Expanding-expression-expanding-cognition

Expanding expression - expanding cognition: An investigation

Written by Jannie van Hees Wednesday, 11 November 2009 10:19

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It has long been recognised that the quality and quantity of a childs capacity to orally express on entry to school at 5 years of age is a strong predictor of the childs general learning pathway and transition into print. In low socio-economic schools in particular, a deep-seated concern for many teachers is that some or a majority of the children entering school at age 5 are under-resourced in overall communicative competency, and especially under-resourced in English.

Both limit their capacity to fully engage in learning processes and contexts, presenting considerable challenges in terms of literacy acquisition.

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