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Early Childhood Program/Curriculum Analysis Program Name: High Scope program 1.Discuss the uniqueness of this program model. What is the main purpose (philosophy) of this program model? High Scope approach has many aspects that make it a very unique approach to early childhood education. The main idea that drives it is that children and adults learn through hands -on experiences. Experiences with people, events, materials, and ideas all contribute to their philosophy. It focuses on the importance of ac tive learning (“Plan -do -review”) . How the room is set up, what the children have to work with, and the daily schedule all contribute to how HighScope is taught. HighScope is partly based upon the findings of Jean Piaget a developmental psychologist. 2. Is there any specific curriculum adopted in this program model? Is it explicit or implicit? There is a wide range of specially designed programs in HighScope approach. It has components for infant -toddler care and education, preschool education, early lit eracy, movement and music, elementary education, and youth programs. All of these areas have a complete teaching system defined by curriculum content areas for each topic and age group.They are easily individualized and can be adapted to fit each child’s unique needs. 3. What are the teachers’ roles/responsibilities addressed in this program model? -The teachers’ role in this approach is to work with alongside the child. In other words, t he teacher is to guide and help the child complete their work. T hey encourage them to do their best and help them when they need a little guidance. They are supposed to support and encourage the child’s play and let the child lead the learning. The teacher ’s responsibility is to offer a support not simply giv e instruct ion s. Teachers are supposed to use encouragement instead of praise. 4. How could the children in this program be characterized (Economic status/different developmental needs)? What is the role of the child in this program model? -It was created to help children from low s ocioeconomic status . They were conducting studies to see how effective early childhood education affected high school retention rates.
This program seemed to be successful. Over a study conducted , retention rates rose and poverty began to lower. HighScope can be used with any child though. It has great success rates and creates a curriculum that can be altered and changed for each child’s individual needs. The child has a big role in this program. They guide their learning with help from the teacher . They get to choose their activities which make them active learners that want to keep learning. 5. How about the learning environment? Describe the classroom set -up, scheduling, and materials used in this program model. -These settings a re divided into interest areas. The re are full of stimulating materials for specific play. There may be a house area, block area, art area, computer area, and reading area. Materials are always in their same areas and stay there consistently. There are usu ally labels on all areas and toy to help children learn and put away things by themselves. The organization of the classroom is also supposed to help the children learn how the world is organized. There is also a very consistent schedule followed throughou t each day. 6. Is there any assessment/evaluation method used to determine the child’s level of development? Describe. -There are many assessments used in this program. There are early childhood assessments, observation record logs, Early Literacy Ski lls Assessment, and program assessments. All of these test the children’s progress and are preformed frequently to see the development of the child’s success within the program.
