Best Practices in ECE

Best Practices in Early Childhood Education

Language Development

Social Emotional Development

Tosha Clay

Academic Best Practices

Gross Motor Development

The Importance of Best Practices in Early Childhood Education

Social Studies Development

Fine Motor Development

Refereneces

The importance of best practices

Best practices ensure children are receiving developmentally appropriate approaches that support their developmental areas through an environment which is equitable, engaging, and one that promotes community to ensure the success of each student.

Academic Development is a practice fostering a child's learning through cultivating curiosity, language, numeracy for the purpose of future learning.

What are the best practices in promoting academic development in early childhood?

• providing children with open-ended materials.
• encourage meaningful play
• scaffolding when needed
• providing opportunities to explore their innate curiosity.

Social Studies Development recognizing oneself as an individual and others.

“What are the best practices in promoting academic development in social studies in early childhood?”

The best practices include but are not limited to

• Teaching in inclusive classrooms
• Allowing children to investigate to build knowledge and understanding of their belonging
• Guide children into understanding themselves to build their foundation of understanding social studies
• Have children describe the difference between and home
• Provide children with leadership roles
• Read books that depict leaders

Social Emotional Development is the understanding of self and the ability to regulate feelings

“How can we enhance social-emotional learning in early childhood settings?”

• Build trusting relationships
• Encourage children and show support as we guide to regulate emotions
• Establish individual goals
• Allow group and individual activities
• Establish taking turns when talking
• Sit with children during mealtimes
• Respond to verbal and non verbal cues
• Share enthusiasm with children

Gross Motor Development- to gain control of large muscles

“What are the most effective strategies for developing gross motor skills in young children?”

• Provide opportunities for children to run, jump, dance and walk
• Go outside daily
• Join in activities with children such as throwing a ball or playing catch
• Encourage children to play with others
• During transition times give children opportunities to join in movement songs
• Use equipment such as bikes and swings where large muscles are used.

Fine Motor Development- using muscles in finger and wrists to perform tasks such as tying shoes

“What are the most effective strategies for developing fine motor skills in young children?”

• Provide opportunities for children to use scissors
• Engage in finger play while singing
• Provide lacing activities and playdoh activities, puzzles, pegs, legos
• Use manipulatives for children to use
• Self-serving during mealtimes

Language Development- gaining comprehension and communication through speech

“What are the key factors in supporting language development in early childhood?”

• Reading daily allowing children to point to words
• Introduces new words to children and practice using the new words
• Engage in reciprocal conversations with children
• Ask open-ended questions
• Encourage children to express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

Reference Page

The pennsylvania key. (n.d.). https://s35729.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2014-Pennsylvania-Learning-Standards-for-Early-Childhood-PreKindergarten.pdf

10 Effective DAP teaching strategies. (n.d.). NAEYC. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/dap/10-effective-dap-teaching-strategies

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