Title: Identify the components of an integrated curriculum.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (19153-I) > Section: Exploring Curricula Responsive to Children’s Needs

Identification should include

- allowing children to pursue learning in a holistic way, emphasizing the inter-relatedness of different curricular areas and helping children acquire basic learning tools
- incorporating a child’s first language and helping to overcome language barriers (e.g., different language, dialect, speech impediment, sign language)
- incorporating various learning modalities
- accommodating students with disabilities
- recognizing family and cultural values and experiences
- promoting understanding and acceptance among all people.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What contextual factors influence the development and implementation of an integrated curriculum?
- What standards should be used to evaluate curriculum and instruction?
- What are the benefits of culturally relevant child care?
- How can child care professionals incorporate multiculturalism into a curriculum?
- How can child care professionals incorporate a child's home language into the child care setting?

Communication

- How can the home experiences and family values of children be used to help them learn?

Leadership

- What skills are needed as leaders to implement integrated curriculum and instruction?
- How can the effect of a particular curriculum be assessed?

Management

- What resources are needed to develop, implement, and assess an integrated curriculum?
- How can teachers be given adequate time for curriculum development and assessment?