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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 2000
Considerable evidence exists that high-quality early childhood education programs for children from birth to age 5 can have long-lasting, positive consequences for children's success in school and later in life, especially for children from low-income families. However, such programs are not available for all children who need them, nor are all…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Linguistics
Peer reviewedWilliams, Mary – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Examines understanding of the British National Curriculum for English at Key Stage 2. Surveys literature and teachers' experiences to determine what primary teachers understand by English subject knowledge, how they think it should be taught, and how they think pupils learn English most effectively. Considers definition of basic skills and the…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Early Childhood Education
