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Readiness For School - Educators' Perceptions And The Australian Early Development Index, Reesa Sorin
Readiness For School - Educators' Perceptions And The Australian Early Development Index, Reesa Sorin
Reesa Sorin
The Canadian-based Early Development Index (EDI) defines school readiness within five developmental domains: physical health and wellbeing: social competence; emotional maturity; language and cognitive skills and communication skills and general knowledge. Based on other early development indices and trials within Canada, the EDI uses over one hundred indicators to determine 'whether a child is "performing well", average or "developmentally vulnerable." From its introduction to Australia in 2003 and subsequent modifications for an Australian audience, the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) has been used in over 50 communities throughout Australia to collect data on school readiness for school, community and government …
Patchwork Quilts And Speed Cars: Metaphors For Teaching And Learning, Reesa Sorin
Patchwork Quilts And Speed Cars: Metaphors For Teaching And Learning, Reesa Sorin
Reesa Sorin
Metaphor is a common, everyday technique for talking about objects or events in terms appropriate to other objects or events. Rather than confusing the issue, presenting facts of one sort as if they belong to another group can develop richer and deeper understandings of the world and our place in it. Metaphors of teaching have been used for many years as a route for teachers and preservice teachers to explore their philosophies and approaches to pedagogy, where the impersonal becomes personal through image and rich description. But while it is used extensively to develop images of teaching, it has not …