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    Every child is different: the individual and diverse ways that childre…

    by Rory McDowall Clark on

    All children are different because each brings different experiences into the setting but this individuality and diversity is in itself a great opportunity for children to learn to value each other and to appreciate their own special distinctivenes…
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    Educational Pioneers: Loris Malaguzzi, 1920-1994

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    A brief history and summary of the theories and practical aspects of the Reggio Emilia approach. Malaguzzi had a deep sense of respect for children's ability to be partners in their own learning, and this is at the heart of the Reggio approach to edu…
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    Educational Pioneers: Maria Montessori, 1870-1952

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    In her lifetime, Maria Montessori was regarded as one of the foremost female educationalists and her legacy continues today in many Montessori schools worldwide.
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    Educational Pioneers: John Dewey, 1859-1952

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Dewey partitioned childhood into different stages of development, the first stage being from the ages of four to eight years. He believed that during this period the key factors for successful learning were play, conversation, physical activity and s…
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    Educational Pioneers: Rudolf Steiner, 1861-1925

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Like other educational theorists before him, Steiner divided childhood up into distinct phases. They fall in seven year cycles and are marked by physical changes in the child. He explained that the early years of childhood are a time of learning by b…
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    Educational Pioneers: Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, 1746-1827

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Pestalozzi realised that children feel safe and secure at home and that it was this atmosphere that was most conducive to learning. However, he founded a number of educational establishments as he was aware that not all children could spend time lear…
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    Educational Pioneers: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Rousseau's understanding of the early years of child development as being a profound time in our lives is still relevant today. His appreciation of how much a child learns through finding things out for themselves, and of the role of observation and …
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    Using the TASC system in EYFS Settings

    by Belle Wallace on

    Belle Wallace, creator of the TASC framework for developing children's thinking and problem-solving skills, explains how significant the relationship is between the acquisition of language and the development of thought.
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    Child-initiated Learning

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    The last in a series of articles examining recent developments in our understanding of how children learn. Here, Juliet Mickelburgh looks at what is meant by child-initiated learning, its presence in the EYFS, and how it influences good early years p…
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    The Drawings of Reception Boys: Fantasy and Frustrations

    by Emese Hall on

    Drawing is an activity that most young children enjoy and there is much evidence to show how it can offer them a powerful means of communicating their ideas, experiences and feelings. In this article, Exeter PhD student Emese Hall tells us about her …
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    Schemas

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    What exactly are schemas, and how useful are they in providing the right learning environment for our very young children? This article brings together various definitions of schemas, followed by a brief description of named schemas and a discussion …
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    Which Came First, the Forest or the School?

    by Sara Knight on

    Sara Knight, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Anglia Ruskin University, discusses the historical meanings of "schooling" and their relevance to today's young children. She outlines four ways in which we learn, and explains her concerns …
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    Give your book corner a makeover!

    by Michael Jones on

    What children need in settings is a chance to spend quality time with an adult, with reading material that excites the children’s interests, in a space that is inviting.  
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    Characteristics of Effective Learning: creating and thinking criticall…

    by Ruksana Mohammed on

    This article is the third and final in our series on the Characteristics of Effective Learning, following on from Play and Exploration in Action and Active Learning in Action.
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    Children, play and digital technologies

    by Christine Stephen on

    This article is about young children playing with digital technologies at home and in their educational settings. It draws on a series of research studies conducted at the University of Stirling over a period of 10 years with my colleagues Professo…
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    Developing Sustained Shared Thinking to enhance the areas of Learning …

    by Kathy Brodie on

    In this article, Kathy Brodie focuses on how sustained shared thinking can support each of the Prime areas of learning and development, as defined by the EYFS – Communication and Language; Physical Development and Personal, Social and Emotional Devel…
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    Developing Sustained Shared Thinking to enhance the Specific areas of …

    by Kathy Brodie on

    Kathy Brodie examines how Sustained Shared Thinking can be used to enhance the four areas of learning and development in the EYFS known as the Specific Areas: Mathematics, Expressive Arts and Design, Literacy and Understanding the World.
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    Individuality Matters: The Curse of Development Checklists

    by Ruksana Mohammed on

    The use of milestones in the form of development checklists do not take on the individuality of each child. They are generic and imply that all children go through the sequential process. This article aims to introduce the concept of individuality of…
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    Creative Diaries: Taking a line for a walk

    by Ruksana Mohammed on

    The provision of mark making opportunities can help children develop imaginatively, creatively and physically. Mark making is important for many reasons. It is a visible way for children to tell stories and express feelings, record what they have to …
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    'Listening to Young Children' Project

    by Ruksana Mohammed on

    ‘Listening’ in the early years is used to mean valuing and responding to children’s thoughts, ideas and feelings, offering genuine choice and involving children in decisions that affect their daily lives
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    Creative Diaries: Clay Work in the Early Years

    by Ruksana Mohammed on

    “Only through the arts and by being creative can children explore the inner world of their imagination and feeling – the world that is uniquely them”. Sir Ken Robinson, Patron of Earlyarts.   ‘One day a grandma was a parent helper teaching in one ar…
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    A Paradox of Pedagogy

    by Claire Warden on

    Nature pedagogy is defined as a natural way of working with children that embraces nature. It is all encompassing, from the educational environments we create, to the process of assessment and planning, through to the Learning Journeys that we enco…
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    Teacher Choices: Visible and open to question

    by Jill McLachlan on

    As teachers, we are constantly making decisions. Choosing how to respond, to the events in any given day, is never a neutral undertaking. Our decisions have impact on not only our own experience, but also that of the children we teach and the commun…
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    Energy

    by Dr. Lala Manners on

    Evidence suggests that young children are not moving nearly as much as we fondly imagine – and certainly not to a degree that would properly support their overall development, health and wellbeing
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    Preparing for good transition from Reception to Year 1

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    We all know that feeling of starting something new: a bit excited, probably quite anxious about where everything is and what is expected of us, worried about not knowing people, the nervous butterflies in the stomach that can range from a flutter t…
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