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Enabling environments: Continuous provision, part 4 - The right stuff

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

| Nursery World

In providing resources for playful learning we need to remember the process in which they will be used, not just the outcome at the end, says Anne O'Connor.

A Unique Child: Cognitive Development - First reading

Features

Monday, September 5, 2011

| Nursery World

Ways that nurseries can identify and promote children's readiness for reading are highlighted in studies considered by Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith.

Learning & Development: Rhythm - A fact of life

Features

Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Rhythm is a critical area for both communication and physical skills development, so how can practitioners ensure children's learning is supported? Lala Manners reports.

Tell the National Literacy Trust about literacy and language development in your setting for a chance to win 150 of M & S vouchers!

News

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| Nursery World

The National Literacy Trust is inviting early years and nursery professionals working to support literacy to complete a ten-minute online survey.

Early years experts join forces over later school start

News

Thursday, September 12, 2013

| Nursery World

A focus on 'school readiness', testing at an ever-earlier age, and the downgrading of play threaten 'profound damage' to a generation of children, a group of experts warns today.

Deprived children less likely to achieve a good level of development, reveal EYFSP results

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Less than half of children eligible for free school meals achieved a good level of development at the end of Reception, reveal the latest EYFS profile results.

Building Your Curriculum: Communication & Language - Starting points

Features

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

| Nursery World

What are the barriers that some children face in becoming good communicators, and how can early years settings support them? Dr Julian Grenier reports

EYFS Best practice: All about ... Forest schools

Features

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Explore the forest school movement in England with a study of local projects and a trip to the country where the movement started, as practitioners reflect on what they have learned.

Dyslexia 'not caused by poor eyesight'

News

Friday, June 5, 2015

| Nursery World

Experts have cast doubt on the popular belief that dyslexia is a visual disorder, as a new large-scale study suggests dyslexia is not linked to eyesight problems.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Up to speed

Features

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 - Well-Being: Part 4 - Spiritual growth

Features

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

The spiritual dimension of life is a challenging aspect of early years development, but a vital one to emphasise, says Marion Dowling.

EYFS best practice - All about… handwriting

Features

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

What are the expectations of young children’s ability to write by hand and how is this changing in the context of an increasingly digital world, asks Annette Rawstrone

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

News

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Children who attend a pre-school setting go on to gain better grades at GCSE than those who do not, the latest findings from a major study show.

Government rejects calls for more focus on play in new qualifications

News

Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Despite a call for more emphasis on play-based learning from many respondents to the consultation on Early Years Educator qualifications, the Government has not amended the criteria.