Essay

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PRIMARY EDUCATION OR EARLY
YEARS
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
Critically analyze contemporary issues of concern and interest to those working in the field of
early years of teaching and learning............................................................................................3
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5
Critically appraise the impact of selected contemporary issues on young children and babies. .5
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................6
Reflect on the implication for their own practice........................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Health care services plays crucial role in enhancing the value of service dimension as
numerous health dimensions and facets are included for the specific care. The present research
study has been emphasizing on special needs of disabled children; thus in this respect discussion
has been made regarding contemporary issues in the field of early years of teaching and learning.
Further, discussion has been made regarding impact of contemporary issues on young children
and babies. Along with such discussion, description has been included regarding researcher’s
own area of practice and his contribution in developing the present research work.
LO 1
Critically analyze contemporary issues of concern and interest to those working in the field of
early years of teaching and learning
Care practitioners working for young children and babies have to consider a lot of things
while delivering care services to them and this is yet another facet through which effectiveness
of the service provision could be enhanced (Odom, Buysse and Soukakou, 2011). Working in the
field of early years of teaching and learning is a difficult job and that requires much efforts and
patience to handle the targeted care users. The needs and demands of babies are hard to find out
as they are unable to express what they require specifically; thus in such situation, it becomes
difficult for the health care practitioner to deliver health care services. In the below section,
several concerns and interest are being discussed that usually arise in the field of early years of
teaching and learning.
Communication and language problem: At the time of dealing with the young children
and babies, it is essential for the care practitioners to consider the use of proper language so that
to enhance the effectiveness of communication procedure (Daniels and Hedegaard, 2011). Care
practitioners have to ensure that suitable language is being used to communicate things suitably
among the children. This is an area of concern since practitioners sometimes uses complex
language which is not understood by the children and as a result, it creates communication
barriers. Communication is the most important aspect through which learning and teaching
related aspects of children could be managed. For better communication, right use of language is
required.
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