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Snel, M. J.; Terwel, J.; Aarnoutse, C. A. J.; van Leeuwe, J. F. J. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
In a field experiment with 178 first-grade pupils, the effects of an experimental beginning reading programme were investigated. Both an experimental and a control group worked with the most frequently used Dutch beginning reading programme, "Learning to Read Safely." The instructional approach implemented in the experimental group was…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Beginning Reading
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Dijk, Eelje F.; van Oers, Bert; Terwel, Jan – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2004
Discussions about the beginnings of mathematics education in early childhood are often caught up in a dilemma: should we stimulate spontaneous actions or provide direct instruction about elementary number-related actions? In this article we argue that either approach is problematic and neither is an optimal way of promoting the development of…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education, Early Childhood Education