Early Year’s Theorists & Pedagogy Approaches Booklet

A theorist is an individual who develops ideas and frameworks that explain specific phenomena or concepts. In the context of education and early childhood development, theorists study how children grow, learn, and interact with their environment, and they propose theories that provide a structured way of understanding these processes. Theories developed by these individuals often influence teaching methods, curriculum design, and the ways in which educators interact with children. Educational theorists observe patterns in behaviour, development, or learning and use their findings to construct models or frameworks that help educators understand how children acquire knowledge, skills, and social behaviours.