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A Unique Child: Cognitive development - Multi-lingualism

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| Nursery World

More children are now growing up multilingual. Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith examine the latest research on how this affects development.

Eyfs best practice: Prime time ... Communication and Language

Features

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Ability to communicate and use language is recognised as the foundation for children's development across other learning areas. By Nancy Stewart

Learning & Development: School Readiness: Part 3 - A better way?

Features

Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Contrasts between early years provision in different countries can help us reflect on whether education is for teaching children readiness for life, argue David Whitebread and Sue Bingham.

Enabling Environments: Post-walking skills - On the hop

Features

Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Hopping and skipping are challenging skills to master. Here, Dr Lala Manners looks at how they emerge and offers ideas for supporting their development.

Learning & Development: Reading - Willing and able?

Features

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

'The earlier the better' when applied to young children learning to read is an orthodoxy that needs to be challenged, says Dr Sebastian Suggate.

Success for nursery music project

News

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

A community project that aims to boost music-making in nurseries and children's centres in London has been found successful in bringing quality musical experiences to children.

Learning & Development: Taking inspiration from Magda Gerber

Features

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

| Nursery World

The influences on today's childcare practice by the work of a pioneering European educator are explained by Mary Evans.

Learning and Development: Physical Development - Skills active

Features

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

| Nursery World

The process of active learning is a two-way experience between children and practioners, says Neil Farmer.

Analysis: What does 'ready for school' mean?

News

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

A new emphasis on formal educational attainment rather than social and communication skills could be a backward step, as Mary Evans hears.

EYFS Training part 9 - Communication and Language

Features

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

| Nursery World

Communication is at the basis of good practice, says Mary Evans.

Ofsted says settings are 'not physical enough'

News

Monday, March 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Ofsted is planning a new focus on physical development in early years settings, with deputy director of early education Gill Jones claiming that nurseries and pre-schools are not adequately physically challenging.

Learning & Development: Physical Development: Part 2 - Tummy time

Features

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

| Nursery World

The experience of moving the body from a prone position is surprisingly important for a child's development, say Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.

Enthusiastic readers are successful ones

News

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Enthusiastic young readers are five times more likely to achieve above-average results in reading tests, suggests new research.

Speech & Language: Part 3 - Sound the alarm?

Features

Monday, July 9, 2018

| Nursery World

How to recognise when children need extra support to develop phonological awareness, and the best ways to help. By Penny Tassoni and Anne-Marie Tassoni

Enabling environments: Let's explore ... Cats and dogs

Features

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

| Nursery World

Help young children explore their love for - or fear of - the most popular family pets with activities in every area of the early years setting, suggested by Judith Stevens.