Assessment methods include analysis of children's drawings at the beginning and end of a planned experience, self-reflections of children and educators, evaluation of the adequacy of the resources selected by the educator, the use of time, space and effectiveness of the teaching strategies used. Documenting information about children's interests, which include emerging skills and abilities, investigating children along with understanding concepts. Contemporary approaches to planning draw on sociocultural theories that describe the role of the educator as one of partnership with children. Educators observe, listen to children and ask questions to uncover children's ideas, hypotheses and theories to understand how they can resource children's learning. Children will be motivated by an educator's enthusiasm when the educator is interested in a topic that is meaningful and relevant to them. children's lives. Educators are not just partners in learning but instigators of learning through planned experiences. A blend of child-initiated and adult-initiated ideas is a valuable key to providing relevant experiences. Centers that demonstrated a high-quality, play-based learning program that incorporated the integration of music, movement and creative expression Bodrova & Leong (2010
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