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Topic 0
31Jan-07Feb
Importance of Literature
Children's literature in Indian languages is not meeting the expectations in terms of quantity/quality. There is a need to discuss the importance of the literature and its accessibility.
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Session 0.2
07 Feb
Ms Disha Patil
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Topic 1
21Feb-28Feb
Enhancing Potential in Early years
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Enabling young children to achieve their full developmental potential is a human right and a critical requisite for sustainable development (WHO). Training parents to teach their children in different developmental domains (Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Cognitive, Language, Social, Emotional) in a play-way method will help the children to develop in a multifaceted way. Guiding about balanced diet and behaviour management along with these tips will also help children and parents a lot. Dr Suneel and his able better half Dr Ashwini Godbole are experienced in conducting such workshop physical as well as online in an interactive, parent-friendly manner.
Parents, especially working parents, are confused and need knowledge in better child care in early childhood.
Topic 2
07Mar-14Mar
How brain functions
There are various sections of the brain meant for different reasons.
Neurons interact with each other.
Parents and all adults play important role in learning.
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Session 2.2
14/03/21
Dr Balkrishna Bokil
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Topic 3
21Mar-28Mar
Every child is Unique
Child has various inclinations/dispositions
Adults are responsible for development
Dont judge children with same parameters
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Session 3.2
28/03/21
Dr Balkrishna Bokil
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Motor Skills Development
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Session 1
Ms Safiya Shaikh
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Session 2
Ms Aparna Chaudhari
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Positive Discipline starting Early
Discipline is not about restricting children from doing something and controlling their actions. Then what are the basic guidelines for a happy and healthy relationship between a child and a parent? Children and adults both commit mistakes, but those are actually opportunities to improve the practices.
Session 1
Ms Shubhada Joshi
Shubhada tai will share her experiences working with children coming from a humble background. She will refer the theoretical frame presented in the book Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson
Session 2
Practitioner Yet to be decided
Parents and teachers will share their challenges, innovative strategies they followed during disciplining their children
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Importance of Environment in ECDE
Discipline is not about restricting children from doing something and controlling their actions. Then what are the basic guidelines for a happy and healthy relationship between a child and a parent? Children and adults both commit mistakes, but those are actually opportunities to improve the practices.
Session 1
Dr Manjiri Nimbkar
This talks will focus on key questions like Kind of toys that can be provided, places where the child can be taken on excursions, how to talk to a child and how to listen to her, how to make her do things she is reluctant to do and many more.
Session 2
Practitioner Yet to be decided
Parents and teachers will share their cost-effective ways to enhance the environment from a child development perspective.
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Language Development in early ages
Parents and teachers must be made aware that Language Development passes through various milestones. All adults play important during language development by giving the required exposure and experiences.
Session 1
Ms Aditi Natu
This talk will specifically focus on language development and how obstacles in child development can be removed. The best strategy to teach language is to talk to children from early age.
Session 2
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4 C for children: 21st Century Skills
Almost 60% of new jobs and career opportunities will be introduced in the upcoming 15 years. Although the qualifications required for them have still not been identified, the skills required for the same have already been introduced. And they are Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Communication.
Session 1
Sachin Usha Vilas Joshi
This talks will focus Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Communication.
How can parents and teachers inculcate these skills in children?
Session 2
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Literacy Instructions in Anganwadi
The Emergent literacy approach suggested a radical change to the skill based perspective of literacy. This approach believes that literacy is much more than just a complex cognitive skill and it is an integral part of a child's overall development & learning process.
Session 1
Mr Nilesh Nimkar
This talks will focus key issues in the Literacy instructions in the Anganwadi like should there be literacy instruction in Angawadis?
Can Anganwadi workers be trained to provide high quality literacy instruction?
What is the link between early literacy and numeracy?