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 learning opportunities are under-represented....
The publication highlights planning for, teaching through and assessing learning that takes place through play and the implications for linking these to the 5-14 curriculum and aims to promote reflection on current classroom practice and stimulate discussion in staff rooms.
Contextualised Learning for 5-8 year olds 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.
Price £5.00, Code POOJGH, Published 2002, ISBN 1 85955 762 7
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