The Reggio Emilia approach focuses on listening to children and respecting their potential. The key features include documentation, the environment as a third teacher, multiple languages of learning, long-term projects, the teacher as researcher, and home-school relationships. Materials are used creatively to develop research projects among students. The environment is organized invitingly to allow exploration, experimentation, and investigation. Learning comes from social interactions and questioning to promote developmental progress through an open-minded approach.

1. REGGIO
EMILIA
APPROACH
Anna Galucki

2. THE CURRICULUM
"Focused on listening
and respecting the
children for the
potential of witnessing
their actions, towards
reformulating everyday
practices, ideas, and
projects (Santín &
Torruella, 2017)."
Philosophy
The 6 key features are
required. "Documentation,
the environment as third
teacher, the multiple
languages of the children,
long-term projects, the
teacher as researcher,
the home-school
relationships (Santín &
Torruella, 2017). "
Materials
"Creativity at a
metaphorical,
symbolical level,
aiming at developing
research projects
amongst the students
(Santín & Torruella,
2017)."
Areas of
Emphasis

3. KEY
FEATURES
The Environment as Third Teacher
"Teachers organise the space in a way that
is inviting for students to explore,
experiment and investigate (Santín &
Torruella, 2017)."
The Multiple Languages of the
Children
There is no one right way to answer a
question, communication can be spoken
through many variations.
Long-Term Projects
Projects chosen based on class interests
The Teacher-Researcher
"The teachers' role is to observe, listen,
and document progress (Santín &
Torruella, 2017)."
The Image of the Child
Through projects in the class, the child will
begin to explore and question that create
developmental progress.
Negotiated Learning
The child's learning comes from all
aspects of their environment including;
setting, peers and teachers
Documentation
Provides clear communication and
collaboration between parents and
teachers to show and assess progress.
Social Relations
Co-construct their learning through social
interactions with peers, teachers, and
others involved in the classroom.

4. ENVIRONMENT
AS THE THIRD
TEACHER
Source: https://www.research-and-
play.com/2019/04/a-reggio-inspired-
classroom-environment.html

5. The Reggio approach takes everything that the child
has in their environment and culivates creativity through
exploration that emphasizes developmental progress.
This approach creates a space for children to question
and approach new situations with an open mind.
SUMMARY OF
KEY POINTS OF
CURRICULUM

6. Reggio Emilia: An Essential Tool to
Develop Critical Thinking in Early
Childhood
A Reggio-Inspired
Classroom Environment
A literature review of Reggio
Emilia classrooms and impact on
students through its philosophy
and curriculum.
First-hand resource from a
classroom that has been inspired
by Reggio Emilia. The resource
gave advice on what to do and
what not to do when designing a
Reggio classroom.
IMPACT OF THE
SOURCES

7. QUESTIONS

8. SOURCES
Fernández Santín, M., & Feliu Torruella, M. (2017). Reggio Emilia: An
essential tool to develop critical thinking in early childhood. Journal of
New Approaches in Educational Research, 6(1), 50–56.
https://doi.org/10.7821/naer.2017.1.207
Hodges, H. (2019). A Reggio-Inspired Classroom Environment [web
log]. Retrieved 2021, from https://www.research-and-
play.com/2019/04/a-reggio-inspired-classroom-environment.html.