?athy Sylva|Brenda Taggart|Iram Siraj?Blatchford|Vasiliki Totsika|Katharina Ereky?Stevens|Rose Gilden|Daniel A. Bell
Curricular quality and day?to?day learning activities in pre?school
abstract purpose paper show curricular quality related daytoday activities experienced children pedagogical activities staff coded systematic targetchild observations data drawn effective provision preschool education eppe researching effective pedagogy early years repey studies curricular quality measured coding ecerse english curricular extension wellknown ecersr centres scoring high ecerse staff engaged pedagogical practices included sustained shared thinking direct teaching questioning modelling highscoring centres children also observed participating activities associated early reading emergent writing active listening children centres assessed adequate spent time activities associated physical development creative curriculum thus ecerse gives higher scores pedagogical practices activities staff take active role childrens learning including scaffolding young childrens play especially communication literacy domains curriculum acknowledgements data study reported drawn effective provision preschool education eppe project whose principal investigators include kathy sylva edward melhuish pam sammons iram sirajblatchford brenda taggart data also drawn researching effective pedagogy early years sirajblatchford et al citation2002 study funded uk department education skills authors grateful thelma harms debby cryer dick clifford gave advice development extension rating scale encouraged eppe team devise english supplement reflect english national curriculum