Age-appropriate Pedagogies

As StoryBee was taking on the task to level early childhood education materials, we came across with Queensland’s (Australia) research on age-appropriate pedagogies. We’d like to share the case studies with you. This could be very useful for teachers/parents to learn the positive impact and apply the same strategy.

 

Taken from Bracken Ridge State School:

“Analysis of the data collected from the pre-and post-tests demonstrates that the application of age-appropriate pedagogies had a significant impact on both the oral language and narrative competence of the children, with their outcomes being noticeably better than for the children in the comparison class.

While positive academic results were evident, the teacher also noticed enhanced engagement and attitudes to learning for many of the children. She singled out the changes she noticed in one boy, described as quiet and [did] not participate in group discussions. In conversation, the teacher identified that he had an active imagination.

She discovered that he was very creative, commenting that using multiple approaches has allowed him to access his imaginative side. This was just one example of a child who has made significant progress and now participates actively. The teacher noted that he came up with descriptive words and contributing information around the problem, solution, characters and setting of the story.”

There are other successful cases included in the source below.

Source: https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/early-years/age-appropriate-pedagogies/case-studies