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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I taught at a school on the west coast which practiced a Reggio Emilia philosophy and also visited the city in Italy as a work related study. A school which truly understands this methodologie will have a [b]deep understanding of the innate curiously of children and how to honor that.[/b] They also f[b]ollow the practice of the environment as the third teacher which translates to a true devotion to a thoughtfully and beautifully put together environment that allows children to truly explore with accessible materials that are more open ended.[/b] So yes it is about playing but [b]teachers act more like guides observing children playing and building a curriculum around their interests and discoveries rather than some random theme[/b]. For me what sets apart a true Reggio program is a beautiful environment and the atelier... you can look that up to learn more.[/quote]

[quote]Perhaps you should do some reading beyond DCUM. In The meantime... 
If you read the post above, it’s NOT all play. It’s about infusing the curriculum and following the kids’ lead. For example, if the kids are playing in the dramatic play area in the classroom and become engaged by creating their own pet hospital, the teacher could then take that lead. So when choosing a read aloud, she might select books about animals and taking care of them. They might write a book together about animal care. In math, they might be studying geometry and the concept of longer than, shorter than, etc. The teacher might use the stuffed animals from the “pet hospital” the students created as objects for students to measure with nonstandard units and then compare. The following year, the teacher is still going to teach math and reading and writing. But it may have nothing whatsoever to do with a pet hospital because that’s not what the kids are interested in. 
Does that make sense?[/quote]

The second quoted paragraph gives some examples of how it might look in a Reggio inspired school. Child led doesn't mean the children lead (decide) everything, rather the teacher uses the children's interest to teach things like literacy, math, science, etc. Interested children are more engaged in learning.

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