Preschool curriculums are programmed to help children achieve formal school readiness in all areas of academic and social learning. This includes exploration and discovery to encourage active participation among children, which broadens their horizons and expands their skills and knowledge. The meaningful experiences gained will empower young learners to grow confidently and successfully to prepare them mentally for the next phase of education. It is critical as a drastic transition can affect one’s
What is transition? This is a common terminology that is familiar to most of the early childhood educators. The definition that was given for transition is the change from one situation or phase of life to another or even change in certain conditions (National Children’s Bureau 2005). Urie Bronfenbrenner (1979) has also given his view about transition, stating that transition happens when an individual’s position in the environment is effected as the consequences of change in role, setting or both
learning supports school readiness and later academic success. Parental involvement is a critical element of high-quality early care and education. It has been mandated by the Head Start framework since Head Start?s inception in 1964, built into model programs like Abecedarian, outlined in Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP), and incorporated into NAEYC standards for programs serving young children (Snow, N.D.). The primary theoretical basis for collaboration between schools, family and community
usually a primary focus of instruction in the post-primary grades, after readers have largely mastered word recognition skills, although comprehension of text should be an integral part of reading instruction with beginning readers as well. Instruction in oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension should be a focus starting in preschool and continuing throughout the elementary
Effect of Preschool Teachers’ Experience on Strategies to Scaffold Socio-Emotional Competencies (SEC) among Preschool Children in Eldoret Town, Kenya Elizabeth A. Owino1; Rose Ruto-Korir2; HezbornKodero3 1Corresponding author, Department of Educational Psychology, Moi University Email: elizabethowino22@gmail.com 2Department of Educational Psychology, Moi University; 3 Department of Educational Psychology, Rongo University Abstract The learning process, mental health and well-being of children in
English as a Second Language also refers to specialized approaches to language teaching designed for those whose primary language is not English. The English language is introduced to the Malaysian child as early as preschool, at the tender age of 5-6 years old. It continues to be taught as a compulsory subject in the national curriculum at the primary (6-12 years old), secondary school (13-17 years old), as well as post-secondary and tertiary levels of education (18 plus onwards). The inclusion of
A research about the amount of elementary schools using computers, in U.S in 2006, showed that from the 53.245 elementary schools, 55.4 percent of them is already using computers. The last two decades, technology is being developed more and more, day by day and it is spread throughout the whole world and affects every single sector of humans’ life. From everyday activities to work places and schools. In most developed countries a big percentage of schools have already started using computers and teaching
The preschool period (i.e. 2 to 6 years of age) is of great concern in studying disfluency patterns. These periods are both important in regards to disfluency (Ram & Savithri, 2007), and also, the onset of stuttering as has been observed to be most frequent during this period of development (Johnson, 1959 cited in Tumanova, Conture, Lambert, & Walden, 2014). Since the relationship between normally disfluent speech and early stuttering continues to be of theoretical interest (Tumanova, 2016; Yairi
Introduction Curriculum consists of planned and unplanned activities, interactions and experiences as well as routines and transitions throughout the day in school or setting (Arthur, Beecher, Death, Dockett, & Farmer, 2014). In Singapore, the aims and goals of The Kindergarten Curriculum Framework (see Appendix 1) act as a guide to preschools in designing and implementing a quality curriculum. It relates to ‘Social efficiency ideology’ as it prepares children’s potential in their future role as
Education plays the significant role in the development of a nation. It is an investment that lays the foundation for future economic growth and development of a country. Education is a process of transferring knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits from someone (teacher) to others (students). It usually under the guidance of teachers, but students may also educate themselves in