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Showing 1 to 20 of 108 for “"Pre-Elementary, Early Childhood, Kindergarten Teacher Education"”.
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Colic in Infancy as an Indicator of Subsequent Sensory Processing Development
<p>This paper attempted to find a link between infantile colic and subsequent sensory processing development. Literature research turned up very few studies linking colic with later development of sensory processing disorder. Ten hypotheses, based on literature research, linked colic in the first …
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An investigation of the increase in phonemic awareness in kindergarten students who were exposed to word sort activities
… would help improve the phonemic awareness of kindergarten students. The experimental and control groups consisted of students ranging in a variety of reading abilities. The experimental group received phonics instruction through the use of word sorting activities. The control group had no …
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Improving student engagement in preschool classrooms with developmentally appropriate read aloud opportunities
… this study was to examine the effects of various presentations of read aloud and engagement in a preschool classroom in order to improve emergent literacy and listening comprehension. Engagement was looked at as well in respect to teacher expectations and what the research unveiled. The research …
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Using echo reading and tracking simultaneously during small group read alouds with preschool children
… into small groups read alouds with preschool children. A group of four preschool students participated, each of varying levels and abilities. The students took turns echo reading a line of print while pointing to the words at the same time. The techniques were used one day per week …
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The relationship between the Boehm and AIMSweb on kindergarten student achievement in one northern Michigan intermediate school district
<p>Kindergarten students are asked to perform at a level formerly expected of first grade students and are expected to be well on their way to reading (Bassard & Boehm, 2007). With tight school budgets, site leaders must choose wisely about allocation of resources and determine the most effective …
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The leadership roles of the child care centre supervisor in Singapore
The purpose of this study was; (a) to describe the current situation of child care provision in Singapore; (b) to define the meaning of leadership and the responsibilities involved in effective leadership in a child care setting; and (c) to investigate and describe the leadership roles that child …
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Compassion Fatigue Among Help Me Grow Care Coordinators: A Case Study
… case study was to explore the perceptions of the prevalence and impact of compassion fatigue among Help Me Grow (HMG) care coordinators throughout the United States. Guided by the compassion fatigue and professional quality of life theories as the conceptual framework, the prevalence of compassion …
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The effects of critical literacy according to Bloom's taxonomy cognition
… of this study was to accept the hypothesis that kindergarten students who were introduced to critical literacy lessons could learn and increase their higher level thinking skills according to Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognition than kindergarten students who were not instructed in critical literacy. …
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Differentiating instruction: what does it look like when utilized in a kindergarten classroom?
… weeks. Through observations and reflections and pre and post assessments the study showed that differentiating instruction had a positive result. It was determined through case studies that three of the students had improved and one had not. The findings of this study suggest that through …
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Video modeling to enhance the conversation skills of preschool children who are at-risk for school failure
… of the video-modeling method on language comprehension skills of preschoolers who are at-risk for school failure. The setting for this research was a preschool classroom in a low socioeconomic school district in southern New Jersey. Baseline data on the amount of comprehension questions the …
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Fostering culturally responsive teaching in an urban preschool: a qualitative case study
Preschool years are significantly important for students in urban districts. Early childhood helps set the foundation for learning about school culture. Students who are able to connect their home environment to the school environment tend to do better in their academic setting. Fostering a …
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Beliefs about Toddler and Care: A New Measure for Infant Toddler Teachers
… be of despairingly low to mediocre quality, with teacher qualifications also being minimal (Burchinal, Roberts, Nabors, & Bryant, 1996; Howes, Whitebook, & Phillips, 1992; Ruzek, Burchinal, Farkas, & Duncan, 2014; National Survey of Early Care and Education [NSECE] Project Team, 2013, 2014; …
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Hope At The End Of Life Among U.s. Military Veterans
… could be found in which Veterans were able to express perceptions of hope at the final stage of life. </p> <p> This study used a phenomenological research design to examine hope at the end of life among Veterans. The researcher interviewed 7 Veterans receiving hospice care through a home health …
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How can learning centers be used to support classroom instruction and promote critical thinking in a kindergarten classroom?
… examine how learning centers can be used in the Kindergarten classroom to support regular classroom instruction and encourage students to think critically. This qualitative study used observations, interviews, surveys, student work samples, photographs, and discussions to collect information …
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The effectiveness of embedded picture mnemonic alphabet cards on letter recognition and letter sound knowledge
… treatment design. The participants were three preschool students. A pretest, posttest, and one week follow-up were utilized to collect data. The independent variables were the use of the embedded letter and picture mnemonic cards and separated letter and picture mnemonic cards. The dependent …
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