Designing Effective Learning Experiences for Infants and Toddlers

The Specialised Nature of Infant and Toddler Pedagogy

The specialised nature of infant and toddler pedagogy described in the original Te Wh?rikiexplains that this should be ‘neither a scaled-down three or four-year-old programme nor a baby-sitting arrangement’ (Ministry of Education, 1996, p. 22).Explain how you approach designing learning experiences for infants and toddlers, justifying your approach with reference to research and the literature. You should aim to use at least four sources in your answer. Your discussion should also include the idea of infants and toddlers as active learners. Use essay format. Your writing should be an organised explanation with an introduction, conclusion and in-text references. Headings are often a helpful organising devicePart 2: Analysis and designRead the following observations. Choose one to focus on for this part of the assignment. Clearly state which observation you have chosen for your analysis.Using your prior knowledge and aspects highlighted in your current course as well as the research you did for Part 1 of this assignment:a. analyse the observation and discuss why this is a good observation or, if it could be improved, explain how you might improve itb. design two follow-up learning experiences suitable for toddlers linking them to the goals and learning outcomes of Te Wh?rikiand including specific actions you will take to reflect Te Tiriti o Waitangi.Use the provided follow-up learning experience template