From birth children are developing the knowledge and skills that are important foundations for later literacy development, even though it may be some time before they will develop the skills to read, write and verbally communicate in the conventional way. As educators we need to support the development of children’s emerging literacy skills through … [Read more...]
Creative Arts & Brain Development in Children
How you view art and creative development will have a significant impact upon how to design your creative art experiences and spaces, hence impact upon children’s brain development, self-esteem and mental health. Let's think about the brain. Research suggests that while the right hemisphere controls muscles on the left side of your body, it … [Read more...]
Extending children’s thinking through open-ended questions
Open-ended questions (those commonly starting with what, why, how) are often used in early childhood as a way to support and facilitate thinking and discussions with children. While these are more effective than a closed question usually resulting in a yes/no answer… open ended questions, I feel could be better… even more effective hence promoting … [Read more...]