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The first section is a 500-word summary of your emerging understanding of the image of child as capable and competent with reference to major theories and contemporary within the context of early childhood education. You will need to reference at least 2 different sources (theory and/or literature).?
HINT: (Refer to content in week 2; session 5 has some great resources that explore the image of the child. Other topics to support your learning are: risky play and children's agency (session 5). As you read through the unit materials, consider your image of the child. Consider how do you view children, reflect upon how you have viewed children before beginning the course to how you might view them now as you engage with the unit's content, how children learn, how children demonstrate they are capable and competent, your image of the child and implications for your role as teacher. This is a personal reflection with supporting evidence using the unit's materials). This part needs referencing. Top-rated assignment help is just a click away!
The second section is a table for observation and analysis. You are also expected to write an observation from the listed video and analyze how the example demonstrates children's capabilities and competence. Please use strength-based language in both the observation and analysis. Your observation and analysis should reflect your image of the child/children and how you understand them.
1 purposefully written observation in strength-based language that clearly highlights children's learning captured in the video supported by concrete factual evidence.
You will be using the videos provided below to observe children and complete your observations. Choose one (1) video from the list and write one (1) observation.
Consider the following:
What strengths, disposition for learning and prior knowledge and skills are the children demonstrating?
What, why and how are the children learning? Could be considered through the developmental domains
How are the children showing their capability and competence?
Consider the different domains of development, stages and types of play, benefits of play and learning through play based learning, different theoretical perspectives, theorists and their theories (week 1 & 2).
Support your analysis with using the unit's materials ONLY and reference it.
Video Overview : Four videos are provided across different age groups and contexts. Each offers valuable insight into what a regulated early childhood service looks like, and how educators (such as yourselves in the future) purposefully guide and support children's learning.
Video 1: Very young children waking after sleep.
Video 2: Approximately 30 minutes long, showing toddlers playing with blocks and how this flows into other parts of a typical day. This length reflects the kind of time you would normally spend when completing an observation in practice.
Video 3: A finger-painting experience, offering a fun and sensory activity you may like to set up yourself.
Video 4: Physical play with a male educator and a group of 4-5-year-old children.