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Rousseau
Rousseau was a philosopher and he recommended that a Childs education should be natural and they should learn when they are ready. He suggest there should be little adult intervention -
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Pestalozzi
He developed natural learning with informal instructions. He saw the importance of a teacher and having the kids use objects when learning. -
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Froebel
He stressed the importance of playing in learning with adult guidance and a planned environment -
Reading Readiness
Psychologist advocated that maturation is the most important factor in teaching a child to read. They created standardized test to see if children were mature enough to read. There was certain skills students needed. -
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Research Era
Investigators looked at the cognitive development using different research methods. The research was done in diverse settings. -
Montessori
She believed that children need systematic training. She created an environment with lots of materials having the students use their senses. Montessori curriculum is based on behaviorist theory. -
Dewey
He believed that curriculum should be based around the children interest. Also the importance of being social.He also believed that learning is maximized through integrating content areas. -
Emergent Literacy
It was created by Marie Clay to acquire literacy skills children need models to emulate and to create their own forms of reading writing and speaking. -
Piaget
he discovered the idea of cognitive development. There are 4 stages of development including: sensorimotor period, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operations. He believes children learn by interacting with the world. -
Vygotsky
Learning occurs as children develop new concepts which are schemas. He also developed the zone of proximal development. -
Balanced Comprehensive Approach
No single method or single combination of methods can teach all children to read. -
Evidence based research and public policy: National reading panel
Phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency. -
No child left behind
Holding schools accountable for student outcomes. Reading first grants and money from the federal government. -
Evidence based research and public policy: national early literacy panel report
Know the letters and sounds of the alphabets, phonological awareness, can rapidly read letters and numbers, can write name, can remember what was said to them. Also can produce comprehend spoken language. -
Evidence based research and public policy: common core standards
Work was started in 2007/2008. Not a curriculum or method, many states have written their own.