Final Paper Outline. Review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five. Submit an outline that identifies the age group you have chosen for your Final Paper and provide a brief description of each philosophy/theory you have chosen for your Final Paper. Cite your text and at least two other scholarly sources. This assignment should include:
  1. A title page
  2. Identification of the age group you have chosen
  3. A description of three philosophies/theories you have chosen for the Final Paper
  4. A reference page
Your outline should be one to two pages in length, not including the title page and reference page. The outline (as well as the title page and reference page) should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.
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ECE 311 week 4,
I choose the curriculum that I am most comfortable with and this is the pre-kindergarten age group. There are several theories that guides this curriculum which include but not limited to Erikson’s development stages, Brokfenbrenner’s Theory of Ecological Systems, Paiget’s development theory and Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. The combination of one or two of these theories allows the teacher to choose appropriate learning strategies suited for the class.
A description of the philosophies/theories you have chosen for the final paper
The philosophies, ideas and concepts in early childhood classrooms are very important in preschool education since these allows the students to experience the classroom setting that will later aid them in coping up with higher educational level in high school and college. It is necessary that both in home and in school that the child is supported in their growth and development by providing them with the best information and practice that will prepare them in their classes and succeed in attaining the needed educational skills. The different development and learning domains are interrelated and should be considered as one set which include physical, social, emotional and cognitive domains. The event or influences that affect one domain could also influence another domain. It is important to take that inter-connection with the planning of teaching strategy to use   (Copple and Bredekamp, 2009).Each teacher could choose their own philosophy where they could be most comfortable with but in any case the common goal of all teachers is to focus on the children and the children’s natural capacity to learn. Children