Write a 2 page paper addressing NAEYC standard 5 (Using Content Knowledge to Build Meaningful Curriculum) and its key elements.

 

NAEYC Standard 5:  Using content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum

Students prepared in early childhood programs should know how to use their knowledge of academic disciplines to design, implement, and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for each and every young child.

You should understand by now the developmental domains and using those domains to teach academic content in early childhood curriculum.  Students need to know concepts like inquiry, academic subjects so they can identify resources to deepen each child's understanding.  Students should know by now how to design, implement and evaluate meaningful, challenging curriculum that promotes development and learning outcomes for every child.

Key elements of standard 5:

• 5a:Understanding content knowledge and resources in academic disciplines: language and literacy; the arts (music, creative movement, dance, drama, visual arts); math; science; physical activity and education; health and safety; social studies
• 5b:Knowing and using the central concepts, inquiry tools, and structures of content areas or academic disciplines.
• 5c:Using own knowledge, appropriate early learning standards, and other resources to design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful and challenging curriculum for each child.