This report presents “Weaving Skill Ropes” as an explanatory metaphor that helps people reason about the concepts of skills and learning: what skills children need, how these skills are learned, and how they are inter-related. The report describes the iterative research process that produced the “Weaving Skill Ropes” explanatory metaphor and provides a guide on how to use this communications tool.
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