Supporting the mother tongue: pedagogical approaches

Abstract

This paper reports on the development and evaluation of a project to support the learning of the mother tongue by children aged 4–8 years. The aim of the project was to: actively involve and engage children with learning their mother tongue for functional use; involve parents in the learning process and support them in doing so; and increase children’s regular attendance at the educational setting where formal teaching of the mother tongue takes place. A program entitled ‘Learning Together’ was developed, drawing on the principles of socio‐cultural theory and developmentally appropriate practice that underpin the pedagogical praxis in early childhood. The program was implemented in a Greek community school located in England. The project followed an ethnographic case‐study methodology. Its findings are discussed in terms of the implications for pedagogical approaches and practices that might be applicable in similar contexts and situations.

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