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    on Children Throughout the years technology has increased greatly which has caused great leaps for society as a whole. For example, television has become more assessable to many families. The usage of television has changed from being a way for a family to relax after a long day. Now many parents or care give givers use television as a tool to keep children occupied for long periods of time. The effects of children viewing television for long periods of time has increased recently. Children can

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    Research has shown that from a family of four or more children are more likely to become juvenile delinquents than those who come from a three or less children homes. This research is important because understanding what makes a juvenile delinquent is necessary to know. Parents can be educated on what is affecting their teen to contribute to delinquent behavior

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    different social norms, had children as young as fifteen married and having children of their own (Hacker D. J., 2003). The age distinction we place on juveniles today would not have been applied at

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    According to Maschi et al. (2009), social workers need to capitalize on the effectiveness of their practice with youth by providing skills and knowledge for practice that interconnects with the juvenile justice system. It is fundamental for social workers to understand how the legal system operates, characterizes juvenile delinquency, and categorizes juvenile crime. It is important for social workers to collaborate with the juvenile justice system so that effective mental health services for offenders

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    “It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imagination—something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.” – Katherine Patterson Reading is known as a complicated process of understanding written text. For this reason, reading cannot be developed through one simple strategy or component. In fact, reading is

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    have served as means for people to communicate their experiences and knowledge. Literacy skill begins at a very early age when children are most vulnerable. Children’s literature is crucial in the development of vocabulary, comprehension, and knowledge building skills, but most importantly, it shapes the mind and the cognitive process of young children. b) Thesis Children learn best in a safe and happy environment. They need to be immersed in rich literature in order to gain the literacy skills

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    frightening monsters and promote racism and sexism I believe that they are wrong because fairy tales provide valuable moral lessons to children, teach them other countries' cultures promote the imagination and the cognitive development and therefore they should be read to young children. As a first argument, supporting that fairy tales should be read to children, it must be mentioned that fairy tales and

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    The article Why kids should choose their own books to read in school struck a chord with me. Both of my children started school with what was classified as weak reading skills and both after being introduced to a genre and author that they truly loved became vivacious readers and rose to the top of their class. Research has shown that sustained silent reading and other independent reading programs have positive effects on student achievement results. While schools struggle with finding ways to

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    people. Pre-modern children literature books is an example of literature which is traced to ancient story tellers. Early history of children's stories was primarily oral literature and consisted of folktales, folklores, poems and songs. This genre of children's literature has continued to evolve over time. This essay seeks to enumerate and elaborate on the following: why children should read literature books written before 1950. differences between pre-modern and contemporary children literature books

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    Explain and comment on the methods taught in primary schools and at home used to help children learn to read and write. Children’s learning to read and write from an early age is essential to their growth in the educational and working aspects of their lives. There have been many theories and methods used to teach children to read and write and to develop that knowledge. This essay will explain and discuss some of these methods. This will include theories by David Crystal, Gunther Kress

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