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We’ve all heard of the term school readiness but how many of us understand what is meant by it? What does it mean in the context of child development and wellbeing and what implications does it have for creating enthusiastic lifelong learners? How can we really give our children the best start in their most formative years? This book will ensure you understand school readiness but also understand: – the experiential nature of children’s learning – how future success is affected by the experiences that have gone before – the importance of your role in the child’s journey This book will give you the confidence to deliver practice that exceeds expectations and the knowledge to stand by your approach to teaching and caring for the children you work with.
Understanding The Concept of ‘School Readiness’; A Journey Already Begun At Birth
Understanding The Concept of ‘School Readiness’; A Journey Already Begun At Birth
This Chapter Will
- define school readiness as a holistic process already begun at birth
- consider what school readiness means from the perspectives of early years practitioners, teachers, parents, children and the government
- invite practitioners to critically assess the traditional demand for demonstrated abilities to act as a measure of children’s success
- consider instead the need for longer term, deep rooted features of learning.
The degree to which a child is ready for school depends on a multitude of factors that begin to take effect even before birth. Attempts at defining a list of attainable credentials to apply to all children is unfeasible, and efforts must therefore ...
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