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Professor Collette Tayler
Chair of Early Childhood Education and Care, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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Education
Prescription for developing a child’s mind
How quality teacher interaction with children pays off in their future education and development
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Arts & Culture
Toddlers need books, and lots of conversation
Learning outcomes in the first two to three years of life have been shown to have a huge impact on children’s ongoing educational achievement
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Arts & Culture
Teaching children through play? It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3
Integrating ‘intentional teaching’ into everyday interactions with children can set them on the road to success and happiness