to promote success of each child in education. Comment by Microsoft Office User: Why is it important? Comment by Microsoft Office User: Need more here! Specifically why are all these things important? What are your thoughts on them? Can relate any of this to your experience?

Standard 4: using developmentally effective approaches

Candidates should understand that teaching and learning with young children is not an easy task. Their behavior and characteristics change depending on their age and the environment they are growing in and where their learning occur. For example if a teacher behaves harshly towards a child, the child may develop a negative attitude towards the teacher. Hence teachers at this standard should develop a positive relationship and a more interactive environment with the children for a good foundation. Teachers have to use appropriate approaches in teaching and also effective strategies and tools for learning, for example computers to demonstrate their ideas. Comment by Microsoft Office User: Did you see evidence of this in your observations? Talk about it! Comment by Microsoft Office User: How are computers an “appropriate use of technology”? Talk about this more. How do they help students learn? Does your book say anything about this? Comment by Microsoft Office User: You explore 4a pretty well but you don’t give enough to 4b, 4c, or 4d. Look at the standards again and make sure you address everything!

Standard 5: using content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum

At this standard, candidates apply their knowledge to build, evaluate and promote positive development for each young child. Here candidates understand the essential structure, concept and tools and they can use their own knowledge to come up with and implement a good curriculum that promotes comprehensive development. For example, activities like drama festivals, music festivals, visual arts and creative arts should be practiced at this point. Comment by Microsoft Office User: You also need more here. Why is it so important that teachers understand content knowledge and resources in academic disciplines? How can your own knowledge be used? What can you do as a teacher in the future to effectively use your knowledge? Again, go back and reference the standards so that you make sure you have discussed everything it asks you to.

Standard 6: becoming a professional

Candidates at this point have to understand their field of professionalism and upholding all the ethical standards required at the early childhood professional level. Teachers at this point have to make informed decisions and be more collaborative and demonstrate their knowledge in their work. Comment by Microsoft Office User: There are 5 key elements of standard six that you don’t address directly. You must refer to these standards and give specific examples and commentary on them in order to fulfill the requirements.

The NAEYC holds it’s self to a high standard when it comes to making sure that children gets the best possible education. They understand that all children is entitled to the best standard of education possible and they promote this to the fullest. Comment by Microsoft Office User: You have a good start here! Just make sure to refer back to the standards of the NAEYC and the key elements within those standards. Also use your own personal experience to back up these claims, or readings from class! You don’t want to just summarize what the standards say, you want to make them personal to you and what they mean for you as a future educator.And of course my standard advice: Read your reflection out loud before you turn it in in order to catch grammar mistakes. I have highlighted some mistakes I have noticed that you need to correct.Good luck!

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