Importance of Resources in Teaching and Learning

Report from the Perspective in
Relation to Nursery Teacher

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
a) 1.1 Purpose of resources in teaching and learning..................................................................3
b) 1.2 Effectiveness of specific resources in specialist areas for meeting individual learning
needs............................................................................................................................................4
b) 2.6 Employing resources to engage and meet individual needs of learner.............................6
c) 2.1 Principles of resource design.............................................................................................7
d) 2.2 Evaluation of sources that inform resource development in specialist area......................8
d) 2.5 Employing resources including emerging technologies to engage and meet individual
needs of learner............................................................................................................................9
e) 2.3 How principles, theories and models of inclusive curriculum design can be used to
inform resource development......................................................................................................9
f) Analyse ways through which resources could be adapted to enable the inclusive approach 10
g) Review ways through which can be stored and classified and the ways of sharing resources
with other leaning professionals................................................................................................11
h) Review and explain legal requirements and responsibilities relating to development and the
use of resources and analysing implications of the intellectual property rights in the resource
development...............................................................................................................................12
i) Evaluating the effectiveness in design and use of resources and reflecting on the practice.
Identifying areas of strengths in the development and using resources and areas to be
improved in learning..................................................................................................................14
j) Five point action plan for the own improvements in design and the use or resources for
enhanced learning......................................................................................................................16
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................18

INTRODUCTION
Learning and teaching is a process in which learners accomplish their goals by
incorporating new knowledge, teach by their tutors (Maguire and Delahunt, 2017). This present
study is going to discuss importance of resources in teaching and learning as well. Selection of
resources depends on the area, size of classroom and learning capabilities of children. It will also
discuss principles of resource design that can improve overall quality of learning and teaching.
Further, this study shows ways of storing, sharing and classifying resources for better use of
them and improving learning. Having knowledge of laws related to specific teaching area also
plays a vital role in development of resources. Self-analysis makes teachers and people able in
identifying their own skills and weaknesses and on the basis of such analysis they make use of
appropriate strategies for improvement.
a) 1.1 Purpose of resources in teaching and learning
In regard to resources and tools it can be said that education resources play a vital role in
increasing learning and teaching. It helps teachers in developing conductive learning-teaching
environment and students are more likely to understand learning materials with efficiently. In
regard to teaching nursery students it is important for teachers of making use of resources to the
great extent because students and children can understand better with visual objects and
resources (Mishra, 2017). There are several reasons that shows importance and effectiveness of
making use of resources in teaching and learning such as:
 Visual prompts and visual aids helps students in making relationship between learning
materials and visual objects.
 By making use of diversification of approaches, teachers can increase knowledge of
students. Different resources for nursery students include: cards, objects, braille and
others.
 It increases memory and students are more likely to remember learning materials for the
long run if appropriate IT resources are being used such as: pictures, online videos and
others.
 By engaging different learning styles as per the specific area and as per the age of
students, teachers can increase knowledge and make learning session memorable and fun.

 For disable students, teachers make use hands on opportunities and special tools, teachers
can help them out in skill gain and make learning methods easier.
So, from the above discussed ways and reasons of resources, it can be said that resources in
education are vital for success and career development.
b) 1.2 Effectiveness of specific resources in specialist areas for meeting individual learning needs
It is already stated that resources play a vital role and teachers require making use of specific
resources as per the age and abilities of students of learnings. Some resources and techniques for
nursery students include:
Visual objects: For increasing learning and developing early childhood, teachers require
making use of visual prompts. For example: for making them understand and differentiate
between different colours, teachers require making use of resources in different colours. If
teachers want to make them know about red colour then they can give example of red apple
visually (Behnamnia and et.al., 2020).
Compatible to abilities of learners for making use of resources and visual prompts,
teachers may take use of educational videos with attractive music, blocks and educational toys.
Educational videos are known as one of the best resource and approach for increasing learning in
nursery students. With these resources, students enjoy learning session and it creates images in
their mind and Hence they are more likely to learn with visual prompts and different approaches
of learning.