EDU 234 PCC Roles Adults Take to Support Infant & Toddler Education Discussion
The Prompt:
Respond to the following prompt(s) for your discussion forum post:
- Describe what infant toddler education is in detail.
- What does the word curriculum mean in relation to infant toddler education?
- Name and explain four roles adults take to support problem solving in infants and toddlers.
FIRST PERSON TO RESPOND TO :
by Elin ShearinNumber of replies: 2
Infant-Toddler education is built on a curriculum. With this type of education, adults and caregivers need to know how infants and toddlers develop and learn. Without this, infant-toddler education will not progress. The curriculum of infant-toddler education is assessed by observing and recording. The adult involved in the infant-toddler education has a role in facilitating problem solving and education facilitates problem solving.
The infant-toddler education curriculum is made up of four parts. The first part is a plan for learning and development. The second is a plan centered on connections and relationships. Next, it is made up of a plan that links education and care. Finally, the last part is a framework for decision-making based on a philosophy that guides action.
The first role that adults take to support problem solving in infants and toddlers is to facilitate learning rather than “teaching” or “training.” Adults need to have situations that allow the children to figure out how to problem solving on their own. The second role that adults take is to allow them to work on solving their problems on their own. In order for children to learn how to problem solve, they need to figure it out without an adult doing it for them. The third role that adults take is to present problems to infants while you provide for their needs. Caregivers and adults should always provide for the needs of the children, but they should also at the same time place them in situations where they can learn how to problem solve. Finally, the role that adults take is to set up the environment for their play and exploration. Children should not be placed in an environment that is not set up for them. If it is not, the children will encounter problems that they will not be able to solve without assistance from their caregivers.
SECOND PERSON TO RESPOND TO:
by Geneva StaffordNumber of replies: 2Infant toddler education is young children learning through play and experience in their environment. Infant/toddler education is learning through actions with little to no adult interference as to how they are playing and showing their personalities. Learning at any age varies amongst the age and development level of each child. In this case, the type of learning that is best suited for this age is play oriented. This means that the children learn through their own play and experiences in any environment they are in at any point throughout the day.
- Curriculum in infant toddler care is having a learning plan as to how they are going to learn based on their daily experiences. Curriculum plans for infants and toddlers need to be inclusive and based around connections and emotions. Curriculum is not just a set of lesson plans and ideas centered around what the children have planned for the week. They include images, posters, and sounds as well. Music is a great idea to have in a curriculum because it can help children learn the differences between sounds and words as well as help them understand basic commands and phrases they are being told at an early age.
- The four roles’ adults take to support problem solving include determining optimum stress levels, providing attention, providing feedback, and modeling. The first role is determining optimum stress levels. This means adults are sensitive to how children solve problems and handle stressful situations they may need a hand getting through. A little nudge from an adult can help prevent too much frustration on a child. The second role is providing attention. This is where adults react to a child’s feelings and actions in the learning environment. Infants and toddlers depend on attention from adults to help them learn and understand what is going on around them and ways to help with their problem solving in certain situations. The third role of an adult is providing feedback. Infants and toddlers may not understand what is going on around them or even what they are fully doing in their environment unless they get feedback from an adult. Children’s personalities and emotions as well as getting feedback from things they have done to help them boost their confidence and self-esteem when it comes to their actions and emotions. The final role of adults is modeling. It is the job of the adults to be a positive model and guide for the children in their care. The adults show children how to behave and talk as if the children were acting and talking themselves. If the children see an adult screaming and punching, then the child is more likely to have aggressive behavior compared to a child who observes positive behavior and has a friendly and honest personality.
