Laying the foundations for physical literacy in Wales: the contribution of the Foundation Phase to the development of physical literacy
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DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2018.1455819
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: The Foundation Phase in Wales is a play-based curriculum for pupils aged 3–7 years old. Children learn through more holistic areas of learning in place of traditional subjects. As such, the subject of… read more here.
Keywords: physical literacy; foundation phase; development; literacy ... See more keywords
Case study of isiXhosa-speaking Foundation Phase learners who experience barriers to learning in an English-medium disadvantaged Western Cape school
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DOI: 10.15700/saje.v40n2a1455
Abstract: In the study reported on here, we focused on the use of English as language of learning and teaching (LoLT) for isiXhosa-speaking Foundation Phase learners in a historically disadvantaged school in the Western Cape, South… read more here.
Keywords: phase learners; barriers learning; foundation; foundation phase ... See more keywords
Perceived psychosocial effects of COVID-19 on the teaching realities of Foundation Phase educators in selected rural quintiles 1 to 3 schools in South Africa
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DOI: 10.15700/saje.v44n3a2325
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted schooling, not only in South Africa, but globally. In the study reported on here we investigated the perceived psychosocial effects of the pandemic on the teaching realities of Foundation Phase… read more here.
Keywords: perceived psychosocial; realities foundation; south africa; teaching realities ... See more keywords
Novice teachers’ professional discourse on teaching natural science in the Foundation Phase in the Western Cape, South Africa
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DOI: 10.15700/saje.v45n1a2530
Abstract: In this article we report on the initial professional discourse on teaching natural science (NS) in the Foundation Phase among a sample of novice teachers in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The sample… read more here.
Keywords: foundation phase; professional discourse; novice teachers; discourse teaching ... See more keywords
Coding and robotics meet early mathematics: Foundation Phase teachers' perceptions of play-based approaches in curriculum transformation
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DOI: 10.17159/2520-9868/i100a09
Abstract: Global educational ministries stress the importance of teaching coding and robotics because they have profoundly influenced children's mathematical computational thinking and problem-solving skills. In addition, play-based approaches in the Foundation Phase are significant because they… read more here.
Keywords: coding robotics; robotics; mathematics; foundation phase ... See more keywords
Creating multilingual spaces through arts-based methods in foundation phase classrooms
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DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1628614
Abstract: This article considers how the use of multiple languages and the incorporation of arts-based methods in the Foundation Phase (Grades 1 to 3) classroom led to the creation of a third space, which is characterised… read more here.
Keywords: based methods; methods foundation; foundation phase; arts based ... See more keywords