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    and late childhood. I will address three stages which are the physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development. The physical development consists of body and brain growth, health issues, and motor skills. The cognitive development consists of language, memory, and attention. Socioemotional development is based on relationship, employment, and personality. Physical development consists of body and brain growth, health issues, and motor skills. Researchers say that American children are not getting

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    The way things are written can have an effect on the audience drawn in. Most people are used to generalized, every day vocabulary, as opposed to more complex and intricate words and grammar. When reading an article, the easier the words are to interpret, the easier the article is to read. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes, papers are going to be written using more advanced vocabulary. They may even include data in the form of charts and tables. This is when it gets harder for a general

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    conversation is for; e.g. the elderly; we may have to talk louder as some elderly people (Or some young people/adults with hearing problems.)cannot hear the same as when they were younger, children; may need more expressions and fewer words, the body language used should be calm and inviting and voices should be calm and gentle rather than tense, or even a work colleague; will need to have clear communication together in order to be able to do your job effectively and to complete your daily duties within

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    Language Reflection Paper

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    comfortable enough to take risks with their language during this activity. Thus, I chose to conduct the LEA here, where they feel most comfortable and to make this activity student centered. As I recorded the students language in verbatim, I wanted to make sure that both students were participating in the discussion and were building on each others thoughts and ideas which is related to the language objective. To identify students’ individual language contributions I wrote the first letters of their

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    I Hate English

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    Things I am good at: art, playing the cello, school, and pretending that I am good at doing things. Things I am bad at: grammar, spelling (in fact I misspelled grammar while typing the word), writing, and pronunciation. I have always assumed that I am naturally bad at English; however, after twenty-five minutes of deep thought, I concluded that my teachers taught me to hate English. Teacher’s failure to properly motivate and teach kids the important elements of English caused me to hate it; it is

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    Poverty is an increasing problem in the world that greatly impacts our most vulnerable population. Children who are born into poverty are automatically placed at a disadvantage going into school. Before they are even in the school system they are achieving less than their richer counterparts (Morrissey, Hutchison, & Winsler, 2014). The academic achievement gap between students of low income and higher income is staggering, by implementing solutions that address the needs of transportation and meals

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    After reading “Frindle”and “Diary of a Wimpy kid” 정치외교학과 2700099 신민수 two book’s similarities and differences these books’ similarity, most of all, is a principal character who attends elementary school. And then, these novels’ flows is stories happening at the school. While “Frindle” organizes a set of stories from elementary students to an adult, In other words, This book contents typical characteristics with a well organized passage

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    teacher is at the center and dominates the session. Now learner-centered and active participation is preferred to traditional lecture method. The trend of learning language through computers allows this to the students. This is what we call “CALL” (Computer Assisted Language Learning). This paper addresses CALL and Text book Assisted Language Learning. I have taken this as TALL. In these two major terms CALL and TALL, I’ve taken the two major areas for comparison. They are i. Role of Teachers ii

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    The story from an autobiography written by a famous African-American human rights activist impresses and provides the readers with understanding of the need to broaden one's language knowledge with assistance of any means. Besides providing understanding of the language importance, the readers are driven to the conclusion that a person can reach any heights if there is a strong wish. On an example of Malcolm X, who came from poor background and was unable to get education because of his black skin

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    Reflection On Homework

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    Reflective Journal Today was our first lesson. I was amazed by the idea that homework does not necessarily needed. I am very curious how we can teach without it. How will the parents respond to this idea? In addition, it seems that it is important for children to understand that there are consequences for their choices. This way they will learn to make the right choices. As their teachers, we have the responsibility not only to give them knowledge, but also to give them tools for life. One of the

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