Contextualised Learning for 5-8-year-olds

By providing a comprehensive review of educational research on contextualised learning, this publication builds a bridge between what the research tells us and everyday classroom practice in the early stages of primary. It takes account of the SEED recommendation in Early Intervention in Literacy and Numeracy (Interchange; 71) that there is a:
      ' ...need to debate curriculum balance in the early stages of primary school, and consider whether play and self-directed opportunities are underrepresented.'

The publication highlights planning for, teaching through and assessing learning that takes place during play, and the implications of linking these to the 5-14 curriculum. The publication addresses topics such as:

• Types of play
• Adults as managers and scaffolders of play
• Creating the environment to learn through play
• Planning for play
• Teaching through play
• Assessing learning that takes place in play.

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