Importance Of Social Pedagogy

Social Pedagogy

Social pedagogy offers a holistic way of working with children and their families in ways that support their well-being, learning and growth. At the heart of social pedagogy lies a belief that each person deserves to be treated with dignity and has potential.

In early year’s settings, this requires meaningful and authentic relationships that enable practitioners to recognise a child’s potential, their qualities, strengths and interests, and to create learning situations in which children can experience their resourcefulness and develop new abilities.

To help children develop, practitioners will carry out adult led activities with pedagogical strategies to ensure that children receive the best learning experience and to

Relationships with others help children to define their self-concept, self-esteem, and ability to express feelings. Social development is the ability to get along with others in a group. Interacting with others allows children to begin to develop a sense of fairness and understand abstract concepts like sharing with others.

Physical Development

Physical Development is the process of how children master control and coordination of their body.

There are two areas of physical development: gross motor (sometimes called large muscle) and fine motor (sometimes called small muscle).

Gross motor activities involve movement of the entire body or larger parts of the body. Examples include creeping, crawling, rolling, running, jumping, and dancing.

Fine motor activities involve movement of smaller parts of the body, like hands and feet. Examples include grasping reaching, holding, banging, spinning, clapping, and hand-eye coordination.

The Zone of Proximal Development

The zone of proximal development, often abbreviated as ZPD, is the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she cannot do. The concept was introduced, but not fully developed, by psychologist Lev Vygotsky (1896–1934)