{"id":912,"date":"2011-12-19T20:53:28","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T20:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/?page_id=912"},"modified":"2025-03-26T19:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:25:23","slug":"cl-2-communicating-and-learning-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/cl-2-communicating-and-learning-research\/","title":{"rendered":"CL 2. Communicating and learning research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This section contains examples of research related to communicating and learning in early childhood. It is a huge area of study. The selected examples are specific studies that look at questions such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • What are the language capacities of newborns and how do babies learn to communicate?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • What is the impact on development of learning multiple languages?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • What kinds of adult behaviours make a difference in supporting children\u2019s development and learning?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • What kinds of approaches and programs support literacy and numeracy in early childhood?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Before looking at some specific samples of research, let\u2019s look at the “big picture” by exploring meta-studies, or collections of studies. Sir Kevan Collins is the former chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement. Listen to him talk about the Teaching and Learning Toolkit, and the specific section related to the early years.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \n VIEW<\/span>\n Collins \u2013 teaching and learning toolkit (2:17)<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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