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Exploring Early Childhood Teachersâ Perspectives Regarding How They Teach Vocabulary, Serena Williams
Exploring Early Childhood Teachersâ Perspectives Regarding How They Teach Vocabulary, Serena Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Previous studies have been done on the lack of quality and consistency of vocabulary instruction in low socioeconomic schools. The problem addressed in this study was that some students were performing well on vocabulary assessments in low income early childhood classrooms while other students were performing poorly. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the perspectives of early childhood teachers in low socioeconomic schools of students with high vocabulary scores regarding how they teach students based on their zones of proximal development. The conceptual framework used in this study was Vygotskyâs (1978) sociocultural theory of cognitive development, …
Head Start Teachersâ Self-Efficacy And Experiences Teaching Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Leronda Phillips
Head Start Teachersâ Self-Efficacy And Experiences Teaching Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Leronda Phillips
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Autism spectrum disorders are pervasive developmental disorders in which a studentâs inability to communicate, undeveloped social skills, and restricted interests require intervention from trained professionals. Autism spectrum disorder is an eligibility for special education where students can be affected by the presence of a lack of qualified teachers. Teachers who work with students with special needs experience more frustration and burnout than do teachers of typical students; research has suggested that teachers with higher self-efficacy have more success than do teachers with lower self-efficacy. The studyâs theoretical basis was derived from Banduraâs self-efficacy theory. This phenomenological qualitative research study explored …
Exploring Head Start Teachers’ Challenges Working With Dual Language Learners, Jolene Andriaschko
Exploring Head Start Teachers’ Challenges Working With Dual Language Learners, Jolene Andriaschko
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Although the number of dual language learners is increasing in the United States, little is known about the challenges Head Start teachers and education coordinators face in working with this population. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore Head Start teachers’ and education coordinators’ perspectives regarding the support teachers need to meet the challenges of working with dual language learners. This study was grounded in Jim Cummins’s language acquisition framework, which suggests that dual language learners benefit from instruction in their native language and the language of the classroom. A basic qualitative study design was used with …