The production of the Learning Framework for Early Childhood by NCDC is a major breakthrough for ECD, and great encouragement for all stakeholders committed to the education sector.
The Framework is outcomes and competence based. It focuses on results rather than on goals, aims and objectives, and greatly emphasises observable and measurable skills, competences and values to be acquired by the children. The Learning Framework strictly condemns examinations that are given to young children; great emphasis is put on Continuous Assessment.
This Guide provides guidance on how to assess the child, record the progress, and report to those who need the progress reports on the child. This allows for regular monitoring of individual learners’ progress, diagnosis of learning difficulties and providing necessary assistance.
The Caregiver’s Guide also provides information on the teaching and learning experiences that enhance the holistic development of a child. Emphasis is on learner-centeredness, and provides for increased learner-teacher contact time, different ability groups and use of familiar language for initial literacy.
Care should be taken in handling children at this stage because any mistake made may have a lasting impact on the learner. All stakeholders should play their role in ensuring proper childhood development.
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