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• What are Basic Concepts?
• What Is The BCP?
• How is the BCP Structured?
• The content of the BCP
• What higher order cognitive functions are
focussed on in the BCP?
• The philosophy of the BCP
• Training of BC Mediators
• Core components of the BCP
• Who would benefit from participating in the BCP?
• The BCP Home Programme
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The
BCP Home Programme: ‘BRIGHT SPARKS’
The BC Home Programme (Bright Sparks) is being developed to promote the thinking, reasoning and language skills of young children (4-6 years) through a set of highly structured, parent-guided activities. The involvement of parents from the outset in the development and education of their child is critical and linked with their future educational progress. The BC Home Programme is therefore important for the development of emergent literacy and numeracy skills. The BC Home Programme would also be appropriate for early childhood development practitioners (4-6 years) as well as special needs educators. The BC Home Programme incorporates the core components of the BCP, however has been adapted for parents from a range of backgrounds. The activities do not require the parent (or child) to read or write. The activities are all visually represented on cards. Parent from disadvantaged communities might however require some orientation to the programme. Parents are introduced to a talking approach with their child and are shown how to scaffold learning and how to introduce new concepts. The use of questions (provided in the manual) is considered the key tool to activate this child-centered learning approach. The activities also include a focus on the child’s emotions to help parents become aware of the interrelationship between thought and affect. The programme consists of approximately 40 activities (each activity will be presented on a card). There will be an accompanying user’s manual of about 15-20 pages. For more information about
the programme contact Louis
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