1) Tell us your experience of UNCRC as an early childhood educator so far. When did you first see/hear/read about the UNCRC (OHCHR, 1989)? What are your thoughts about this document?
2) After reading the UNCRC (OHCHR, 1989) again and associated readings (Week 1-2), select only ONE Article from the convention you think is especially important for your work as an early childhood educator. DO NOT choose Article 31. State the number of the article, describe it in your own words and briefly explain why you think it is relevant to you as an early childhood educator.
3) This last task is to help you understand what support services CSU has to help you with your assessments. There is a guide on where to find these on the Assessment 1 hints page.
References for assessment 1:
Rights of the child segment 1 – What are children’s rights (2018, Mar 18) < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COjVj9czgrY>
https://www.unicef.org.au/upload/unicef/media/unicef-simplified-convention-child-rights.pdf
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CRC.aspx
Maryanne Theobald’s journal article is called UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: “Where are we at recognising children’s rights in early childhood, three decades on…?
https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/content/pdf/10.1007/s13158-019-00258-z.pdf
Chapter 4 is written by Coady & Tobin and is called Understanding children’s rights in early education: Policy and practice in Australia. You will find this reading under the Leganto Link page but remember to look for the name Murray on the Leganto page. (Good for assessment 1 and 2)
Sarah te One’s journal article reports on how the quality of children’s experiences in a New Zealand Crche was affected by the organisational and physical environment. These two forces influenced the adults’ perceptions of children’s rights and created some observable tension between professional aspirations to provide for high-quality early childhood education.
This journal article is called Implementing childrens rights in education. (Good for assessment 2)
http://ezproxy.csu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=74605249&site=ehost-live
What’s happened to childhood – Professor Hugh Cunningham (2014, Feb 27) < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=626RHjVKP0I>
This child-friendly version of the UNCRC is written in plain language.
Guidance Note 18 Assessing the Dignity and Rights of Children
The UNICEF website has a great deal of excellent material and information about the UNCRC, including photo essays and this great video on its history. Visit and browse the UNICEF site.
Trimble-Roles, R. (2012). Why play. Every Child, 18(3), p. 18 Why play? (csu.edu.au)
Family play information (2021, May 09) < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOY_PixGqRY>( good for assessment 2)
Play-based Learning with Dr. Peter Gray (2018, June 09) < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJaAegok8L4>
Early childhood educators need to be articulate, to be able to justify clearly, provide evidence for and proclaim the benefits of play-based learning. The EYLF (2009) is based on sound, proven early childhood pedagogy and practice principles. However, for the EYLF to be implemented properly, all early childhood educators need to know what play is, why it is important, how to implement and assess a play-based program and their role in it (Barblett, 2016, para. 14). (Should be referenced for assessment 2)
United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). (2013). General comment No. 17 (2013) on the right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts (art. 31). https://www.refworld.org/docid/51ef9bcc4.html (Good for assessment 2)
The resource by Kennedy and Barblett is called Extracts. In Learning and teaching through play: supporting the early years learning framework, and is a number of extracts from their book. This reading will assist educators to examine their understanding of play and how play-based approaches require intentional planning and teaching in order to support and extend children’s learning. (Good for assessment 2)
The reading by Edwards et al is called A play-framework for play-based learning and intentional teaching in early childhood education (Good for assessment 2)
https://search-informit-org.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/doi/abs/10.3316/aeipt.216179 (Good for assessment 2)
https://righttoplay.no/en/
https://www.asics.com/gb/en-gb/mk/right-to-play
This Is me : Article 31 and a child’s right to play (2013, Nov 11) < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tjRPWPhIfA>
Children speaking about the importance of play (2013, May 31) < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sby38BbLZuY
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-07/RevisedNQSHandoutA4.pdf
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