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(PDF) The Importance of Early Childhood Education

   

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8.........................................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTIONEducation plays an important part in early age of a children, to start their life in best way.For this purpose, The Council of Australian Government gives priority to establish earlychildhood education and development, by committing for creation of learning environment(Hitch, Macfarlane and Nihill, 2015). The present assignment is going to elaborate concept ofinclusive education that gives support to children to get fully engaged in learning environment.For this purpose, a range of diverse needs and backgrounds of learners are considered, whereinclusive education is taken as right initiative to provide equal access for them. A furtherdiscussion is made on impact of this initiative in curriculum, with implication for educationalleaders. Along with this, consequence for future context of inclusive education, in the areas ofliteracy and numeracy, with some recommendations for reducing gap of indigenous and non-indigenous learners, are also provided. MAIN BODYEducation enables an individual to live a sustained life and creating way to fulfil basicand every needs. Therefore, making investment in creating an appropriate environment, forlearners where they can access education easily, is considered as most important for governmentof a nation (Mirriahi and et. al., 2015). It helps in providing support to teachers in reformation ofcurriculum and improvement in learning assessment. In context with Australia, investment inearly childhood care and development, increases the opportunities to deliver high returns,especially for marginalised, poorest and disabled children. By prioritize the equity of educationsystem at all levels, investment in taking initiatives helps in providing better and fairer learningenvironment (Mackenzie, Cologon and Fenech, 2016). For this purpose, The Council ofAustralian Government focuses more on gender, indigenous and non-indigenous as well asdisability inclusiveness. In addition to this, The Melbourne Declaration for Young Australians onEducational Goals has also declared that government of this nation and all educationalinstitutions must provide high-quality learning environment, with access to all students (PositiveLearning environment for Indigenous children and young people, 2014). Along with this,discrimination on the basis of community difference, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic, religion,disability or any more, is strictly prohibited. This would help in creating an inclusive learningenvironment for children and young people. 1

According to research, carried by Peter Goss (2018), it has been identified that inAustralia, every year a survey is conducted in the form of National Assessment Program –Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). This program shows the estimated gap between learners,particularly, indigenous and non-indigenous communities, in terms of literacy (Closing the gapin Indigenous Literacy and numeracy? Not remotely – or in cities,2018). Learners who live inremote areas are much behind in numeracy, reading and writing session as compared to those,who live in city (Westwood, 2018). Thus, it shows an issue that worsening the learning outcomesin remote areas. So, to overcome from this issue, a number of actions like development incurriculum has been taken, that reduces literacy gap and help educators in creating betterlearning environment, for all learners who seek to get education (Bower, Van Kraayenoord andCarroll, 2015). But these actions have failed to evaluate whether students have met with setstandards of education. 2

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