Planning for Schematic Learning in the Early Years

All children are different, they look different, sound different, behave in different ways and crucially they learn differently. It is a constant challenge in Early Years settings and Reception classes to provide opportunities that are relevant and valuable for all the children in their care. Being able to recognise and identify schemas in young children enables practitioners to plan a play-based curriculum that allows for individualised learning based around each child’s interests that will support the next steps of their development. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Drawing on current research, the book clearly explains what schemas are and how they can be indentified in children. It then looks at how settings can plan to incorporate schemas into their schemes and topics and provides real life examples of schematic learning in practice.