Category Archive: early learning

EFA Goal 1 – Early Childhood Care and Education

Published by UNESCO Bangkok, UNICEF EAPRO and UNICEF ROSA www.unesco.org/bangkok, www.unicef.org/eapro, www.unicef.org/rosa and www.unicef.org/southasia   Executive summary   The term ‘early childhood care and education’ (ECCE) refers to a range of processes and mechanisms that sustain, support and aid in the holistic development of children, from birth to age 8 years. Due to the rapid …

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On the mysteries of early learning

By Elbie Henning, Graham Dampier & Nick Welch* Johannesburg, South Africa Nov 28 2011 m The question of mother-tongue, dual-medium or English-only instruction in grades one to three is starting to look more nuanced than many of us have ­supposed. So too is the matter of the instruments — the tests — used to assess …

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