All About Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education relates to teaching of parents about young children.

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Answer explanation

It is teaching of younger children

The age bracket of learners taking Early Childhood Education is 0-8 years old.

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Children truly begin to learn when they enter school.

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Answer explanation

Children begin to learn much earlier than we think. They do so by observing and imitating us and through play.

Early childhood development initiatives are a smart investment.

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The education of young children is a matter for their parents.

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Answer explanation

The individuals in the child’s immediate environment, whether or not they are close family members, contribute to children’s well-being and development.

Children develop reading skills well before they enter school.

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Rousseau believed that children were not inherently good.

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Answer explanation

Rousseau contended that children were inherently innocent (not sinful, as Hobbes believed), weak, and easily tempted.  He believed that humans were born pure until one’s interactions with the environment caused negative effects on one’s development.

A great time to do observations of a learner or learners is during play.

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Kindergarten means "Children's Garden."

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Answer explanation

The word kindergarten comes from the German language. Kinder means children and garten means garden

It isn’t important to speak to babies when they are not yet able to talk.

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Answer explanation

Contrary to popular belief, babies learn to speak before they utter their first words! The fetus inside a mother’s belly can already perceive sounds: the mother’s heartbeat, the mother’s and father’s voices, certain songs, etc.