civil services chronicle magazine

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civil services chronicle magazine Published this article page no  26 Focus on playbased activities Childrens performance on tasks requiring cognitive skills is strongly related to their ability to do early language tasks and early numeracy tasks. o This suggests that focusing on playbased activities that build memory reasoning and problemsolving abilities is more productive than an early focus on content knowledge.  Reworking of curriculum and activities This is urgently needed for the entire age band from four to eight cutting across all types of preschools regardless of whether they are run by private or Government.  Strengthen the existing network of anganwadi centres The findings of ASER 2019 make a clear case for strengthening these early childhood education centres so that they implement appropriate schoolreadiness activities.  Revisit state and national norms for age of entry to school ASER shows clearly that performance is closely related to childrens age. Permitting underage children into primary grades puts them at a learning disadvantage which is difficult to overcome. o ASER data shows that 27.6 % of all children in Std I are under age six.  Breadth of skills is important and focusing too early on formal subject learning is counterproductive ASER 2019 data shows a focus on activities that strengthen cognitive skills rather than subject learning in the early years may generate substantial benefits in terms of childrens future learning. o Need to streamline the curriculum at the preschool stage so that all preschools focus on activities that build cognitive and early literacy and numeracy skills civil services chronicle magazine buy.

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