Guest Posted November 16, 2010 Posted November 16, 2010 (edited) hi there everyone, im currently in the process of writing up my last tma for E100 course... thank god.. for those who have done the E100 course ... could you please help me out in what to include in the TMA 04 Part 1 (1000 words) Write an analytical account of key elements of one child’s learning and development – over a period of at least one week – in ONE of the following areas of learning: 1)communication and language 2) language and literacy 3) mathematical development, including problem-solving, reasoning and numeracy 4) knowledge and understanding of the world 5) personal, social and emotional development, including wellbeing. Part 2 (1500 words) Through a second analytical account, show how your planning and organisation of the learning environment promote opportunities for learning, and illustrate this with evidence relating to the child featured in Part 1. i want to know, what people have choosen for part 1.. im thinking in going with the first one.. theres alot to write about in the language and communication area. Any help would be much appreciated. thanks lisa xxx Edited November 16, 2010 by Guest
Guest Tracyc Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Hi Lisa, I'm just about to start writing TMA04 for E100 and would appreciate any help from your recent experience. I am planning on including CLL (for the same reasons as you). I passed TMA03 but with comments that I basically need to look deeper to justfy my explanations. I had to cut 800 words out of my draft writing and find it hard to include the depth that the OU want, within the word count! Hope you don't mind me picking your brains! Many thanks Tracy hi there everyone, im currently in the process of writing up my last tma for E100 course... thank god.. for those who have done the E100 course ... could you please help me out in what to include in the TMA 04 Part 1 (1000 words) Write an analytical account of key elements of one child’s learning and development – over a period of at least one week – in ONE of the following areas of learning: 1)communication and language 2) language and literacy 3) mathematical development, including problem-solving, reasoning and numeracy 4) knowledge and understanding of the world 5) personal, social and emotional development, including wellbeing. Part 2 (1500 words) Through a second analytical account, show how your planning and organisation of the learning environment promote opportunities for learning, and illustrate this with evidence relating to the child featured in Part 1. i want to know, what people have choosen for part 1.. im thinking in going with the first one.. theres alot to write about in the language and communication area. Any help would be much appreciated. thanks lisa xxx
Guest Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Hi, yh sure id be happy to help you i have sent you a private message lisa
Guest Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 overview of TMA 04: you will be Considering one child’s learning and development Highlighting one particular aspect of the curriculum Considering your own role in supporting that learning as you: * implement your setting’s curriculum guidance * work in partnership with others * create a learning environment * engage with the children You will be gathering evidence over more than one week ... part 1 You will need to collect evidence over the course of a week or two about one child’s learning in ONE of the areas that are the subject of the study topics in Block 5 of the course: Communication and language (or language and literacy) Mathematical development, including problem-solving, reasoning and numeracy Knowledge and understanding of the world Personal, social and emotional development, including wellbeing Consider what you might achieve through this opportunity... Will you choose an area you like / are good at / are responsible for / are confident in ... ? ...or use it as an chance to develop your knowledge and understanding of a curriculum area you know less well / do not much enjoy / are less confident in? A chance to develop and reflect. You will be reflecting on how your understanding and practice has developed in the ECA. where will you be looking? where, in your setting, you may find evidence of - Communication and language (or language and literacy) Mathematical development, including problem solving, reasoning and numeracy Knowledge and understanding of the world Personal, social and emotional development, including well-being? Opportunities for observation Anytime/informal unexpected ‘wow’ moments /significant progress Whilst working alongside them. These may be planned or unplanned learning outcomes Plan to stand back and watch a child or group of children at play to observe how they i.e. converse/collaborate/manage physically/problem solve. Contexts of observations Inside/outside play Handover routines – am & pm Child initiated and adult focused activities Small groups/large groups/alone At lunch and playtime! What are the key ways that young children learn?Where will I see evidence of learning? Playing – indoors and out, alone and with others, quietly or boisterously – allows children to find out about things, try out and practise ideas and skills, take risks, explore their feelings, learn from mistakes, be in control and think imaginatively. Playing is an important centre of learning for young children being with other people - As well as developing emotional security and social skills, being with other people – other children and adults – stimulates ideas and involvement that move learning forward. being active: Young children need to move, and learn and remember things by taking experiences in through the senses as they move. Sitting still for too long can disrupt learning. exploring new things and experiences- Children’s deep curiosity leads them to use all their senses to explore in real hands-on activities, and then put the information together in their own minds to form ideas and make sense of the world. talking to themselves In ‘self-speech’ children use out-loud thinking to clarify their thoughts, regulate their activities, take on imaginative roles and rehearse their skills. communicating about what they are doing with someone who responds to their ideas Even before they can talk in words, children are keen to share their ideas through sounds, gesture and body language. Talk helps children to understand what they experience. It is important that they have a chance to express their own ideas, as well as have conversations to hear other people’s ideas, extend their thinking, and use language about learning. representing ideas and experiences Children deepen their understanding as they recreate experiences or communicate their thinking in many different ways – in role-play or small world play, pictures, movements, models, and talk. meeting physical and mental challenges Working out what to do, trying hard, persevering with problems, finding out and thinking for themselves are opportunities for developing real understanding. These challenges may occur in play, or in real-life or planned activities being shown how to do things Children learn skills by watching others or being shown how to do something. Adults or peers may directly instruct, model, guide or demonstrate. practising, repeating, applying skills rehearsing skills in similar tasks or new contexts helps children to build mastery, to enjoy their own expertise, and to consolidate what they can do.
Guest Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 So what might you see? Evidence of: Schema Piaget’s stages of development Learning from a ‘knowledgeable other’ Language acquisition Communication through body language Laever’s involvement Well-being Cognitive development Physical development Creative development Possibility thinking Independence Autonomy How do you know it is ‘new learning’? What do you know about the child’s present stage of learning and development? Where did this information come from? The child Parents Child’s interests Previous observations Colleagues observations / conversations IEPs/IPPs You are asked to relate your findings to: relevant parts of the course materials (i.e. from Block 5), the setting-based evidence you have gathered in preparation, the curriculum framework or guidance adopted by your setting. You should consider the child’s use of ICT and other technologies, their play, creativity, use of language and other symbols. Your account should relate a range of setting-based evidence to appropriate parts of the course materials and the curriculum framework or guidance in use in your setting Additional resources you might use to consider a child’s use of - ICT and other technologies... http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/175104 http://ictearlyyears.e2bn.org/ Their play... http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/242798 Their creativity... http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/85178 Their language... http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talk_to_your_baby Their use of other symbols... http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/132558 part 2 Through a second analytical account, show how your planning and organisation of the learning environment promote opportunities for learning. In this section you will need to: identify the place of your chosen subject or area of learning in the curriculum your setting follows, outline the implications of this both for the way you work with children and for the environment you plan and create. refer to planning for the subject as well as giving examples of the support you provide. include evidence of both these things, as well as of your observations in one or more appendices How, in your setting, do you promote the area of Learning and Development that you have examined in Part 1? How do you interpret this area of Learning and Development and create opportunities for learning in your setting? What does this interpretation of the EYFS look like in your setting? How do you achieve this? How do you plan to achieve this – both individually and as a team? How does the environment support the way you work with children? How do you communicate as a team to ensure children’s needs are met within the environment? How do you create an ‘Enabling Environment’? Do you follow Local Authority guidance? Do you access a Local Authority website? http://www.birthtofive.org.uk/earlyyearsfo...tmaterials.aspx By working with Early Years Advisors? This will show how, through your actions as a practitioner, you act as the link between your setting’s curriculum framework or guidance and the learning environment offered. In particular, consider how the environment may provide opportunities to work effectively in partnership with others in and/or beyond your setting. An important element of the assignment will be your analysis of the way in which you work with colleagues and others as appropriate and, where possible, engage with your wider community, to support learning. If you work in a large early years setting, you can probably think of lots of people in a variety of roles who you collaborate with on a regular or occasional basis. Regular reviews of resources Training – together / ‘cascading’ training / from a consultant Individual / group of practitioners with responsibility Communal ongoing ideas board Parents’ / Carers’ ideas board Local community projects Local facilities Children’s Centres Parents’ / Carers’ / family members’ expertise Children’s expertise – dinosaurs / popular culture... If you work in a small setting you will perhaps need to think harder. Do you take the children to a playgroup? Do you go to s tory readings in your local library and perhaps discuss books with librarians or other carers? If your situation is one where it is very rare for you to work with others, you should explain this. Your analysis should be supported by references to the course materials (including the readers) and to an annotated resource list (see below) which includes reference to official policies and related guidance. part 3 An annotated list of resources you have drawn upon in Parts 1 and 2 of the assignment, including: Early Years Foundation Stage Other individual setting guidance if appropriate Every Child Matters The Common Core of Skills and Knowledge ...and may include information from books, articles, readings from magazines, newspapers and professional journals, audio and visual assets accessible through websites such as BBC iPlayer and Teachers’ TV. Check TMA 01 guidance for compiling this list
Guest Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Hi I also need help with my tma 04 as i have to submit by 23 April 2012
shazzam Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 you are not alone sandycol2! it sounds like it has changed since last year as we have not got so much choice. Now we have to do PSED for P1 and then choose CL or KUW for P2. The posts from 2010/11 look helpful though. Its amazing how many other things i keep finding to do rather than this assignment, dusting etc lol
HoneyPancakes Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 I could do your ironing, dusting etc - stop me writing mine! Watching with interest. Honey 1
shazzam Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 no like you i am doing Tma04, wish i was finished though lol! its been hard getting into the mindset.
shazzam Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 yey! i passed TMA04 on to EMA now, cant wait til this is all over
HoneyPancakes Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 Oh heck - my results not out yet - was hoping I could get on with EMA without having to face up to what has already gone. Well done you. Honey
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