Preparing teachers for early language education is crucial for the quality of early childhood
education and care. In the recent decades, the role of teachers and, consequently …

This chapter turns the attention to teachers' practices and beliefs about teaching English in
early childhood education and care (ECEC) contexts comprising a holistic view on …

The current study aimed to investigate the role of teaching experience in language teachers'
perceptions of a top-down curriculum change. One hundred twenty-seven language …

Commonly used early childhood curricula were examined to consider the degree to which
they support research-based instruction for phonological awareness (PA) and phonics. A …

Early childhood educators' beliefs about literacy teaching can impact on the types of phonics
experiences educators provide for children in prior-to-school settings. The Australian Early …

This study examined if professional development with teachers would increase children's
literacy skills in low socioeconomic early childhood settings in New Zealand and would lead …

Over the last two decades, neo-liberal education reform has notably transformed the
landscape of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Aotearoa New Zealand. From …

NEW ZEALAND HAS AN INTERNATIONALLY unique approach to early childhood
education, which includes a bicultural early childhood curriculum, a robust infrastructure of …

Norsk: I denne kvalitativt orienterte kasusstudien utforskes kjennetegn ved tre norske
barnehagelæreres andrespråksdidaktiske praksiser. Andrespråksdidaktiske praksiser …

Thematic analysis of a continuous video record of a day in the life of a New Zealand
kindergarten teacher, and of a narrative reconstruction of the day during a follow-up …