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Looking at West Chiltington Montessori and the Reggio Approach for the Autumn Term. By Julia, Yvonne & Antonia. Montessori. Child focused Specially designed resources Careful preparation of the layout of the room Home from home environment - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Looking at West Chiltington Montessori and the Reggio Approach for the Autumn TermBy Julia, Yvonne & Antonia
Montessori
Child focused
Specially designed resources
Careful preparation of the layout of the room
Home from home environment Children to know where they can find things for themselves
Easy access to resources Everything having it’s own place
Practical life activities Doing up buttons and zips
Cutting and threading
Montessori
Sensory experiences
Children to express themselves freely
Children to be involved in real cooking and cleaning activities
Being involved in the community
Montessori is easily linked to the EYFS
The Reggio Approach
Reggio Emilia is a small city in the region of northern Italy
Founded after World War II
Loris Malaguzzi inspired the education experience
Children at the centre of the Reggio Pedagogy
100 languages of expression is a poem by Malaguzzi
Atelier Is the heart of the school
It is described as ‘the place of what is possible’
Has a wide range of resources available to the children
Atelierista to help with research and continue ongoing projects
A place for children to be creative
Environment
The environment is considered as the third teacher
Welcoming and beautiful to all
Natural plants
Open spaced
Open ended Resources available for the children to access independently
Inviting activities/compositions/provocations
Environment
The great outdoors
Environment
Environment
Documentation & Reflection
Is a process for documenting children's learning
It is not an end product, it is ongoing
Tools for documentation include photos, videos, drawings, written notes
For the children it helps them to reflect on their learning
For the practitioner it provides evidence to discover how the children are learning
For the parents it shows them what their child is doing to learn
Documentation & Reflection
EYFS linked to the Montessori and Reggio Approach A Unique Child
A powerful individual who is strong, confident and competent Positive relationships
Children, Teachers and Parents are equally important Enabling environments
Importance of the environment to support children’s development, play and learning
Learning an development Understand how children learn through long term projects, as individuals, as part
of a group and through reflective practice Key Person
Having a shared image of the child, having a two way relationships between the teachers, parents and children
Parent partnership is essential!
Working in Partnership with parents and families
Sharing Information Parents Evening (wine and cheese night)
Next Steps
Daily Diaries
Respect Listen to the parents decisions about their children
Trust Confidentiality
Creating positive relationships
Parents as Partners continued
Communication Posters Displayed
Over the phone
Face to face
Social Media? (Confidential private group no information or photos of children.)
Diversity Show interest in the children's home life
Involve parents as much as possible
In the future a possible PTFA (Parent, Teacher, Friends Association) Be involved in the community
Summer Fairs
Summary
The Reggio and Montessori Approach are a good way to look at children’s enquiries into the way they think and play
Makes the children use their imagination
The EYFS is used as a reference system, not a target/tick box system to move children on through their development
Reggio and Montessori both share similar visions when looking at the environment and how things are set up
Both use natural materials, Montessori does have it’s own resources which are specifically designed for the approach
Important to work with parents as partners we both want what's best for the child.
September sees the start of further developing our approach – we value your support!