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Practice resource

Early childhood learning trajectories

This collection of AERO’s Early Childhood Learning Trajectories is designed for teachers and educators working in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for children in the years before school. It can support ongoing professional learning for individuals and entire ECEC services and teams.
Video

Introduction to Early Childhood Learning Trajectories

This video introduces AERO's Early Childhood Learning Trajectories, freely available evidence-based resources for use alongside the EYLF 2.0 assessment and planning cycle. Early childhood education and care service teams can use these resources to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing.
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Executive functions: Trajectory

This Early Childhood Learning Trajectory video outlines children’s progress in executive functions. It can be used alongside the EYLF 2.0 assessment and planning cycle to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing.
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Language and communication: Trajectory

This Early Childhood Learning Trajectory video outlines children’s progress in language and communication. It can be used alongside the EYLF V2.0 assessment and planning cycle to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing.
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Mathematical thinking: Trajectory

This Early Childhood Learning Trajectory video outlines children’s progress in mathematical thinking. It can be used alongside the EYLF 2.0 assessment and planning cycle to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing.
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Physical development: Trajectory

This Early Childhood Learning Trajectory video outlines children’s progress in physical development. It can be used alongside the EYLF 2.0 assessment and planning cycle to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing.
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Social and emotional learning: Trajectory

This Early Childhood Learning Trajectory video outlines children’s progress in social and emotional learning. It can be used alongside the EYLF 2.0 assessment and planning cycle to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing.
Article

The power of evidence in education

This article introduces how evidence-informed teaching methods can support student learning and skill development. Learn about the interplay between evidence and classroom realities, common misconceptions, and how the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is helping teachers and leaders.
Research summary

​​Measuring wellbeing and belonging in children aged 3 to 8 years​

To understand which wellbeing programs and practices adopted by early childhood education and care (ECEC) services and schools improve children’s outcomes, it is necessary to measure and track children’s wellbeing. This research summary shares some preliminary learning from work the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) commissioned on developing wellbeing and belonging measures for children aged 3 to 8 years.
Practice resource

Assessing whether evidence is relevant to your context

This practice resource is designed to help teachers, educators and leaders reflect on and decide whether a piece of evidence is relevant to their context and whether the corresponding approach is likely to be effective in their school, service or learning environment.