Developmentally Appropriate Practice and a National Literacy Strategy

This paper questions the introduction of national teaching strategy for all ages from five to eleven. It is proposed that the lack of developmentally appropriate practice in the early teaching of literacy is inappropriate and may be counter-productive to the long term goals of high literacy standard...

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Published in:British journal of educational studies 2000-03, Vol.48 (1), p.58-69
Main Author: Fisher, Ros
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child development
Children
Curricula
Developmentally appropriate practice
Early childhood education
Education
Learning
Literacy
literacy teaching
Pedagogy
primary education
Publishing industry
Reading instruction
Teaching
Writing instruction
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Summary:This paper questions the introduction of national teaching strategy for all ages from five to eleven. It is proposed that the lack of developmentally appropriate practice in the early teaching of literacy is inappropriate and may be counter-productive to the long term goals of high literacy standards.
ISSN:0007-1005
1467-8527
DOI:10.1111/1467-8527.00133