Words of Thanks

Throughout this course, I would like to thank my fellow classmates for being supportive. I have learned more information about the field of early childhood education by effectively collaborating various ideas, thoughts, opinions, concerns, and issues about this field of study. I wish everyone continued success as we all more forward in this program of study and hope everyone have a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. We are all on the road to success.

DEC: Code of Ethnics

The three meaningful DEC: Code of Ethnics:

1. We shall serve as advocates for children with disabilities and their families and for the professionals who serve them by supporting both policy and programmatic decisions that enhance the quality of their lives.
2. We shall build relationships with individual children and families while individualizing the curricula and learning environments to facilitate young children's development and learning.
3. We shall be responsible for maintaining the appropriate national, state, or other credential or license requirements for the services we provide while maintaining our competence in practice and research by ongoing participation in professional development and education activities.

These code of ethnics are meaningful because it is important to have the credential or license to teach young children. Therefore, the teachers are license to implement research-based techniques, strategies, and methods to use in order to teach young children in the classroom setting. Nevertheless, it is essential to build a strong and open line of communication with the parents and families with the young children because by collaborating they are able to work on skills and concepts that are introduced in the classroom and can be done at home. It is essential to make sure that accommodations and modifications can be made in the classroom to the lessons and activities to meet the needs all of children with and without disabilities.

NAEYC: Code of Ethical Conduct

The three ideas that are meaningful:

1. To be familiar with the knowledge based of early childhood care and education and stay informed through continuing education and training.
2. To support the right of each child to play and learn in an inclusive environment that meets the needs of children with and without disabilities.
3. To ensure that each child's culture, languages, ethnicity, and family structure are recognized  and valued in the program.

These three ideas are meaningful to me because it is important to remain current on the issues that address and affect the field of early childhood education. Therefore, if educators remain update they are able to implement the various strategies and techniques to use in an early childhood classroom with young children. Nevertheless, with the multiple diverse learners in the classroom it is essential to create and implement activities and lessons that all the young children can relate to at some point in the learning environment.

Course Resources

Creative Curriculum for Preschoolers- this book is a useful tool to use for teachers who teach children in the age range of three to fiver years old. This book provides effective teaching strategies and techniques to use in the learning environment to meet the needs of diverse learners.

Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for Children-  this book is useful because it discusses partnership with families and children in school, creating a nurturing environment through positive communication skills, and implementing developmentally and age appropriate lessons and activities in the classroom setting.

The Comprehensive Infant & Toddler Curriculum- this book provides teachers with age appropriate activities to do in the classroom and addresses the different areas of development. The areas such as physical, motor, language, social-emotional. It provides techniques on how to communicate with children, parents, and teachers. It provides tip for teachers to teach young children how to express themselves in a positive way in the home and school environment.