Early childhood education assignment

Assignment 2: Early Childhood Education Program Review

Directions

The purpose of this assignment is to summarize the concepts of contemporary Early Childhood Education models and child care programs. (CO2)

There are many videos available on the Internet that depicts models of early childhood education. For this assignment, you are to:

1. Find a video clip for each of these models: Montessori, High Scope, Reggio Emilia and Head Start.  YouTube is an excellent resource. 
2. After you review each video, describe five characteristics you observed about how each program is conducted.   Please include the URL address for each video you review. 
3. In addition, write a 500 word essay about which program you prefer and why.

NOTE:  All work must be original.  You may not copy and paste information, you must write in your own words.  Turnitin Originality scores of 30% or higher will be graded with a 0 with no opportunity to resubmit. 

Citation and Reference Style Resources

American Psychological Association. (2009).Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

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