Learning Spiral Framework Analysis

The Foundation Phase is a very good framework which help teachers in their role as the adult to provide the children and young people in their care with an enabling environment. The Foundation Phase Framework in Wales has the aim to improve the outcome of all children in early year’s education. The Foundation Phase is set up to encourage all children to be creative and imaginative in their work. It is also set up to make learning more enjoyable and more effective for the children. The Foundation Phase is made up of Seven Areas of Learning. These Seven Areas of Learning are taught to the children through practical activities and active learning experiences both indoors and outdoors. The Foundation Phase provides practitioners with a guideline …show more content…
I don’t think I would have done such a good job on my classroom to ensure that it is an enabling environment for the children if I hadn’t have followed The Foundation Phase”. http://www.tlpwales.co.uk/full-day-courses/p/267/g/307/ The theorist I am going to be focusing on in this assignment is Janet Moyles and her Learning Spiral Framework I chose this theory as it focuses closely on providing support for the role of the adult and structured and unstructured play. Moyles stated that “learning is like a spiral and this idea can be used for all types of learning”. In the early years Foundation Phase, this Framework is most useful for learning through play. The Spiral Framework provides guidance for all practitioners when …show more content…
The framework creates a balance between structured and unstructured play. Moyles stated that “children learn by going over things and cementing their knowledge”. Play provides children with an environment where they can rehearse and develop their learning, knowledge and understanding. Play gives all children the opportunity to learn from engaging in skills which are linked to each area of development. Social skills and language skills are the most common skills to be developed through play. Children can better their understanding of the world around them through play. The children are developing these skills as they are applying logic and are solving problems in different games for example. The Learning Spiral Framework consists of four different types of play, these are, Exploratory Play, Mastery Play, Directed Pay and Exploratory Play Enriched and Enhanced. The first play on the Spiral is Exploratory Play. Exploratory Play is free play, this play enables children to explore the environment they are in and the resources they are provided with. This will allow the children the opportunity to play and to create their own rules and experiences. Exploratory play is good