Forum discussion: ECD issues and resolutions

Forum discussion: ECD issues and resolutions

Forum discussion: ECD issues and resolutions

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Discuss the following highlighted ECD issues with your colleagues:

  • Classrooms
    • small classrooms
    • high classroom pupil ratio
    • age inappropriate furnitures
    • poorly arranged classrooms
  • Parents
    • parental pressure on teachers to use English as the first language instead of the mother tongue
    • parental misconception that ECD children are not learning when they're playing
  • Feeding schemes
    • review the case study in the document below and discuss the relevance of this situation in your school environment
  • Equipment
    • availability of play equipment and toys (both indoor and outdoor)


Which of the above ECD issues resonant with you and your school environment? Discuss potential ways in which to resolve the above issues. Each person should post at least three comments and three replies.

Take note and reflect on these discussions since you will be requested to submit an assignment later on including your observations, analysis and ideas on how to resolves these issues should they be present in your school.