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Pretend Play is a Child’s Work!
Pretend Play is a Child’s Work! He taonga te tākaro, play is important. Play is what children do. It is their primary job and how children learn.
6 min readCreating Rich Language and Speech Therapy (BSLT)
Creating Rich Language and Speech Therapy (BSLT) There is one thing that unites parents of Aotearoa, Early Childhood Educators and the New Zealand government.
6 min readPrimary Caregiving and Respectful Relationships
Primary Caregiving and Respectful Relationships How many times have you heard the phrase “Respect your elders”? How can we expect children to respect their elders when they themselves are not respected? I…
3 min readAtypical Development of Communication
Atypical Development of Communication In the last blog I pointed out that Part C: Strand 4 in Te Whāriki states that “Adults should have realistic expectations of children’s language development and…
6 min readNormal Development of Communication
Normal Development of Communication “If you don’t know where you are going, how will you know when you have gotten there?” Part C: Strand 4 in Te Whāriki is all about ‘Communication’…
7 min readHow do the Working Conditions of Early Childhood Teachers Affect the Quality of Care and Education in Centres?
How do the Working Conditions of Early Childhood Teachers Affect the Quality of Care and Education in Centres? Teachers that work in the Early Childhood sector of education can be described…
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