There is also the question of what approach should be used in a given setting. For instance, Lewis-Moreno points out that, "A great deal of energy is expended selecting and defending the model used: Should it be late- or early-exit bilingual, dual l Continue Reading...
Child Classroom Management and the Escalating Child Every classroom has one, a disruptive child. This includes the non-compliant student, the combative student, the student who engages in inappropriate nonverbal communication, and the attention gr Continue Reading...
Montessori approach to teaching / learning involves strategies that seek to develop the whole child. What are the Montessori strategies and how to they work? What are the criticisms, and which of those are valid? This paper reviews and critiques thos Continue Reading...
Early Childhood In "Emergent Literacy," Ruth Wilson claims that formal reading instruction "especially if introduced too early…can actually interfere with emergent literacy," (p. 1). The author bases her claim on personal observation with her Continue Reading...
The Title I reading instructor will become familiar with the Plato Learning content library. The Title 1 reading instructor will begin supplementing classroom instruction with the mini classroom lab using software from Plato Learning. Title I rea Continue Reading...
Instructional Strategies Question answer strategy (QAR) teaches students how and when to use their texts when answering comprehension questions. Collaboration, specifically co-teaching, has been shown to be effective with special education teachers Continue Reading...
Part II - Students Who Self-Injure: School Counselor Ethical and Legal Considerations In this article the authors discuss students who self-injure, and the ethical and legal considerations school counselors must take into consideration when addres Continue Reading...
Planning the cost of your program: Opening of a Pre-School Center Serving the preschool/PreK age group Serving the preschool/PreK age group is very important because this is where the foundation starts with the little ones. It is important to make Continue Reading...
ADHD and Learning Disabilities in School Aged Children The article by Czamara, Tiesler, Kohlbock et al. (2013) focuses on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia as the most common neuro-behavioral childhood disorders. 5% of sch Continue Reading...
Integration of music and reading may help parents prepare their children for school. On the surface, music and literacy seem opposite of each other both in meaning and delivery. However, the two forms of learning go hand in hand. For example, lyrics Continue Reading...
16). In comparing a number of literary elements in one story, Smith and Wiese (2006) contend that at times, when attempting to transform an old story into a modern multicultural version, cultural meanings of the original story may be lost. In turn, Continue Reading...
There are advantages and disadvantages to the theory of constructivism. On the positive side, it means that children are ferocious learners because they have the innate neural tools in place to properly absorb and classify information. Piaget would Continue Reading...
David Foster Wallace In his Kenyon College commencement speech, David Foster Wallace makes the claim that the "real value of a real education…has almost nothing to do with knowledge" (Wallace, 2008). Instead, Wallace believes that college educ Continue Reading...
Children There Written by Alex Kotlowitz, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, the book There Are No Children There follows two boys' activities around the Henry Horner Homes, a low-income public housing project in Chicago, Illinois. The book co Continue Reading...
Memory A learning culture is an organizational practice, system and values that encourage and support individuals and organizations to increase performance levels, competence and knowledge. It promotes continuous support and improvement for an achiev Continue Reading...
Classroom Management Learning environment and students' behavior The issue of behavior and environment has been a topic of discussion for a longtime and behaviorists have over time tried to give explanations that tend to kill the argument of nature Continue Reading...
Adult Education and the Internet Higher Education, the Internet, and the Adult Learner The concept of using the Internet in the pursuit of higher education is not exactly new. Indeed, the institution of "distance learning," has been in full swing s Continue Reading...
growing recognition of the changing educational needs of college students, particularly those attending community colleges. In response to this awareness, reform efforts have been implemented in order to meet the needs of students. As reform efforts Continue Reading...
My Motivation My major motivation to pursue my college degree is my personal growth and development goals. Since childhood, I have always desired to excel in my career and help in changing the lives of others. I believe that pursuing a college degre Continue Reading...
Business Leadership Learning & Development The reorganization of a business can take many forms. One of the most crucial areas for reorganization when expanding a business, buying a new business, or even restructuring because of bankruptcy, is Continue Reading...
Without knowing how to write persuasively, even a Harvard degree can get overlooked. Mastering persuasive writing is essential in the working world. Persuasive writing proves exceptionally important in the working world after being hired, too. Some Continue Reading...
curriculum models used in early childhood education programs. The main curriculum models utilized in ECD programs for children with disabilities include behavioral, cognitive and combination models. Developmental Model: This model has an enrichme Continue Reading...
deficits of students with mathematics disabilities? Mathematical skills are definitely just as crucial as literacy and reading skills when it comes to succeeding at school and beyond. Of late, researchers and policymakers have focused considerably Continue Reading...
One counterargument to the practice of teaching vocabulary is that children learn the meanings of many words by experiencing those words in the actual world and in text without explicit instruction. Unfortunately, such incidental learning is filled Continue Reading...
Pedagogy and Wine For this study into my own personal experience with pedagogy, I chose the subject of wine and wine tasting to learn about. Over the course of 2 months, I immersed myself into the world of wine drinking in order to better understand Continue Reading...
Teacher Gestures Affect Student Problem Solving Learning is a process of brain development and change that is caused by diverse factors contributing to the learning experience of humans. Such includes mechanisms like speech and gestures. This pape Continue Reading...
Military Deployed Parent Perceptions of Involvement in the Education of their ChildrenChapter Four: FindingsOverviewThis transcendental phenomenological study\\\'s objective was to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of deployed military pa Continue Reading...
Language Autobiography What I know about language is that it is essential in life and in learning. We use it to communicate ideas, feelings, needs, and thoughts. Being social creatures, we use language to bond with people, to create bonds of affecti Continue Reading...
Dissertation Reviews Summary This phenomenological study by Emmart (2015) examined the how teachers deal with working with traumatized students. Six female elementary school teachers were interviewed in a small urban school district. The teachers rec Continue Reading...
Education as Cultural Transmission School culture Education and societal inequality Synthesis and Analysis Drawing Conclusions Education as cultural transmission Although the precise purpose of education remains in debate, what is clear is that Continue Reading...
Letter From Naledi to Her Grandmother Dearest Grandmother: Last month, the Dineo got very sick so Tiro and I went to find Mma in Johannesburg. I'm not sorry that we went because we were so afraid about the baby, but in other ways, I am very shocked Continue Reading...
Title: Creating Joy in Reading for Students Introduction Reading is an essential skill that not only enriches our minds but also opens up new worlds and possibilities. However, for many students, reading can feel like a chore rather than a pleasure Continue Reading...
ADHD Is ADHD real? The fact that there is not a diagnostic test that one can use to show that ADHD exists as a neurological disorder is not a good indicator that it is real (Armstrong, 2003). What is more likely to be going is a combination of extern Continue Reading...
At first the child is presented with a mental image of an ordinary site, such as a person wondering why people are looking at them. But then, with a line such as "I just wink my middle eye," the reader is suddenly forced to alter their normal mental Continue Reading...
Socialization Typical socialization agents that most people are exposed to from a young age include family—mother, father, brothers or sisters, grandparents, cousins, uncles, aunts and so on—then there are neighbors, teachers, peers at sc Continue Reading...
The book became my all-time favorite. It was the star of my childhood playtimes. I showed it to all my friends that visited me at home. And I read it all the time! Months later, I knew most of the things in that book at heart. During high school, I Continue Reading...
Functional Assessment Leonard's behavior should be considered as challenging behavior. His behavior is disruptive to the class. When he is told to do something or to stop doing something, he does not follow instructions. He does not pay attention or Continue Reading...
Learning that is imparted through an educational institution or training company within the workplace setting in known as Work-based learning (WBL). WBL is administered by an external teacher in professional capacity and supervised by an employee of Continue Reading...
Children Television Much has been said about the violence on television and its potentially harmful effects on children. Everything from cartoons to toy commercials depicts violence in some form, and it is understandable that parents may be frighten Continue Reading...
