In Nigeria, the top priority for early childhood educators is to teach children to read. According to UNICEF estimates, about 10.5 milion school age children are out-of-school.
The challenge for the government is to widen access and implement early child education strategy to make them read.
NAIJ.com reports that using developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) while incorporating foundational concepts into lessons, help teachers differentiate instruction, engage students in the learning process, and increase achievement of all children
Strategies for implementing early childhood education
1. Literacy is the core and foundation level of teaching. This allows children to build on basic skills which start in early childhood classrooms.
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Teachers must effectively plan literacy instruction, reflect on developmental stages of children, the interests of those children, and allow them to engage in the learning and problem solving process.
2. Implementing developmentally appropriate practices into classroom literacy instruction means meeting the students at the developmental stage they are currently and enabling them to reach goals that are set for them.
3. Direct Instruction
The teacher stands in front of the class. This allows for interaction and allows for information to be passed directly without distraction to the students.
4. Role playing. Childre role play and dress as role models. This allows them to visualise and connect the classroom to the outside world
5. In another classroom a teacher sits on the floor with a small group of children in front of her. They are discussing a story. The teacher models how to read print from left to right, they discuss what is happening on each page, and problem solve how the story may or may not end and why.
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This is called small group instruction and it allows for open-ended learning opportunities that are relevant and meaningful to each group.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had earlier reported that the United Nations Children's Fund said that over 60% of Nigerian children under the age of five are at risk of early childhood development potentials.
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Source: Naija.ng
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