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Mentally Retarded Learning Disabilities
2,337 words
... e the child's mental capacities in
coordination with his motor patterns. The series
consists of tasks organized into five areas:
Another perceptual-motor approach is that put
forth by Newell Kephart (1969). He illustrates his
emphasis in his theory which is organized into
three stages of learning development practical,
subjective, and objective all stages based upon
four motor generalizations; posture and
maintenance of balance, contact, locomotor, and
receipt and propulsion. " The practical...
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2000 From The World Wide Traditional Classroom
1,420 words
Harold Gardner (1983) of Harvard University has
identified several kinds of intelligence people
possess. Particularly, this finding poses
significant implications in classroom
instructions. More often than not, children and
even adults (who are grown up children) are
labeled negatively if and when they manifest
either a very fast, slow or no understanding at
the entire subject matter. Identifying childrens
various strengths among these intelligences will
direct the teachers toward more successfu...
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Centered Ness Child Centered
1,863 words
To meet the needs of an increasing industrialized
Canadian society in the late 1930 s, the
elementary curriculum was revised. This essay will
explore the changes BC curriculum endured as a
result of the progressive movement within the
Greater Victoria area by way of the Greater
Victoria Survey of Schools of 1937 - 38 and the
Curriculum Guide: The New Programme of Studies
1936 - 7. The new system is commonly known as
progressive education or the new education. Jean
Barman describes new education ...
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Life After Death Public School System
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... h a mind and a body. The oldest question of
philosophy besides "What Am I?" is "What is
Reality?" If we accept everything we see, then we
have no unanswered question as to reality. But we
still must deal with "What Am I?" Brahman is The
Self, the immortal, the fearless. When one is
sound asleep, composed, serene and knows no dream,
that is the self. There are two terms that denotes
The Self-Java and Atman. In Java it denotes the
apparent self (not real), and in Atman it denotes
the true self...
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Regular Classrooms Learning Environment
1,339 words
Inclusion mainstreams physically, mentally, and
multiply disabled children into regular
classrooms. Back in the sixties and the seventies,
disabled children were excluded all together from
regular classrooms. Currently, the federal
inclusion law, I. D. E. A. (Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act), addresses children
whose handicaps range from autistic and very
severe to mild (I. D. E. A. Law Page). From state
to state the laws of inclusion vary. The laws may
permit the special needs child...
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Receive More Attention Cooner Knight And Wiseman 90 Boys
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Single Sex Education? Why would anyone want to go
to an all girls's chool? This is a question I have
often pondered. Can you imagine school without the
obnoxious comments from boys, football games, and
gossiping about boys? This doesn't sound like a
lot of fun, does it? You girls may think about
this and decide there are no advantages to an all
girls's chool, but in reality, all girls's chool's
have many. Believe it or not, having boys around
is not the most important factor in our education.
In...
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Higher Levels Class Discussion
1,437 words
... one. This act of balance may also lead to a
positive student-student discussion which will
promote higher levels of cognition and more
student interaction because of a volunteers desire
to add or reflect on another students response.
That opportunity in the classroom would be optimum
for total class learning. Through observation,
other students will be actively engaged in the
discussion as well. This leads to my next topic of
building upon other students responses. Often, a
response will be ...
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Students To Learn Multi Cultural
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... uc ational theories, innovative and thoughtful
styles of teaching, and the abolishment of the
traditional teacher centered classroom. Included
in this new curriculum will be the increased use
of multimedia, computers, and realistic or
authentic studies. With technological advancements
in the area of learner based programs, schools are
going to rely more on computers then ever before.
This doesnt only include the Internet or world
wide web, it will include lessons being taught in
England, Eur...
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Anti Communist Role Reversal
1,467 words
What are the major themes of The Winter Oak and
how does the author use the characters of Anna and
Savushkin to develop these themes? There are four
major themes in The Winter Oak. There is one
obvious, very important theme, which is the huge
contrast between both the settings and
environments of the classroom and forest, and the
ways the two main characters, Anna Vasilevna and
Savushkin, behave in these places. Also, there is
the theme of education, and how it continues from
the classroom into ...
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Foreign Languages Magnetic Field
1,760 words
From Technology To Professional Development: How
Can The Use Of An Interactive Whiteboard Enhance
The Nature Of Teaching And Learning In Modern
Foreign Languages Or/And Secondary Mathematics?
Introduction First of all, in order to examine how
the use of an interactive whiteboard can enhance
the nature of teaching and learning in modern
foreign languages and secondary mathematics, it is
important to understand the potential capability
of interactive whiteboards as well as the
principles of their ...
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Classroom Activities Role Models
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Running head: Educating our children Name:
University: Lecturer: Date: The best way to
educate our children Outline of contents Contents
Page Executive summary 3 Paper outline 5
Introduction 7 The role of parents 7 Initial days
at school 7 Respect for authority 8 Classroom
interaction 8 Role modeling 8 Conclusion 9
Reference 10 Executive summary This paper explores
the methods of teaching children that have evolved
over time. It seeks to identify the best method
amongst them, based on their obse...
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Negative Emotions Good Teacher
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Teaching Art. "It is the supreme art of the
teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and
knowledge. " (1) This is a very true statement,
because to be a good teacher you need to have the
children interested in the process you are
teaching them. The most important thing to
remember is that you should only pursue a teaching
career if you really want to, not because it's
convenient or there are openings. If you can keep
a class interested in what you " re teaching,
handle the different learning...
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Educational Conflicts Special Education
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Educational Conflicts, Special Education
Educational goals are perceived as being mutually
exclusive, such as when the goals of each person
or group are seemingly frustrated by the other. An
example of this is when teachers believe that
counseling is not benefiting students academic
learning. Another example is when classroom
teachers and school counselors question the
efficacy of what is being done with a particular
student in a special education program while he or
she is missing general class...
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Process Of Learning Literacy Skills
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Reflective essay During the recent years the
amount of students who learn English as a second
language increase greatly. The students are
referred as literacy students or ESL students, and
there is a special attitude to these student while
teaching them at schools. There was a strong
belief that ESL students should be taught by means
of strict instructions. The process of learning
was boring and ineffective. In our days many
teachers agree that literacy students can get new
experiences in conten...
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Interpersonal Skills To Be Effective In The Classroom
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Interpersonal skills to be effective in the
classroom The importance of communication nowadays
is evident, especially is its significance in
organization and in groups. Success of such an
organization depends much on communication skills
of all the members. Group communication requires
thorough developed interpersonal skills. There are
several ways to increase an effectiveness of
interpersonal skills. The first method is called
improving interpersonal relationships and it is
extremely important ...
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One On One Quest For Knowledge
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If one was to draw a continuum on a piece of paper
to plot out the different methods of language
education the transactional method would be close
to the center of the line, with the transmission
al method and organic/Romantic method on the
opposing ends. The transmission al method of
instruction stresses direct instruction, usually
with drill and practice type of exercises. The
lessons are skills based with a stress on? part to
whole? language. This refers to experiencing words
as their individ...
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Social Classes Middle Class
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From Social Class And The Hidden Curriculum From
Social Class And The Hidden Curriculum Of Work By
Jean Anyone From Social Class and the Hidden
Curriculum of Work By Jean Anyone This essay tells
of the different learning styles used in different
social classes. Fifth grade classes were the
groups studied. The social classes researched
were: working-class schools, middle-class schools,
affluent professional schools, and executive elite
schools. Social class designation Working-class
schools -Lowe...
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Hearing Loss Child
1,291 words
The nature, causality, assessment, prevention,
accommodation, and my personal reflection of the
hearing loss will be discussed in my paper. I.
Nature of the Exceptionally: According to
Gallaudet University, approximately 1 of every 1,
000 infants is born deaf while 6 of every 1, 000
are born with some degree of hearing loss.
Permanent hearing loss at birth annually affects
24, 000 infants in the USA. In other words, 6
infants per 1, 000 will have a hearing loss in a
least one ear that will affec...
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Social Learning Theory Operant Conditioning
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I Psychology Applied The Classroom I was placed in
an eighth grade English class that is an inclusion
classroom. Inclusion classrooms are general
education classrooms that include children with
special needs. These classrooms typically have one
subject oriented teacher and one special education
teacher. The classroom I was assigned to had an
English teacher (Mrs. V. ) and a Special Education
teacher (Mrs. S. ). The English teacher gave the
day to day assignments and instructed the class,
while t...
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Social Interaction Childs Behavior
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A Discussion of the Two Basic Styles of Social
Interaction and the ways they can affect the
Development and Confirm ative Behavior in Children
From a wide variety of possible styles of social
interaction that might inevitably play a role in
the development of independence and confirm ative
behavior in children, Subbotsky (1976) choose two
styles, which he considered to be particularly
relevant to the development of independent and
confirm ative behavior. The first being an
authoritarian style th...
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