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In recent years it has become a matter of orthodoxy that language programmes are necessary for children from poor homes and children from minority groups. One of the most influential of all...
| Year published: 1977 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
For some years now we have been studying the behaviour of preschool children in nurseries and playgroups. From our early observations a feature which most caught our attention was the difference...
| Year published: 1981 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
We in Australia and New Zealand are proud of the way we broke free of the British class system when we set up our own nations. In the new lands Jack and Jill became as good as the Master and...
| Year published: 1981 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Children are not failures in the normative sense when they arrive at school but the process of labelling a child as a failure begins early in his school career. The early school years a:re...
| Year published: 1982 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
There has been a lot of propaganda in favour of reading to children. All cultural and socio-economic groups studied in this research read a great deal with their children, but with different styles,...
| Year published: 1994 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Usually it is unacceptable behaviour that gives cause for concern. For up to 20 percent of children, learning spontaneously is interrupted by their own behaviour. These kindergarten ...
| Year published: 1992 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
7/16ths, is it bigger or smaller than 8/17ths?
Fractions are notoriously difficult. Difficult to learn and difficult to teach. I have carried out, with help, some research which throws light on the...
| Year published: 1989 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
When children start primary school they acquire a range of learning strategies which help them to tackle school tasks. Strategies such .as checking instructions, and referring to books, charts or...
| Year published: 1988 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: Set1988_2_015.pdf | Content type: Set article
Children often enjoy play fighting and wrestling together. From the preschool years onwards, this kind of play - often called rough-and-tumble play - is a common feature of school playgrounds or any...
| Year published: 1987 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Teachers who understand that spelling is a complex developmental process can help students acquire spelling competency. Initially, the teacher must recognize five stages of spelling development. Once...
| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: Set1983_2_010.pdf | Content type: Set article