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A Historical Perspective
on Early Childhood Education
Dr. Reutzel
EL ED 6230
by Nancy Ruth Bittner
Early Beginnings
The
Peloponnesian Aristotle
War Recognized the need for
Marked the beginning differences in teaching
of education. the young.
Socrates
Originated the
study of formal
logic.
Beginnings - The Reformation
Martin Luther
Education for all. A
range of subjects
including music and art.
Blow
Modern Education - 1850-1950
Women’s Pavilion
First Training
School
for Kindergarten
teachers at the Oshkosh
Normal School,
Philadelphia.
1920 1925
G. Stanley Hall
A child psychologist who
developed the Recapitulation
Theory. It says that children pass
through stages that the whole
human race has passed through
and in the same order.
Reading Readiness
Gray & Horn
Stated that reading
gains might be greater
if not taught until
second grade.
1949
1953
Robert Havinghurst
Coins the term
ATeaching Moment@ implying
appropriate and inappropriate
times for instruction.
Reading Readiness
Furter & Wachs
Interpreted Piaget’s theories to
say that early reading
instruction has adverse effects
on cognitive growth.
1974 1978
Hook
A psychologist quoted as
saying that early reading may
adversely effect the left side
of the brain.
Piaget
Emergent Literacy- Research & Change
Arthur Gates Dolores Durkin
Challenges readiness theories
Studied children who read
in a study examining the
early. Found that exposure
validity of mental age. Found
and access to print
that the quality of instruction
contributed to early reading.
influences learning.
1987 1990
N. Hall
Becoming literate is a
continuous
developmental process.
Recent Research
Balanced Approach
Teachers must have a strong
knowledge of multiple methods for
teaching reading and put them into
practice based on their students=
needs. (IRA Position Statement)
1993 1999
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic awareness instruction
in Preschool and Kindergarten
strengthens reading achievement
and is a precursor to phonics.
(Byrne & Fielding-Barnsley, 1993)
Recent Research
National Reading Panel Report
Teaching Children To Read
2000