Supporting children’s learning in the early years - for iPad/Mac/PC Podcast
1) Supporting children’s learning in the early years
An introduction to the contents of this album.
2) Learning with “mini-beasts”
A teacher observes and reflects on the learning patterns of the children she works with.
3) Planning in teams
How planning for children’s activities requires flexibility and adaptation.
4) Including all children
How adults support learning for children with special needs and mother tongues other than English.
5) Information and sharing
Three mothers discuss the importance of sharing information with learning practitioners, and how this two-way process can invigorate the development of children and their individuality.
6) ICT and learning
Sinead Donnelly, a primary one teacher in Northern Ireland, talks about the fantastic possibilities available when using audio/visual equipment and computers as a learning aid.
7) Creativity and early years
Using interviews and a live recording of a learning environment, creativity is defined and discussed as both a central aspect of the curriculum and a developmental tool.