Some examples include: A study conducted by Cryan et al. in 1992 in two phases on the effects of half-day and all-day kindergarten programs on children’s academic and behavioral success in school and another study by Hough and Bryde in 1996 which looked at the student achievement data of children enrolled in half day and full day schools. Both studies showed that full day kindergartens benefit children in terms of academic successes‚ attendance and there are also fewer cases of retention for them.(Clark
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Analysis of Article The study‚ Direct Vocabulary Instruction in Kindergarten: teaching for breadth versus depth‚ links to Hoover and Gough’s research on reading‚ the concept of direct instruction‚ meta-comprehension and group reading/reading to children. The study focuses on working out how children learn the 9 target words the best‚ and the findings parallel to Hoover and Gough’s 1990 ‘Simple View of Reading’ where it is evident that if a student is taught not only the word‚ but also the meaning
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used learner-centered‚ child-centered‚ experience-based ideas to develop the world ’s first kindergarten‚ a school for young children" (Henson 8). The father of kindergarten was the title usually associated with Froebel and his philosophy. His methods allow children to grow and move on as they conquer new concepts not when educators or administrators decide. Froebel ’s philosophy was influenced by the teaching methods of Pestalozzi (Dunn 169). He agreed with many of Pestalozzi ’s ideas but thought
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FOREIGN RELATED LITERATURE My name is Robin Rutherford and I will be your child’s Kindergarten teacher this year. I am looking forward to an exciting and productive year with your child. This is my fifth year as a teacher at Parkview Elementary. I have 14 years of experience teaching Kindergarten. I graduated from TexasTech University with a degree in Early Childhood Development with a teaching certificate Pre-K through 6th grade. Over the years‚ I have taken many hours of professional
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the concepts of numbers or of addition and subtraction by playing board games. Role of teacher in kindergarten Kindergarten school teachers play a vital role in the development of children. What children learn and experience during their early years can shape their views of themselves and the world and can affect their later success or failure in school‚ work‚ and their personal lives. Kindergarten and elementary school teachers introduce children to mathematics‚ language‚ science‚ and social studies
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Listening 5 2.2.3. Teaching listening strategies 8 2.3. Research questions 13 III. RESEARCH DESIGN 13 3.1. The fieldwork 13 3.2. The samples 13 3.3. Methods of the study 14 3.4. Time Schedule 15 IV. CONCLUSION 15 References 16 Appendix 18 Abstract Listening plays a crucial role in daily communication and education. Despite its importance‚ listening skill has been neglected for a long time in English teaching‚ research‚ and assessment
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1. The ALS Accreditation & Equivalency Test formerly known as the Non-formal Education A&E Test is a paper and pencil test. The test is designed to measure the competencies of those who have not finished either the formal elementary or secondary education. Passers of this test are given a certificate/diploma certifying their competencies as comparable to graduates of the formal school system. Hence‚ they are qualified to enroll in high school (for elementary level passers) and to enroll in college
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and playing was considered a waste of time. Froebel believed that children could become more aware of themselves and of their place in the universe if they were allowed to express themselves and be creative. To this end‚ he established the first "kindergarten‚ or "child’s garden‚" called the Play and Activity Institute‚ in 1837. Children at his school developed physical
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Improving English Language Teaching in Thailand An importance of English language cannot be denied by anyone as English language is considered as an international language. It also affects people worldwide in many aspects such as education‚ trading‚ medicine and technology. According to‚ Thailand does not use English as an official language‚ so most of Thai people have to study English from their school since they were young. Even though‚ we have been studying English for a long time‚ the skill
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tongue. The teaching of English is highly desirable for a English teacher. Before starting his teaching‚ it requires for the teacher to fix up his aims and objectives. It makes him efficient. Objectives Teaching English: (A) The objective of teaching English has two main aspects: (i) Language aspect: Words‚ sentences‚ pronunciation‚ spelling and grammar. (ii) Literature aspect: Words‚ sentences‚ expressing ideas‚ feelings and experiences. (B) The English language teaching has four objectives
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