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Out of Africa [Waterfalls SOS Children's Village, Harare, Zimbabwe]

Publication: Montessori Courier, vol. 1, no. 6

Pages: 12–13

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Language: English

ISSN: 0959-4108

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Reaching for the Sky [Open Sky Nursery, King William's Town, South Africa]

Publication: Montessori Courier, vol. 3, no. 3

Pages: 8–9

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Language: English

ISSN: 0959-4108

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Woz'obona: A New Approach to Montessori in South Africa

Publication: Montessori International, no. 67

Pages: 25-28, 30

Africa, Montessori method of education, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Language: English

ISSN: 1470-8647

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How About Working in Africa?

Publication: Montessori International, vol. 76

Pages: 2

Africa

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Language: English

ISSN: 1470-8647

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Exploring South African preschool teachers’ roles and responsibilities with executive functions

Available from: AOSIS Publishing

Publication: South African Journal of Childhood Education, vol. 12, no. 1

Pages: Article 1141 (9 pages)

Africa, Early childhood care and education, Executive function, Montessori method of education, Preschool education, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Teachers

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Abstract/Notes: South African studies based on school readiness found that most children who commence formal schooling (from Grade 1) lack the basic skills needed to adapt within the learning environment – these include having challenges to follow instructions, work autonomously or focus on a task. The national guideline for teaching children between birth to 9 years does not specify how early childhood education programmes can facilitate or strengthen executive function (EF) skills through structured play. Structured play, can be understood as play activities that require guidance and instructions for completion. During the activities, the participants have to follow instructions in order to attain the outcome. Hence, there is a need to explore how EF skills can be developed through structured play. From our understanding, EF is an individual’s cognitive ability to regulate thoughts and actions needed to complete a task. Executive function skills assist learners to adjust and work effectively later (Grade 1) in a formal learning environment to perform academically. The study was conducted at preschool sites that follow different educational approaches. They are Montessori, National Curriculum Framework (NCF), Reggio Emilia and Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA) preschools. The preschools are situated in affluent suburbs of Pretoria, Gauteng. In this article, learners refer to children aged 4 years in the Grade RRR class. A qualitative multiple case study design was utilised. We interacted with two teachers from four schools who followed different educational approaches. The data collection techniques included individual semi-structured interviews, lesson observation and document analysis, whilst photographs and field notes were taken when the teacher-participants interacted with learners during a planned learning experience. The generated data sets were inductively analysed and interpreted using the theoretical frameworks of sociocultural theory and metacognition. The interpreted data sets revealed that the preschool teacher-participants can facilitate EF using games, songs, movement exercises or racing competitions. The participants explained that indoor, outdoor and learning experiences facilitated EF skills such as self-regulation, working memory and cognitive flexibility during structured play. There is a need for preschool teachers to identify EF in the curriculum and know how to link and intentionally include the skills in daily learning experiences. This will ensure learners acquire EF and apply it in formal learning environments. The contribution to the body of scholarship is the development of guidelines for teachers to intentionally and explicitly develop EF skills using structured play. We confer that teachers play a role in enabling fun, engaging and hands-on activities that promote the acquisition of EF in the early years.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4102/sajce.v12i1.1141

ISSN: 2223-7682

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True Freedom [Zama school, Daveyton, South Africa]

Publication: Montessori Education, vol. 7, no. 4

Pages: 12–13

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Language: English

ISSN: 1354-1498

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Winds of Change [The Willows school, Bordeaux, South Africa]

Publication: Montessori Education, vol. 8, no. 6

Pages: 20–21

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Language: English

ISSN: 1354-1498

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Tender Seedlings That Are Growing: The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in South Africa

Publication: The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, vol. 21

Pages: 25–26

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Language: English

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South Africa: Falling in Love with the Kingdom of God

Publication: The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, vol. 22

Pages: 30

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Language: English

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Possibility: South Africa and the World

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 8, no. 3

Pages: 26-27

Africa, Montessori method of education, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

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