Music, learning and early childhood education: a review of literature

Oftentimes teachers consider learning in the formal classroom as the best approach to teaching early childhood learners. Activities such as music and dance are usually regarded as opportunities for relaxation and therefore not useful as tools for effective teaching and learning. This review of liter...

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Main Author: Mangwaya, Ezron
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description Oftentimes teachers consider learning in the formal classroom as the best approach to teaching early childhood learners. Activities such as music and dance are usually regarded as opportunities for relaxation and therefore not useful as tools for effective teaching and learning. This review of literature demonstrates that singing or music as it is currently known provides invaluable avenues for concept acquisition across the early childhood school curriculum. The review thus proposes various ways which early childhood education teachers can adopt in using music as an avenue for effective teaching and learning
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spelling ir-11408-18152022-06-27T13:49:06Z Music, learning and early childhood education: a review of literature Mangwaya, Ezron Early childhood education, singing, music, early childhood learners Oftentimes teachers consider learning in the formal classroom as the best approach to teaching early childhood learners. Activities such as music and dance are usually regarded as opportunities for relaxation and therefore not useful as tools for effective teaching and learning. This review of literature demonstrates that singing or music as it is currently known provides invaluable avenues for concept acquisition across the early childhood school curriculum. The review thus proposes various ways which early childhood education teachers can adopt in using music as an avenue for effective teaching and learning 2016-09-16T12:56:17Z 2016-09-16T12:56:17Z 2016 Article 2201-4624 http://infinitypress.info/index.php/jsss/article/view/1222/571 en Journal of Studies in Social Sciences;Vol. 14, No. 1; 69-74 open Infinity
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