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Children Who Learn in More than One Language: Early Childhood Teachers Afloat in Plurilingual Seas
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Podmore, Valerie N.; Hedges, Helen; Keegan, Peter J.; Harvey, Nola – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2015
In this report the authors signal the plurilingual nature of children's and teachers' learning and teaching experiences. Plurilingualism introduces a dynamic view of bilingualism in educational settings and refers to an individual's ability to draw upon her/his total language resources for learning and teaching (Cummins & Early, 2011; Garcia…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
Key Learning Competencies across Place and Time: Kimihia Te Ara Totika, Hei Oranga Mo To Ao
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Carr, Margaret; Peters, Sally; Davis, Keryn; Bartlett, Claire; Bashford, Nadine; Berry, Paula; Greenslade, Susie; Molloy, Sue; O'Connor, Nikki; Simpson, Mere; Smith, Yvonne; Williams, Tina; Wilson-Tukaki, Andrea – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2008
The overarching aim of this research in the proposal was the following: In a number of early childhood centres and early years school classrooms that have already begun to explore in this area, to investigate effective pedagogy designed to develop five learning competencies over time. This project was developed in response to curriculum reform in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Government Role, Educational Policy