I. Research Description This article investigates the beliefs and practices in reading instruction of 30 kindergarten through third grade teachers in the suburban school district of Decatur, Georgia. Five different hypotheses were formed beforehand and tested with the results of the study. Based upon the results, participants were more whole-language oriented in philosophy and used more whole-language practices than phonics practices. The study was also able to find that the curriculum was not a
the Forest Kindergarten and Children’s Play Rationale Early childhood education is pivotal for children development (Berk, 2013). In order to meet the students need, early childhood centers offer alternative education environment. Some of early childhood centers fully adapt technology and offer all the benefits of technology, others provide nature-based approach to students in their backyard or like forest kindergartens they offer schooling inside of a forest. The forest kindergarten movement started
Abstract This paper looks into published research, and case studies of two groups of Kindergarten students. 16 children from a full day Public school Kindergarten classroom. 8 students in the controlled group and 8 students in the treatment group. The paper looks into the question of: whether or not there is a correlation between young children, Kindergarten, learning the letters in their name and writing their name, as well as their friend’s name, and the causation it purposely increases letter
This paper will explore the topic of school entrance or kindergarten entrance age and the policies which guide them. As I began to research and ponder the topic of school entrance or kindergarten entrance age, I found myself wondering when entrance ages were first established and why. This historical background provided a deeper understanding and broader perspective on the birth and life of kindergarten from which school entrance ages were constructed. The same difficult questions and ensuing
Assessment in the Kindergarten Classroom For many years, educators have been challenged in their efforts to assess kindergarten children using a variety of strategies. Tests and other types of assessments designed for kindergarten children are not the same as those intended for children in later grades in elementary school. Today, kindergarten teachers face the challenge of balancing traditional developmental programming with the academically oriented curriculum that is currently required. The essence
Hello my name is Anthonette Hughley; we know that Pre-K through Kindergarten classroom is important, this is how and when the children are taught. In this final paper I will discuss the theories and / or philosophies that reflect how I will envision my classroom and curriculum for pre-k through kindergarten. The concepts I would teach in each of the academic area, and finally I will include two activities that I would do with the class that coincides with the philosophies of the National Association
Effects of All-Day Kindergarten Programming On Academic Performance and Classroom Social Behaviors Pamela DeBraal pdebraal@yahoo.com Introduction For many children, kindergarten is the first experience of being in an educational setting. The number of children in the United States who attend either public kindergarten has increased dramatically within the last decade (Clemiinshaw & Guidubaldi, 1979). There has been a long standing debate within the academic community about the advantages
Early childhood education such as preschool and kindergarten is a school where young students go to start their education as early as two. Some children skip preschool and go right to kindergarten. Some parents believe that it is better for their child to stay home longer with someone taking care of them one-on-one instead them taking care of a class of twenty. “Across countries, early childhood education providers differ tremendously” (Nores and Barnett). Obviously, a child learns even before
Introduction Fuji Kindergarten, located 40 km west of Tokyo, is a unique learning space provided for five hundred Japanese children. Having visited the Roof House (domestic open plan house with a large usable roof), the client was interested in something similar that could stimulate a magical learning environment for his kindergarten students. Developing from this concept, the kindergarten provides a roof which is transformed in to programmatic areas that allow more space for learning and entertainment
THESIS TITLE PROPOSAL TITLE: The Level of Mother Tongue-Based Reading Readiness of Kindergarten Pupils of Cabatuan East Central School SY 2013-2014 Proponent: OPIDO, Patson P. Statement of the Problem This study attempts to assess the level of reading readiness in the mother tongue of Kindergarten Pupils of Cabatuan East Central School SY 2013-2014. Specifically, this study attempts to give answer to: 1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of: a. age b. gender c. mother