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TMA 03
E230
Examining Curriculum Issues
Part 1
In this assignment I will discuss how the areas of language, mathematics and science are described within the Foundation Stage Guidance, how learning is assessed within this guidance and how inclusion issues are addressed. I will discuss my role in planning an activity that engages children in all of these three areas. Then I will examine the curriculum that follows on from the Foundation Stage and the way in which these two frameworks are bridged. Finely, I will compare the Foundation Stage Curriculum to a different approach to early year's education.
My setting, a nursery school follows the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage which was published in May 2000, and was introduced with the objective of helping practitioners in planning to meet the educational needs of all children between the ages of three and five in England. The Education act established the foundation stage as part of the National Curriculum in 2002. All government funded settings in England are required to utilize this guidance when implementing the curriculum. The Foundation Stage Curriculum is organised into six areas of learning: Personal, social and emotional development, Communication, language and literacy, Mathematical development, Knowledge and understanding of the world, Physical development and Creative development.
I will discuss how the three areas; language, mathematics and science are described within this guidance. Language is covered in the communication, language and literacy area of the foundation stage and the guidance states that learning in this area includes 'communication, speaking and listening in different situations and for different purposes, being read a wide range of books and reading simple texts and writing for a variety of purposes'. (QCA, 2000, Pg. 44) Mathematics is covered in the Mathematical Development area of the foundation stage and the guidance states that learning in this area...
E230
Examining Curriculum Issues
Part 1
In this assignment I will discuss how the areas of language, mathematics and science are described within the Foundation Stage Guidance, how learning is assessed within this guidance and how inclusion issues are addressed. I will discuss my role in planning an activity that engages children in all of these three areas. Then I will examine the curriculum that follows on from the Foundation Stage and the way in which these two frameworks are bridged. Finely, I will compare the Foundation Stage Curriculum to a different approach to early year's education.
My setting, a nursery school follows the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage which was published in May 2000, and was introduced with the objective of helping practitioners in planning to meet the educational needs of all children between the ages of three and five in England. The Education act established the foundation stage as part of the National Curriculum in 2002. All government funded settings in England are required to utilize this guidance when implementing the curriculum. The Foundation Stage Curriculum is organised into six areas of learning: Personal, social and emotional development, Communication, language and literacy, Mathematical development, Knowledge and understanding of the world, Physical development and Creative development.
I will discuss how the three areas; language, mathematics and science are described within this guidance. Language is covered in the communication, language and literacy area of the foundation stage and the guidance states that learning in this area includes 'communication, speaking and listening in different situations and for different purposes, being read a wide range of books and reading simple texts and writing for a variety of purposes'. (QCA, 2000, Pg. 44) Mathematics is covered in the Mathematical Development area of the foundation stage and the guidance states that learning in this area...