Godfrey Reggio

effective for the child. The Reggio Emilia approach relates to this as ‘The Reggio Emilia Approach is an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education which values the child as strong, capable and resilient; rich with wonder and knowledge. Every child brings with them deep curiosity and potential and this innate curiosity drives their interest to understand their world and their place within it.’ (http://www.aneverydaystory.com/beginners-guide-to-reggio-emilia/main-principles/).…

curriculum. Children often make environments amongst the classroom what they desire that area to be for. Even though our program and curriculum state that an area is desired for a particular activity, children will make use of what they can find. A Reggio Emilia approach advocates that teachers pay close attention to the myriad of ways that space can be made to “speak” and invite interaction (Cadwell, 2003; Fraser, 2006), such as positioning small mirrors around the classroom or placing easels…

this perspective and determined that all children should be educated for free despite differences (Warde, 1960). Whereas Malaguzzie took this perspective and worked to create the Reggio Emilia Approach to allow children to guide their learning because they have the same rights as adults (Mercilliott Hewett, 2001). The Reggio Emilia Approach draws from Dewey’s ideas that “all thinking is research” (Mercilliott Hewett, 2001). Piaget and Vygotsky Piaget and Vygotsky’s theories differ in several…

In Ireland there are an extensive variety of curricula in use, including Montessori, Frobel, play based and Reggio Emilia approach. Although all different approaches to childcare they are underpinned by Aistear, the early childhood curriculum framework (NCCA, 2009) and Siolta, (CECDE, 2006) our national quality framework for early childhood education. The Montessori method is based on the teachings of Maria Montessori, she had many principles and areas of interest these included the cultural…

Introduction The Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education has been called “arguably, the most successful, most extensive and most sustained example of radical or progressive education that has ever been” (Moss, 2016, p. 167). Drawing inspiration from theorists such as Montessori, Dewey, and Piaget, Loris Malaguzzi created a social constructivist approach, which envisioned learning as an active process. Under Reggio Emilia, children are seen as unique and capable individuals who…

The Direct Instruction Approach video shows instruction in action inside the classroom setting to teach words and is fast paced and fluid. The students verbally respond collectively and are individually checked occasionally by the teacher to demonstrate their knowledge. The teacher quickly corrects any mistakes and moves on with the corrections. This repetition is attributed to the success of the approach by a teacher. The video depicts a word being read at prompt of teacher, spelled out, and…

gives me a unique opportunity to see these children develop as they grow up over the years, to be able to see their negotiation skills increase and their sense of agency develop through our play based programs. My centre bases its philosophy on the Reggio Emilia approach. This approach ties in extremely well with the importance of play as it views children as competent leaders and initiators interacting with their environment (Garrett, 2017). Using this approach allows me to follow the…

Reggio Emilia  The Reggio Emilia approach is a child-centred approach and it started in a small Italian town of the same name. The approach was inspired by Loris Malaguzzi.  It is very collaborative with parents and practitioners working together to meet children’s interests and needs.  They believe the environment is the third educator with parents and practitioners being the first and second.  Adults play an important role when working with children. It also stresses the importance of…

Development refers to mental activity such as how they mind thinks, remembers, and learns. Reggio proves that no matter what we know about the brain we never really know what a child’s brain is capable of. In this video they create projects and reflect on them and then go on to something different. It is a different approach because it proves that young children are capable of solving complex problems. The Reggio Approach is also known for art and is given more time with the art teacher and more…

The term curriculum is defined in the Oxford dictionary as ‘the subjects comprising a course of study in a school’ (Oxford university press, 2016). This definition is extended further by the great schools partnership as; lessons and academic skills taught in a setting, it outlines the learning standards or objectives that practitioners are expected to help children achieve (Great schools partnership, 2015). There are numerous curriculums in the world, some of which are statutory frameworks which…