The general early childhood research topic that I have chosen to discuss is the importance of the curriculum and how it relates to children’s success in the classroom and the future.
The three related subtopics are:
1. The positive outcomes when parents advocate for their child and believe in the curriculum.
2. Different types of curriculums
3. How teachers relate the curriculum to positive outcomes to teacher training in the classroom.
My personal reason for choosing this topic is to explore and research the reasons that children are prepared and successful in the classroom currently and in the future. I feel that my number one goal is to ensure that parents are their child’s first advocate. I also want the children to become successful in the classroom on the preschool level in hopes of fully preparing them for public school. Creating a positive, loving and nurturing environment is a great foundation for teaching children about the importance of education. The relationships that families have ultimately has a huge effect on the outcome of children in the home and school life. I also feel that the teachers and families should be educated about the curriculum and understand the basis of the curriculum. If these things are done properly then the children will have the opportunity to learn using a positive curriculum that is appropriate for the children and it will allow children to learn and be successful in the classroom environment.
The three ways I anticipate that researching these topics might be significant for young children is because research can prove and explain the proper ways and methods that children can learn. The center that I work at uses the High/Scope curriculum and the research that has been written explains the ways that children learn best through play. This research also helps parents understand the ways that children progress using the curriculum. This is a great way to prove this to parents and show them results and scores of children that learn using this curriculum.
Erica.
ReplyDeleteIt is very important for parents to be advocates for their children because the children will have the love support and guidance needed in order to excel in the classroom. If all parents took the initiative to be involved in every aspect of their child's educational development, the educator wouldn't have to spend so much time on one particular child as the parents will be there to guide them. Great post!