{"id":330,"date":"2024-08-23T21:49:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T21:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/?post_type=part&#038;p=330"},"modified":"2025-06-20T16:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:23:12","slug":"chapter-1-foundations-in-early-childhood-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/part\/chapter-1-foundations-in-early-childhood-curriculum\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 1: Foundations in Early Childhood Curriculum: Connecting Theory to Practice","rendered":"Chapter 1: Foundations in Early Childhood Curriculum: Connecting Theory to Practice"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"box-objectives\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n<div class=\"box-objectives\">\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 1em;text-align: initial\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-896 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-103734-227x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" \/>Early Childhood Educational Programming is fundamentally grounded in developmentally appropriate practices and is supported through theoretical foundations woven throughout a curriculum. Various programs may emphasize one theory over another or take on more of an array of theories by combining approaches to achieve program goals.<\/span>\r\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1em\">S<\/span><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">tudents will:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\">Explore How Children Learn<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\">Identify Theories in Early Childhood Programs<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\">Connect the Theories to Practice through Interaction &amp; Intentionality<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\">Explore Use of 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century Technology in ECE<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\"><strong>Chapters:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>1.1: How Young Children Learn: What Science Reveals<\/li>\r\n \t<li>1.2: Theoretical Foundations\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Early Childhood Educators rely on theories to provide evidentiary support to their program goals, philosophies, and methods felt throughout their programs. While there are numerous theories, a few are highlighted in this chapter in how they relate to creating programs for learning for young children.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>1.3: Interaction and Conversation as Curriculum<\/li>\r\n \t<li>1.4: Incorporating 21st Century Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom\r\n<dl class=\"mt-listing-detailed\"><\/dl>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div id=\"fc488b5c-f7e1-1cad-1a9a-343d5c8641f5\" class=\"mt-guide-content\">\r\n<p class=\"noindex\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\"><\/footer><\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"box-objectives\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<div class=\"box-objectives\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1em;text-align: initial\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-896 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-103734-227x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-103734-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-103734-65x86.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-103734-225x298.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-103734-350x463.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-103734.png 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/>Early Childhood Educational Programming is fundamentally grounded in developmentally appropriate practices and is supported through theoretical foundations woven throughout a curriculum. Various programs may emphasize one theory over another or take on more of an array of theories by combining approaches to achieve program goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1em\">S<\/span><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">tudents will:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\">Explore How Children Learn<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\">Identify Theories in Early Childhood Programs<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\">Connect the Theories to Practice through Interaction &amp; Intentionality<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\">Explore Use of 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century Technology in ECE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39258\"><strong>Chapters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.1: How Young Children Learn: What Science Reveals<\/li>\n<li>1.2: Theoretical Foundations\n<ul>\n<li>Early Childhood Educators rely on theories to provide evidentiary support to their program goals, philosophies, and methods felt throughout their programs. While there are numerous theories, a few are highlighted in this chapter in how they relate to creating programs for learning for young children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>1.3: Interaction and Conversation as Curriculum<\/li>\n<li>1.4: Incorporating 21st Century Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom\n<dl class=\"mt-listing-detailed\"><\/dl>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"fc488b5c-f7e1-1cad-1a9a-343d5c8641f5\" class=\"mt-guide-content\">\n<p class=\"noindex\">\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\"><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-330","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1332,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/330\/revisions\/1332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=330"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}