SUPPORTING SCHEMA
I was really surprised by the comments made in 'Too intellectual?' (Letters, 8 April), in which a practitioner voiced her doubts about the value of planning around children's schema.
I work as a childminder and first read about schema a year ago. I have found it to be a fascinating insight into how children learn about the world and have been able to apply this knowledge in my own practice.
I have in my setting a child with a rotational schema who would have quite happily spent his day spinning the wheels on cars. Being able to extend his play and interests by introducing rollers to the painting table, waterwheels to the water and sand play, circular train tracks, ring-a-roses, etc, has been a very positive experience for us all.
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