PRESENTATION ON EARLYCHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD0

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DEVELOPING THINKING SKILLS IN EARLY YEARS

This topic refers to mental process of child involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension, including:-

thinking
knowing
judging
reasoning
problem solving

Thinking process in a child starts to develop during childhood, it is a normal process which is done without guidance.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF THINKING SKILLS WHICH DEVELOPS IN DURING CHILDHOOD

CREATIVE THINKING

CRITICAL THINKING

TIPS FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS TO DEVELOP THINKING SKILLS IN A CHILD

1. Children should be given an environment in which they can adopt as much and different activities should be conducted in order to develop creativity thinking in them. For example by playing puzzles a child uses and develop his thinking skills.
2. Be flexible with a child.
3. Provide Outdoor facilities to a child.
4. Have a positive attitude/behaviour towards child.
5. Conduct different activities such as painting, illustration and drawing.
6. Conduct different types of IQ/quiz activities in school to judge their skills.
7. Teach facts to a child because a child adopt highest percent of knowledge during his childhood only.
8. Ask a child to read story books and instruct him/her to write review on it.
9. Ask him challenging and logical questions after he reads story books.For example What happened after, how many, who was that, can you name, find the definition of, describe what happened after, who spoke to, which is true or false. these are the remembering questions.
10. Ask him analytical questions foe example similarity and differences
11. Ask him questions for applying for example Which factors would you change if......?
12. Ask him questions for understanding and reasoning for example can you explain why............?
13. Ask him evaluating questions for example is there a better solution to..........?
14. Ask him creativity questions for example can you see a possible solution to ..........?
15. Use effective questioning to develop thinking skills

Provide him/her opportunities for creativity through:-

Encouragement
modeling creative thinking
offering alternatives
open ended tasks
accepting mistake as part of life.



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Early Childhood Developmet Programmes by IED

The aga khan development network has been working with the government and other societies inorder to advance Childhood Development..
the Institute for Educational Developmenton of Aga Khan University are providing professional ECD training for teachers.

AKU-IED has also been working to enhance curriculum development and learning skills of teachers, English language inspectors. These are the programmes and institutions which are promoting child hood.

Early Childhood Development

In 2003, the Aga Khan Foundation started an Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme based upon these principles. Its aim is to develop skills, language and creativity in child and to provide different opportunities for parents to train their child.

Aga Khan’s main aim is to work for humanity. Their institutions are providing extra ordinary help for people in the third world countries. There are also Aga Khan’s care centres which build skills in child. Also help poor families to encourage children to join this care centres. Provide fund for them. This Aga Khan Programme is one of the most famous programmes world wide.

All are professional and trained teachers for ECD departments. In this way AGA KHAN institutions are providing opportunies and promoting Early Childhood Development.

View below listed site for additional information.

http://www.akdn.org/syria_education.asp

How can busy parents manage their time for their young child

The greatest gift for children is their parents and it is extremely important that parent must take out their precious time to look after their young children because child’s conginitive development starts from their young age only. Therefore Parents must manage time for their children otherwise they will not be able to develop learning and other important skills.
Below are the few tips for parents how to manage their time for children:-

1. Take out time to hug your child in the morning when you leave for office as well as when you are back. This is beacause hug can lift spirits and change yours and your child's attitudes.
2. Hold weekly family meetings and future planning of your child’s education and their savings for future. Discuss about their skills and problem they are having.
3. Manage only 15 minutes for your child if you are too busy parents because child needs to convey their emotions to their parents. They need to spend couple of minutes with their parents. This relaxes Child as well as parents and it develops confidence in child.
4. When you go to your bed let your child discuss happiest part of the day. This develops self esteem in child.
5. Take time to cook food yourself for the children either in night for the next day because mother knows how much and what kind of food and nutrients their their child require.