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Learning & Development: Communication & Language - My Mistake

Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

When learning a language, children often say things that don’t sound quite right. In the last article in this series, Professor Julian Pine explains why ‘clever mistakes’ are often a sign of progress

Learning & Development: Music - My little ukulele

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Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

One nursery in north London has started providing ukulele sessions for children once a week. Liz Roberts reports on how babies and children alike are engaging with the instrument

Home learning - A parent's guide to ... tablets and mobile phones

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

How much technology is healthy for children, and how can you get a good balance? Penny Tassoni sets out what you need to know.

Learning & Development: Music - With intent

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

A new national project uses music to support wider development. The University of Roehampton's Adam Ockelford and Angela Voyajolu explain.

Enabling Environments: Creativity - Floating ideas

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

A creative raft-building project at one setting prompted a range of learning opportunities and discussions about the wider world. The nursery's artist-in-residence Rosie Potter explains.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Confused?

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

What is it like growing up with two languages, and how does it affect development? Ludovica Serratrice and Samantha Durrant address some common misunderstandings and provide the facts.

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Worlds apart?

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Monday, September 7, 2015

| Nursery World

The importance placed on children's physical health is very much shaped by a society's wider priorities. Dr Lala Manners compare approaches in different countries around the globe.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - A formal occasion

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Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

On entering Reception, children are exposed to the world of 'formal' language. In the third part of our series on communication, Dr Anna Theakston explains what it is and how to support it.

Learning & Development PSED: Part 3 - See and hear

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Monday, August 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Careful observation of PSED should be a key consideration when assessing children's progress, says Marion Dowling.

EYFS Best Practice - All about...multilingualism and critical thinking

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Monday, August 10, 2015

| Nursery World

The ability to speak multiple languages is linked to strong critical thinking. So how can the early years nurture learning in this area? Vicky Burghardt, Beverley Barnaby and Leena Robertson explain

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Word for word

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Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

How well children learn words is influenced by many things, including the environment and the manner in which adults speak to them. Communication experts Dr Rebecca Frost, Dr Katherine Twomey, Dr Gemma Taylor, Professor Gert Westermann and Professor Padraic Monaghan explain.

Learning & Development: Froebel - A different story?

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Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Seeing Froebelian principles in action in a township in South Africa gave Early Childhood Studies students Valeria Scacchi and Jennifer Partridge a fresh view on what the philosophy can look like in practice. Here, they share their experiences.

Learning & Development: PSED part 2 - Mind out

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Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

How can practitioners help children to play in a manner that best supports their development? Marion Dowling explains.

Learning & Development: Storytelling - Inside stories

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Story Square harnesses the power of storytelling to give children a voice through play - and enable others to learn about them. Class teacher Jay Ramsey shares his setting's experience

Learning & Development: Music - Be still

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

The Babysong Project has been looking at how singing and song can establish intimacy between practitioners and babies. Vanessa Young explains

Learning & Development: PSED: Part 1 - Early growth

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Much emphasis is put on academic achievement, but how do we support each child to become a person? Marion Dowling begins a three-part series

Learning & Development: Literacy - Play on words

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Our approach to reading can make a real difference to how under-threes engage, says Charlotte Goddard

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Move on!

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

New Zealand-based child development expert Gill Connell speaks to Anne O'Connor about the importance of a healthy 'movement diet' in young children's development and warns against its apparent neglect.

Learning & Development: Expressive Arts & Design - Follow me

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

A setting rescued from closure by parents is providing outstanding provision with creative and critical thinking at the heart of its practice. Marianne Sargent explains

Learning & Development: Understanding the World - Age of discovery

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Two-year-olds have a natural interest in exploration, but how can nurseries best use this to meet the learning area Understanding the World? Marianne Sargent finds inspiration in Northamptonshire

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Play with words

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Sharing stories and rhymes with children right from the earliest years will help them develop vital communication skills. Judith Stevens explores the opportunities and benefits across the age groups.

Learning & Development: Maths - Try for size

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

The foundations for mathematics should be laid early, but what is an appropriate approach for supporting the under-threes? Judith Stevens looks at creating enabling maths-rich environments

Learning & Development: Personal, Social & Emotional Development - Let me be

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Making children feel secure and content is essential, but settings often have a narrow view of how this should be achieved - creating an environment of forced gaiety, for example, which although well-meaning does not lead to long-term well-being, explains Dr Julian Grenier

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Up to speed

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Monday, June 15, 2015

| Nursery World

A 'language-rich' environment both at home and in the nursery is vital if a child is to progress easily through the many stages of early speech development. In the first of a series on communication and language, Professor Caroline Rowland and Dr Michelle Peter explain why.

Learning & Development: Schemas - A way into a child's world

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Monday, June 15, 2015

| Nursery World

New research is challenging our understanding of repeated patterns of action, or schemas. Dr Cath Arnold, consultant at the Pen Green Centre, looks at how we can refine our approach.

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Learning & Development: Communication & Language - My Mistake

Learning & Development: Music - My little ukulele

Home learning - A parent's guide to ... tablets and mobile phones

Learning & Development: Music - With intent

Enabling Environments: Creativity - Floating ideas

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Confused?

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Worlds apart?

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - A formal occasion

Learning & Development PSED: Part 3 - See and hear

EYFS Best Practice - All about...multilingualism and critical thinking

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Word for word

Learning & Development: Froebel - A different story?

Learning & Development: PSED part 2 - Mind out

Learning & Development: Storytelling - Inside stories

Learning & Development: Music - Be still

Learning & Development: PSED: Part 1 - Early growth

Learning & Development: Literacy - Play on words

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Move on!

Learning & Development: Expressive Arts & Design - Follow me

Learning & Development: Understanding the World - Age of discovery

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Play with words

Learning & Development: Maths - Try for size

Learning & Development: Personal, Social & Emotional Development - Let me be

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Up to speed

Learning & Development: Schemas - A way into a child's world

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