scholarly journals Corrigendum: Data practices and inequality in South African early childhood development policy: Technocratic management versus social transformation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norma Rudolph ◽  
Zsuzsa Millei ◽  
Maarit Alasuutari
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
South African ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Data Practices

Building Academic Foundation Through Investing in Early Childhood Education and Development in South African Informal Settlement

2020 ◽  
pp. 251-271
Author(s):  
Ndwakhulu Stephen Tshishonga
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
South African ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
Education And Development ◽  
Poor Nutrition

In the developing world alone, there are over 200 million children who are in need of immediate early childhood development interventions. Most affected by poor or lack of quality ECD are the poor and those children in low income households. Early childhood development interventions protect children against the effects of poverty, poor nutrition, inadequate healthcare, and a lack of education. Globally, various ECD programme interventions in communities clearly indicate that communities and families want quality ECD programmes for their children at a cost that is affordable. In South Africa, quality early childhood development interventions could have a significant effect in reducing poverty and inequality. This chapter interrogates the challenges and benefits of extending quality ECE & D particularly to disadvantaged and materially deprived children in South African informal settlements. The chapter is based empirical research as well as secondary data in the form of books, book chapters, and accredited journals.

scholarly journals Vocabulary used by ethno-linguistically diverse South African toddlers: A parent report using the Language Development Survey

2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurellia Shamaleni Gonasillan ◽  
Juan Bornman ◽  
Michal Harty
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Language Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
African Context

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to ascertain the relevance of the vocabulary of the Language Development Survey (LDS) for typically developing South African toddlers who attend ethno-linguistically diverse early childhood development centres.Rationale: The need for exploration of the expressive vocabulary of this population stems from the diverse linguistic contexts to which toddlers are exposed on a day-to-day basis in South Africa. Many parents prefer English as the language of learning and teaching for their child. As a result, toddlers interact with ethno-linguistically diverse peers from a young age, usually within their early childhood development centres.Method: An adapted version of the LDS was presented to 40 middle-class parents in Mpumalanga. Vocabulary commonly used by toddlers was determined and a comparison of parent responses made between the present study and the original American-based survey.Results: Results revealed that nouns were used most often by toddlers, in keeping with research on vocabulary acquisition. Significant correlations between the two groups were evident in 12 of the 14 categories. Parents reported that nouns, verbs, adjectives and words from other word classes were used similarly by toddlers, despite differences in their linguistic exposure.Conclusions: These findings suggest that the LDS is a valuable clinical screening tool for speech-language therapists who deliver services to toddlers within the South African context.

scholarly journals The Nigerian Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy: Perspectives on literacy learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Linda Newman ◽  
Loveth Obed
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
The Social

Many scholars and researchers now have a broadened vision of literacy that encompasses the social practices that surround literacy learning. What accompanies this vision is a shift towards thinking that children, and their families, can contribute actively to literacy learning by drawing on their strengths and life experiences to create and draw meaning from a broad range of everyday sources. For many, reading and writing from print-based texts is no longer considered the only, or most desirable, avenue to literacy learning. It is now recognised that children’s social and cultural lives should be used as a resource for literacy learning. Using four literacy learning lenses, we examine the Nigerian National Policy for Integrated Early Childhood Development. These lenses are: collaboration with families, the role of educators, literacy-rich environments, and diversity and multimodality. Recent research around early literacy learning underpins our analysis to identify where the policy could more strongly refer to the role of families and educators and to argue that there is scope for greater attention to early literacy learning in the policy.

scholarly journals The readiness of the South African education system for pre-grade R year

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janeli Kotze
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
South African ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
National Development ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Constrained System ◽  
New Information ◽  
Policy Lever

Investment in Early Childhood Development (ECD) has the prospect of cultivating potential within individuals and can assist in bridging the social equity gap from a very young age. Over the past decade Grade R has been the strongest policy lever used by the Department of Basic Education to improve early learning. The National Development Plan calls for universal access to two years of early childhood development prior to entering Grade 1. This paper explores the merits of this proposal, given the specific South African context. More specifically, this analysis intents to bring new information to bear on three matters. The first relates to the demand-side and aims to identify participation trends among four and five year olds. The second objective is to consider the supply-side and aims to understand the policy space in which pre-Grade R will function, the quality and quantity of infrastructure already in place, and the expertise of ECD practitioners. The final question considers the implementation of a universally accessible pre-Grade R within a constrained system and the requirements to ensure that it will have a significant impact on those children most in need. 

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