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How Children Learn (Early Learning and Teaching)

• Ensure social inclusion of children with disability in the ECCE classroom

• Identify areas of intervention and regulation
Notes
• Work in partnership with parents as they are valuable resources

INTEXT QUESTIONS 13.1
I State whether the following statements are true or false:

(a) Changes or development in one domain facilitates or hinders the
development of another domain.

(b) Development of various concepts come under cognitive development.
(c) All domains of child development are not interrelated.

(d) Print awareness is a part of emotional development

II Answer briefly:
(a) List some ways to note children’s progress?

13.5 PROMOTING LEARNING
Learning in different domains is impacted by the nature of interaction strategies
used during early years. The strategies are essentially to be based on child-centered
approach. Hence, play and activity-based approach cater to the needs, interests,
abilities and social context of the children. The teaching-learning approach should
be inclusive so that all children feel emotionally safe to engage, with no feeling of
discrimination.
Activity is a part of a well-planned series of experiences identified by the teacher
for children aimed at a particular learning area/areas and not an isolated learning
experience.

While doing an activity, children are actively engaged both physically and cognitively.
An activity needs to be challenging enough for children allowing them to practice
and apply already acquired skills and knowledge in a variety of ways, across
many situations. Attempt to provide pleasurable activities is central to the well-
being of children. Uniformity or being judgmental is obtrusive to learning. Play
stimulates curiosity and exploration and leads to mastery of body controls,
encourages creativity and social skills and develops emotional balance and
language skills.

13.5.1 Play and activity-based transactional strategies provide learning
experiences to children in concrete form. Play situations help children to become
an active participant and not a passive recipient in the learning process. Such an

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