Los Angeles City College Montessori Early Childhood Programs

Refer back to the different program models covered in Chapter 3:

MONTESSORI | THE HIGH/SCOPE MODEL | WALDORF | THE BANK STREET | REGGIO EMILIA | OPEN SCHOOL (added in lecture)

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Respond to the following questions:

1. What went through your mind as you’re learning about the different early childhood programs?
2. Which particular program model(s) do you like the most and why?
3. If you choose to apply a blended model, which part(s) of the various models would you implement in your classroom?

Optional extra credit question (3 points):

1. What critique do you have about any of the program, if any?

1. Share at least one subject that you learn from Chapter 4. Understanding How a Child Develops and Learns and from the videos

1. For fun and curiosity, take this Multiple Intelligences & Learning Style Test (Links to an external site.). Does the result match what you’ve known all along about what you think is your most dominant aspect of intelligence, or does it surprise you? (Ignore the suggestion to pay for more information.) Give an example an why you think the result match or does not match your assumption of yourself

Key features of early childhood programs

Program                                             Key Features
Montessori education                      Work experiences rather than play.
Special materials for specific learning tasks.
Carefully prepared classroom environment.
High/Scope program                       Based on the theory of Jean Piaget.
Use of a plan-do-review sequence.
Classroom organized into centers.
Emphasis on cognitive development.
Waldorf education                           Began with the work of Rudolf Steiner.
Believe in the unity between the spirit, body, and mind.
Uncluttered, warm, homelike, and aesthetically pleasing spaces.
Bank Street model                           All aspects of child development are addressed in the curriculum.
Freud, Erikson, Piaget, and Dewey all influence the model.
Commercial equipment supplemented with teacher-made and child-made                 materials.

Emphasis is on an integrated curriculum.
Reggio Emilia approach                 Emphasis on in-depth projects to facilitate learning.
A workshop area is used to record in visual form what is learned.
Families are expected to share responsibilities in educating children.
Strong collaboration exists among staff members.
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