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Decision-Making Perspectives For Kindergarten Entry, Kathlene S. Watkins
Decision-Making Perspectives For Kindergarten Entry, Kathlene S. Watkins
Master of Education Research Theses
This study investigated the factors teachers utilize when recommending parents delay or not delay kindergarten entry for their child. Fourteen preschool and kindergarten teachers representing the demographic areas of rural, urban, suburban, and private schools, were interviewed to gather data concerning school readiness skills, learning differences between genders, kindergarten screening, state standards, and situations for recommended kindergarten delay. Consistently among all demographic groups, teachers are of the same opinion in the following issues: first, children need to be evaluated individually for kindergarten entrance; second, social-emotional growth is the greatest readiness factor; third, academic rigors of kindergarten require attention of parents …
Identifying Effective Behavior Management In The Early Childhood Classroom, Kelly R. Victor
Identifying Effective Behavior Management In The Early Childhood Classroom, Kelly R. Victor
Master of Education Research Theses
Every educator has a dream to maintain a classroom free from disruptions; one in which each child is being molded, shaped, and corrected in a loving and caring environment that inspires appropriate behavior. The purpose of this research project was to determine how to create an effective behavior management plan and effectively teach classroom management techniques. Students involved in this project were preschoolers age three and four from a local Young Men Christian Association in Akron, OH.