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Making the Quiet Population of Internationally Adopted Children Heard through Well-Informed Teacher Preparation
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Baker, Fiona S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
A challenge of today's teacher preparation programmes is to educate teachers about families formed through international adoption and of the challenges they face, in order to meet their educational needs. This population has a unique developmental history affected by pre- and post-adoption conditions which stand to impact on learning experiences…
Descriptors: Adoption, Foreign Countries, Student Needs, Child Development
Supporting the Mother Tongue: Pedagogical Approaches
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Papatheodorou, Theodora – Early Child Development and Care, 2007
This paper reports on the development and evaluation of a project to support the learning of the mother tongue by children aged 4-8 years. The aim of the project was to: actively involve and engage children with learning their mother tongue for functional use; involve parents in the learning process and support them in doing so; and increase…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Community Schools, Second Language Learning
The Rhythm of Language: Fostering Oral and Listening Skills in Singapore Pre-School Children through an Integrated Music and Language Arts Program.
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Gan, Linda; Chong, Sylvia – Early Child Development and Care, 1998
Examined the effectiveness of a year-long integrated language and music program (the Expressive Language and Music Project) to enhance Singaporean kindergartners' English oral-language competency. Found that the natural communicative setting and creative use of resources and activities based on the Orff and Kodaly approaches facilitated language…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Kindergarten Children