VEYLDF Practice Principles for Children's Learning and Development

Name: VEYLDF Practice Principles for Children's Learning and Development
SKU: TS0314
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ISBN: 9781925145458

Practice Principles for Children's Learning and Development explores the eight practice principles underpinning the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF).

Designed for Victorian early childhood educators, this practical guide explains each principle’s importance for children's learning and development, its key features, and its impact on curriculum and pedagogy. It also provides insights on VEYLDF learning outcomes and how to reference the VEYLDF effectively. Written by experts Bridie Raban and Kay Margetts, this essential resource includes reflective questions to support professional discussions and self-reflection in Victorian early childhood education and care.

Ages: 0-6 | Pages: 92 | Code: TS0314 | ISBN: 9781925145458

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Kay Margetts

Kay Margetts is an Honorary Principal Fellow and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne. She has a strong background in early childhood development, learning and teaching both as a practitioner and as an academic. Her main areas of research are transition and adjustment to school, accompanied by a strong record of publications. Kay is regularly engaged in knowledge exchange activities with the education sector including teachers, educators and parents.

Bridie Raban

Bridie Raban was the Foundation Mooroolbeek Professor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Melbourne. She is currently an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and in 2021, she was awarded an Honorary University Fellowship by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). Her past research has focused on language and literacy development, teacher change and development, curriculum and assessment for the early childhood years and quality provision. She was the first Professor of Early Childhood Education in Victoria and the second in Australia, and before this she was Professor of Primary Education (Early Years) at the University of Warwick and President of the UK Reading Association.

Contents
Introduction	4
Why this book is necessary	5
Ideas for using this book	5
Belonging, being and becoming –a vision for children’s learning	7
Maximising potential and developing foundations for the future	8
What is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child?	9
What is the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians?	11
What is Early Childhood Australia’s Code of Ethics?	13
Practice Principle 1: Reflective practice	14
What is reflective practice?	14
Why is reflective practice important?	15
Key features of reflective practice	15
Practice Principle 2: Partnerships with families	19
What are partnerships?	19
Why are partnerships with families important?	20
Key features of partnerships with families	20
Practice Principle 3: High expectations for every child	23
What are high expectations and why are they important?	23
Key features of high expectations	24
Practice Principle 4: Respectful relationships and responsive engagement	26
What are respectful relationships and responsive engagement?	26
Why are respectful relationships and responsive engagement important?	28
Key features of respectful relationships and responsive engagement	29
Practice Principle 5: Equity and diversity	36
What do equity and diversity mean?	36
Why are equity and diversity important?	37
Key features of equity and diversity	38
Practice Principle 6: Assessment for learning and development	41
What is assessment for learning and development?	41
Why is assessment for learning important?	42
Key features of assessment for learning and development	43
Practice Principle 7: Integrated teaching and learning approaches	48
What are integrated teaching and learning approaches?	48
Why are integrated teaching and learning approaches important?	49
Key features of implementing integrated teaching and learning approaches	50
Teaching and learning through play	54
Intentional teaching	59
Physical environments for teaching and learning	65
Practice Principle 8: Partnerships with professionals	72
What are partnerships with professionals?	72
Why are partnerships with professionals important?	73
Key features of partnerships with professionals	74
Supporting children’s transitions	76
What are children’s transitions?	76
Why are transitions important?	77
Transitions within early childhood settings	80
Transition to school	80
Cultural competence	83
What is cultural competence?	83
Why is cultural competence important?	84
Key features of cultural competence	85
References and further reading	88