Learning Through Play Archives - Longworth Education

He Kupu: While they play, what should I do? Strengthening learning through play and intentional teaching

November 10, 2019 mrdweb Comments - 0 Views - 97

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Introduction Play lies at the heart of quality early childhood education (ECE) with the benefits to children and their learning and development well documented throughout early years literature (Edwards, 2017; Hedges, 2018; Siraj-Blatchford, 2009; White, Ellis, O’Malley, Rockel, Stover &...... Read more

Critically Endangered: The Art of Teaching

June 21, 2019 mrdweb Comments - 0 Views - 123

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In a time of evidence-based foci, teachers are required to ensure that the way in which they teach reflects practices associated with positive outcomes for kids. That best-practice is undertaken, and the ‘right’ way to teach is ensured. The ‘right’ way to run a reading...... Read more

Reform & New Zealand Education: Why we need to look in our own back garden…..

June 8, 2018 mrdweb Comments - 0 Views - 199

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Recently New Zealand has been honoured with visits from some of the most highly regarded international movers and shakers of the education world. In March, Sir Ken Robinson presented his vision for an education system that values creativity, innovation and curiosity as precursors to successful...... Read more

In Defense of Parents

August 8, 2017 mrdweb Comments - 0 Views - 81

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One of the biggest perceived barriers schools face when choosing to implement a learning through play approach is a fear of the response from their parent community. Many schools worry that their parents will believe that the school, in adopting play as the medium for which teaching and learning...... Read more

Dramatic Play and Urges

June 23, 2016 mrdweb Comments - 0 Views - 78

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When children are engaged in dramatic, creative play of their own choosing, they are operating at a high level of cognitive and social development. Dramatic play allows space for the development of executive functioning skills, identified now as key skills for the modern adult world.Almost three...... Read more