Image of Children

I perceive children as curious, creative and capable individuals. They need to explore and act on their interests. Children build knowledge through environment interaction (Aldridge, Goldman, 2007).

Children develop learning by using their sense of sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch. All senses are used to connect the concrete with the abstract in sensory involvement. Multisensory learning is specifically crucial during the first three years, when the brain is developing at its fastest rate (Charlesworth, 2004).

Children learn by themselves, through peers and adults. Vygotsky (as cited in Bartlett, Burton, Peim, 2006) drew out the social dimension of learning and gave importance on the symbolic and linguistic factors of early learning interactions.

References:

Aldridge, J., Goldman,R. (2007). Current issues and trends in education (2^nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.

Charlesworth, R.(2004). Understanding child development. (6^th ed.). New York: Delmar Learning.

Bartlett, S., Burton, D.,Peim, N. (2006). Introduction to education studies. London: Sage Publications.

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