Recognising that your Young Children Are Researchers is quick and easy to do!
Just include YCAR materials in your child observations to recognise the true value of each child thinking and behaving as a researcher…
So far, the YCAR programme has explored four research behaviours in greater depth:
- Explore
- Find solutions
- Conceptualise
- Base decisions on evidence.
By joining YCAR as a member, you can access a wide range of free evidence-based resources and activities for all four research behaviours.
A few Taster Resources are available here for non-members – these are designed to help teachers and parents recognise young children exploring in everyday activities:
The YCAR programme has explored four research behaviours in greater depth to understand more about what happens when young children…
‘Explore’ Building Blocks Download PDF
‘Young Children Explore’ Poster Download PDF
‘Explore’ Observation Record Download Word Document
‘Explore’ Class Checklist Download Word Document
Young Children Are Researchers
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Characteristics of Effective Learning
Young Children Are Researchers (YCAR) is suitable for use with young children at home, in the kindergarten, at school or wherever they may be anywhere in the World and it complements most high quality early childhood frameworks in use across the World.
Teachers in England have asked us to provide examples of ways YCAR supports
- Characteristics of Effective Learning (CoEL) and
- Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning (CoETL)
which are part of the ‘Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’ (EYFS) and ‘Development Matters’ guidance for children aged 0-5 years in England.
Join YCAR as a member here and ask Dr Jane Murray if you would like to know more about how YCAR can support your country’s early childhood framework or curriculum for children up to the age of 8.
Click here for YCAR examples linked to CoEL/CoETL in England’s Early Years Foundation Stage.
The Research Behaviour Framework is an outcome of the original YCAR Study: 39 research behaviours that adult researchers use:
