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Assessing early literacy — New methods needed

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Dans cet article, il est exposé que la mesure et l’évaluation du développement de l’aptitude à lire et à écrire des jeunes enfants en Grande Bretagne étaient en regard sur la nouvelle compréhension du comment se développe cette aptitude. L’accent et mis sur des enfants de 3–5 ans en G.B. et l’on consid-3re deux points principaux: 1) la nécessité de nouvelles méthodes à la lumière d’une nouvelle vision du développement de la lecture/écriture précoce, 2) la place de l’évaluation dans la perspective d’une aptitude qui surgit.

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En este artículo es argumentado que midiendo e imponiendo el desarrollo de enseñanza a niños jóvenes en la Gran Bretaña atraza un entendimiento de como su enseñanza se desarrolla. El enfoque es en niños de 3 a 5 años de edad en Gran Bretaña y considera dos puntos especiales; 1) la necesidad para nuevos métodos para ilumunar una nueva visión de desarrollo de enseñanza temprana, 2) el lugar de evaluación de una perspectiva de ‘enseñanza que surge’

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    Cathy Nutbrown & Peter Hannon

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Nutbrown, C., Hannon, P. Assessing early literacy — New methods needed. IJEC 25, 27–30 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03185612

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