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Children are being steered towards pleasing teachers over developing a genuine love of learning under proposed reforms to the Early Learning Goals, early years experts said yesterday.
Storytelling, ‘reptile’ days and using Dr Who to boost literacy and maths skills are just a few of the ways schools, children’s centres, and early years settings encourage families to learn together.
How children learn from the world around them is influenced by both their external senses, such as taste and touch, and their internal senses of movement and body awareness. Anne O'Connor considers...
Handwriting is the ability to make a range of marks that form letters. Children need a range of skills to do this, including hand-eye co-ordination and pencil grip. They also need to develop some...
<P> It is vital to encourage young children's listening and speaking skills as they progress to writing, as Lena Engel demonstrates </P>
The Penrhos Private Day Nursery and Out-of-School Activity Centre in Newport, Gwent, was one of three finalists in the Elwa (Education and Learning in Wales) People in Business Awards 2002. Runner-up...
A state primary school has adopted Montessori teaching methods, with retraining for the staff and new results for the pupils. Mary Evans reports A little boy's fascination with nature was the catalyst...
28 November. Equal opportunities co-ordinators This half-day workshop by Aswan Learning Centre is for early years practitioners interested in becoming an equal opportunities co-ordinator.
Activities which parents can set up quickly and easily at home are often the ones to excite and engage children. In her entertaining book, Five Minute Mum: Give Me Five, Daisy Upton provides a wealth...