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Johannes Amos Comenius
Children should learn through sensory experience. Created first children's pop up book. -
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Early Childhood Education Events throughout history
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Children learn from experience instead of having someone higher in authority "teach" them the information. Created a system in which education was delivered in a natural way that they could experience. -
Friedrich Froebelss
created school in Germany for 1st kindergarten class -
Noah Webster
Standardized spelling for the English language and also wrote "The Blueback Speller" -
Susan Blow
Opened first kindergarten in the United States -
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori opened first Montessori school based on the Montessori method -
Lev Vygotsky
created cultural-historical theory, children learn best through interaction with social enviroment -
NAEYC
The National Association for the Education of Young Children was established. -
Head start
The Head start for Early Childhood Education was created. Head Start also helped create the TV show Sesame Street -
ESEA
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was created to help low income families get educations -
Piaget
Paiget's four stages of development was created -
Obama
passed the Preschool for all Initiative. It created high quality preschool nationwide. It promotes access to education for children under the age of 4.