3. What is THEORY?
A statement of principles and ideas which attempts to explain events and
how things happen; in our case, it is learning more about early childhood.
7. One can conclude that learning to be changes
that occur in behaviour over period of time.
Example, children who enter kindergarten in January not same as they exit in
November.
8. Learning is a complex process, so many
educators have developed theories to explain
why and how learning occurs in children.
9. We use child development to
explain changes in children’s lives.
10. 5 Minutes Drill
Use a sheet of paper to write
down your answers to this
question:
13. Thinking about learning
•Theories help us think how children learn and
enable us to make decisions
about how to best support their development
and learning
•Thinking how children learn makes it easier
for you to plan and teach.
•It is a reflective practice
14. Thinking about learning
•Reflective practice means careful
consideration about the children you
teach.
•So, the theories on which you base your
teaching, how you teach, what children
learn, and how you will teach in the
future.
16. Communicating
1. Theories enable to explain to especially __________
2. Communicating with ________ and understanding to parents
and others about how children __________ is one of the most
important jobs for an ___________________.
3. So, it is important to know the ________.
17. Evaluate Learning
•Theories enable one to _________ children’s
learning.
•Theories describe _____________ and identify
what children are able to do at certain age.
•So, this info can use to _______ for teaching.
18. Provide Guidance
•Theories enable us to develop programs to enhance
learning.
•Theories also enable us to fulfill essential dimensions of
our professional role.