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Review of Decodable Books for Use With Phonic Teaching – Follifoot Farm Early Vowel Combinations 1
[ad_1] Teaching a child to read is a vital part of their educational development. In the UK decodable phonic books are now commonly used as a teaching aid in schools and nurseries in addition to phonic DVDs, CDs and worksheets. The Follifoot Farm collection of books, published by Jelly and Bean are decodable and are written to be compatible with Letters and Sounds phases two through to six. They are used in a number of schools in both the UK and Japan (where English is taught as a second language). There are six new books in the Follifoot Farm “Early Vowel Combinations” series. Each book is written and illustrated by…
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Give Your Child the Best Start In Life With Pre-School Training
[ad_1] It is widely accepted that infants learn very quickly when they are very young. We all know that when young children move abroad with their parents they will pick up the language much faster than the adults. A child’s brain is like a sponge soaking up the world around; it is a wonder to experience. President Obama is committed to providing our children with the best start in life and has authorised numerous services to help provide pre-schoolers with facilities. Grants are available for staff training and development to enable them to help your child get the best start in life. It is important that very young children learn…
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Teaching Strategies That Have Been Proven Successful
[ad_1] With school districts’ increased dedication to raising academic standards and abolishing social promotion, tremendous pressure has been placed on teachers and students to raise standardized test scores. While this may appear admirable from afar, its practical and real-life implications are not often as glowing. In fact, the push toward higher standards often leads to tracking, ability grouping, and grade retention-all of which have inherent problems. Tracking, grouping, and retention are widely practiced in the United States and in many other countries, and they are founded on both theory and research. Tracking, most often practiced in secondary schools, groups students into courses or sequences of courses of various levels of…
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The Early Art of Making Paint From Nature
[ad_1] From his earliest existence man exhibited and acted upon a wide variety of natural inclinations. Hunters developed weapons to enhance their hunting skills. Gathers sought after tools to effectively plant and harvest larger producing crops. So it went. Each generation built upon the knowledge and experience of the past until we have the sophisticated systems that work for us today. The building block process is global – the affect is global touching all levels of cultural strata. Math and science, yes, but no less has it touched the art of making paint from nature. In the beginnings of civilization its can safely be assumed that color existed only in…
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The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child
[ad_1] Reminiscing about the good old days when we were growing up is a memory trip well worth taking, when trying to understand the issues facing the children of today. A mere 20 years ago, children used to play outside all day, riding bikes, playing sports and building forts. Masters of imaginary games, children of the past created their own form of play that didn’t require costly equipment or parental supervision. Children of the past moved… a lot, and their sensory world was nature based and simple. In the past, family time was often spent doing chores, and children had expectations to meet on a daily basis. The dining room…
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A View From the Top: Leaders, Rambo, Poets and the Child
[ad_1] In the historic Iran-Contra Congressional Hearings, Vice Admiral John Poindexter quoted Teddy Roosevelt’s quip: “The buck stops here.” If leadership ends with accountability, where does it begin? Effective leadership evolves from inspiration. New Jersey’s former Commissioner Saul Cooperman set the New Jersey Department of Education’s climate by his “sense of mission.” It is such vision that initiates, and, it was such Presidential taking of responsibility that culminates. How we get from inspiration to culmination, then, is the story of leadership itself. ADVOCACY, BUT FROM WHOSE EYES? For a Chief School Administrator, a sense of mission needs clarification. Schools have unique charges and responsibilities. Expectations vary according to one’s position…
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Children Toys Allow Play That Encourages Learning Through Bodily Sensations and Movement
[ad_1] Toys of this category help children learn through activities that challenge their hand-eye coordination and improve both their gross and fine motor skills. Children that learn best through physical play are often athletic and enjoy sports, so the optimal toys for this developmental benefit of play focus on manipulating objects, building, dancing, and role-playing or other forms of make believe that involve motion, action, and the working of big and small muscles. These kids are on the move, and they need toys that will keep up with them! All children are natural learners; constantly absorbing new experiences in their everyday lives. Therefore the toys they play with play an…
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The Lifelong Effects of ADHD on Personal Development
[ad_1] Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a condition which causes them to have difficulty controlling their behavior and paying attention. Other problem areas are oppositional behavior toward adults and academic failure. These children face many more difficulties in early development than children without the disorder because they face crises with peers, trouble with their education, and tension and frustration in the home environment. Regarding crises with peers, studies have shown that children that have ADHD had distorted perceptions of their own peer acceptance and rejection, social preferences and social impact. Many children who thought they were well-liked were in fact disliked by “normal” children for reasons directly related to the…
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The Adult Child Syndrome
[ad_1] What exactly is an adult child? Is he a miniaturized adult who somehow never crossed the border from childhood? Was his maturity and development somehow stunted? Does he behave differently? What could have caused all of this to begin with? “The term ‘adult child’ is used to describe adults who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes and who exhibit identifiable traits that reveal past abuse or neglect,” according to the “Adult Children of Alcoholics” textbook (World Service Organization, 2006, p. xiii). “(It) means that we respond to adult interactions with the fear and self-doubt learned as children,” it continues (p. 3). “The undercurrent of hidden fear can sabotage…
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An Overview of Educational Psychology for Future Teachers
[ad_1] The definition of educational psychology varies but it is often associated with the study of learning within an educational environment or setting. It also deals with theories in learning, theories of teaching, ways to improve teaching effectiveness and the overall psychology of institutions like schools. Basically, in North American countries, there are two types of psychologists in schools or academic institutions. Educators who are involved in research are often known as educational psychologists. On the other hand, when an educator or teacher practice is involved in the practical application of theories of learning, they are termed as educational psychologists. Educational psychology is a wide discipline that covers any of…