PEDAGOGY WITH VERY YOUNG CHILDREN

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WHAT, WHY AND HOW? PEDAGOGY WITH VERY YOUNG CHILDREN

What is pedagogy?
Educators can promote children’s learning in excellent ways at any time,
not just at ‘special’ times. Pedagogy takes many forms and includes the
following, as well as other practices:
• identify and build on interests
• introduce new possibilities
• encourage
• challenge
• make easier
• demonstrate and model (for example, persevering, trying different
ways, not being devastated by failure)
• make suggestions
• mediate conflicts
• show warmth and affection
• have conversations and ask open-ended questions
• show interest and valuing – acknowledge effort
• set up engaging environments
• select and offer materials that invite play
• instruct directly
• observe and reflect
• work (and play) alongsid

These videos portray very young children as capable, powerful, active contributors to their own and others’ experience, and as partners who have a right to exercise and strengthen their sense of agency.

They support the VEYLDF Practice Principles and Learning and Development Outcomes, through:

  • promoting greater understanding of children’s learning in the birth-to-three-years period
  • deepening appreciation and regard for very young children’s capabilities and the implications for pedagogy
  • disrupting and challenging current practices.

 For additional advice, ​​​​download the What, why and how? information booklet.

‘There’s a lot going on!’ Pedagogy with very young children’ transcript

Prompts for reflection – introduction transcript

Please pick any one of the below Seven Vignette’s and complete the questions in What, why and how? information booklet for that Vignette, you may have to refer the video on the below link.

Prompts for reflection. Vignette 1: The coffee shop transcript

Prompts for reflection. Vignette 2: The power of books – especially Wargan the Crow transcript

Prompts for reflection. Vignette 3: Dough and sticks transcript

Prompts for reflection. Vignette 4: Lunch transcript

Prompts for reflection. Vignette 5: No duplicates of vehicles transcript

Prompts for reflection. Vignette 6: Sleeping outdoors transcript

Prompts for reflection. Vignette 7: Learning to be with others transcript

Use the Below Link for Videos referring to the Vignette’s above

Pages – What, why and how? Pedagogy with very young children (vcaa.vic.edu.au)