Summary
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‘This text is recommended unreservedly; it should be on the bookshelves of all early childhood workers’ — Curriculum. This book focuses attention on current early childhood issues and examines them in the light of the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child. The book stresses the importance of national policy and highlights the responsibilities of all adults who work with children, in terms of enabling children to realize their rights. Practical issues are addressed, drawing on relevant theory and current research from the United Kingdon and overseas.
Choices in Learning
Choices in Learning
Introduction
The focus of this chapter is on how early years professionals can promote the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child through the curriculum they plan and provide in their work settings. Important factors that contribute to a high quality curriculum, such as equal opportunities, special educational needs, the value of play, assessment and recordkeeping, and links with parents, are discussed in other chapters.
Teachers and other workers need knowledge about children's capabilities, and respect for both their powers and their rights to growing autonomy: children are able to make choices, develop responsible attitudes and become independent learners from a very young age provided that adults ensure that an appropriate curriculum is negotiated within a well-planned environment.
The curriculum involves ...
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