The development of Cognitive and Executive Functioning through play
JET Education Services recently conducted research using ELOM data on the development of executive functioning, which is one of the most significant and earliest predictors of future academic success. We chatted to JET’s ECD Specialist Researcher, Rachel Neville, to discover what they’ve learned and how it can be applied in the early learning sector to give young children a better start in formal schooling.
The Early Learning Positive Deviance Initiative
The development and widespread use of the Early Learning Measurement (ELOM) suite of tools, has allowed us access to a large, nationally representative, and continuously growing preschool child dataset in South Africa. The ELOM 4-5 Years Assessment tool categorises children into those that are On Track for their development (i.e. meet expected development standards), Falling […]
How Blocks4Growth uses the ELOM tools to target support in rural areas
In rural areas children face even more barriers to accessing quality early education. Learn how the Knysna Education Trust, through the Blocks4Growth programme, and assisted by the ELOM tools, is using data to provide support where it is needed most.
TRANSFORMING EARLY LEARNING IN RURAL KZN: THANDA’S ELOM JOURNEY
Learn how Thanda, a pioneering community organisation in rural KwaZulu-Natal, uses the ELOM tools to measure the impact of their early childhood development programme and use data to drive change.
ELOM tools to make the fair and accurate assessment of deaf children in SA possible
The ELOM tools will make it possible for the first time in South Africa to accurately evaluate deaf children’s developmental progress and needs in all domains at point of school entry.
Inaugural meeting of Community of Practice for NGOs using ELOM tools
Lessons and outcomes for improving the ELOM tool user journey from the inaugural ELOM NGO Community of Practice event in Cape Town.
Early childhood education and care quality and associations with child outcomes: a meta-analysis
DataDrive2030 recently contributed to a meta-analysis that synthesizes the global literature on structural characteristics and indicators of process quality to test direct and moderated effects of early childhood education and care quality on children’s outcomes across a range of domains. This research article adds to existing meta-analyses on associations between the quality of early childhood […]
What we know about social-emotional functioning’s impact on academic achievement
An outline of the various domains of social-emotional functioning and their impact on children’s academic performance.
The right start – using data to build a better South Africa
When Papama Mateza completed high school in 2009 he planned to become a lawyer. Instead, a job opportunity at a local non-profit organisation, Sikhula Sonke Early Childhood Development, introduced him to the world of early learning and he has become a passionate advocate for children. “I’ve always had a soft spot for kids but never […]
