A Balanced Approach to Literacy Development in the Early Years – NEPS Good Practice Guide

This Good Practice Guide is intended for use mainly by teachers working with children in Junior and Senior Infants and may also be relevant to teachers of First Class children. It has been developed by psychologists from NEPS and is intended to support the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, 2011. The aim of the pack is to help teachers plan and deliver a balanced approach to literacy in the early years, by sharing information about evidence-based approaches and best practices. The research literature is supplemented by short video clips, filmed in Irish schools, which demonstrate good practice in action.