An Objective View of Growth and Development
Introduction Notes
The IEYP has a general approach to early childhood education with appropriate methods that are developed according to age. On the other hand, the curricula within the IEYP portal, recognizing that children develop at varying rates, have set minimum requirements that can be thematically controlled by their indicators in the Units.
Teachers, administrators, supervisors and parents check whether a student’s ability to meet minimum standards is sufficient on its own and check these levels. These individuals must know the Units’ minimum basic standards in order to be able to determine the individual appropriateness of the assessment levels.
The IEYP team recognizes that many students can demonstrate a high level of competence in any developmental area but not critical skills in others. Every child is different and has their own individual pace of development and learning. In such cases, the student may access higher-level materials for some activities, while participating in lower-level activities in other areas. Such variable learning-educational processes can be attempted until the child reaches a satisfactory level of development.
Many schools prepare class groups based on age groups. However, this should not affect the way IEYP materials are used in environments suitable for development. For example, activities, etc., in the content of a unit plan created for the 3 year old can be used for the 4 year old from time to time.
Teachers are encouraged to keep diaries and structured portfolios of work for periodic evaluation.