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National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage
1.3 Table of Contents
Foreword 5
Acronyms 7
Table of Contents 9
About the National Curriculum Framework 11
Chapter 1: Preamble and Introduction 13
Section 1.1 Introduction 15
Section 1.2 The Development of Early Childhood Care and Education in
India and the World 19
Section 1.3 Vision of NEP 2020 32
Section 1.4 How Children Learn at the Foundational Stage 38
Section 1.5 Context of Schooling at the Foundational Stage 45
Chapter 2: Aims, Curricular Goals, Competencies and Learning Outcomes 49
Section 2.1 Definitions 51
Section 2.2 From Aims to Learning Outcomes 53
Section 2.3 Curricular Goals 56
Section 2.4 Competencies 59
Section 2.5 Illustrative Learning Outcomes 64
Chapter 3: Approach to Language Education and Literacy 71
Section 3.1 Principles 73
Section 3.2 NCF Approach to Language Education and Literacy in the
Foundational Stage 76
Chapter 4: Pedagogy 81
Section 4.1 Principles of Pedagogy 83
Section 4.2 Planning for Teaching 85
Section 4.3 Building a Positive Relationship between Teachers and Children 90
Section 4.4 Learning through Play - Conversation, Stories, Toys, Music, Art
and Craft 93
Section 4.5 Strategies for Literacy and Numeracy 112
Section 4.6 Managing the Classroom 123
Section 4.7 Organizing the Environment 131
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