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A critical analysis of CAPS for Life Skills in the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3) (2018)
Journal Article
Dixon, K., Janks, H., Botha, D., Earle, K., Poo, M., Oldacre, F., Pather, K., & Schneider, K.-L. (2018). A critical analysis of CAPS for Life Skills in the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3). Journal of Education, https://doi.org/10.17159/2520-9868/i71a01

The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement Foundation Phase Life Skills curriculum (DBE, 2011) is composed of four focus areas: Beginning Knowledge; Personal and Social Well-being; Creative Arts; and Physical Education. These areas draw on a numb... Read More about A critical analysis of CAPS for Life Skills in the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3).

“My Fish Died and I Flushed Him Down the Toilet”: Children Disrupt Preservice Teachers’ Understandings of “Appropriate” Picture Books for Young Children (2018)
Journal Article
Dixon, K., & Janks, H. (2018). “My Fish Died and I Flushed Him Down the Toilet”: Children Disrupt Preservice Teachers’ Understandings of “Appropriate” Picture Books for Young Children. Literacy Research, 67(1), 343-359. https://doi.org/10.1177/2381336918786736

Although the literature on picture books is extensive, very little work focuses on how they are integrated into teacher education curricula. We contend that effective use of these resources requires an understanding of the relationship between preser... Read More about “My Fish Died and I Flushed Him Down the Toilet”: Children Disrupt Preservice Teachers’ Understandings of “Appropriate” Picture Books for Young Children.