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Teachers' Perspectives Of Implementing Language Modeling In Pre-Kindergarten Classrooms, Gena R. Puckett

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Teachers’ language modeling skills are important for children’s language development and school readiness. However, 34% of pre-kindergarten (pre-K) classrooms score in the low range on the language modeling dimension of the CLassroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) observation tool within the instructional support domain in a southern state. For this basic qualitative study, the purpose and research questions explored pre-K teachers’ perspectives on the challenges of implementing language modeling and the type of support they need to improve language modeling skills in a southern state. The conceptual framework that guided the study was Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, specifically the concepts of the …

Teachers' Perspectives Of Implementing Language Modeling In Pre-Kindergarten Classrooms, Gena R. Puckett

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Teachers’ language modeling skills are important for children’s language development and school readiness. However, 34% of pre-kindergarten (pre-K) classrooms score in the low range on the language modeling dimension of the CLassroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) observation tool within the instructional support domain in a southern state. For this basic qualitative study, the purpose and research questions explored pre-K teachers’ perspectives on the challenges of implementing language modeling and the type of support they need to improve language modeling skills in a southern state. The conceptual framework that guided the study was Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, specifically the concepts of the …

An Appraisal Of The Class Instrument As An Observational Measurement Tool For Evaluation Of Student And Teacher Interactions In Western Australian Classrooms, Gillian Kirk, Marianne J. Knaus, Shane Rogers

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The National Quality Framework is used across Australia to drive quality improvement in early childhood settings. Unique to Western Australia, the National Quality Standard is also used in schools to improve quality in classrooms up to Year two (seven to eight years). However, the literature suggests the National Quality Standard is too broad with an emphasis on quantifiable program features (structural quality). As the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS™) instrument was designed to measure classroom interactions (process quality), the purpose of this current study was to examine its efficacy in Pre-primary (five-year-old) classrooms. A mixed-method research approach was employed to …

Implementing Positive Guidance Strategies To Reduce Challenging Behavior In Preschool Classrooms, Margaret Weber

Graduate Teacher Education

Preschool teachers are looking for more positive classroom support to handle disruptive behaviors in the classroom such as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Carter ,Van Norman, Tredwell (2011). Conscious Discipline Bailey (2014), and Trauma-Informed Practices Erdman, Colker, Winter (2020). Carter, Van Norman and, Tredwell (2010), discussed how there has been a shift from using punitive discipline practices to incorporating positive guidance strategies in early childhood education classrooms. Clearly defined expectations and teaching the expectations positively guide the child’s social-emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. Researchers have shown that using positive guidance strategies such as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Conscious …

Exploring The Value Of The Bachelor's Degree For Teachers In The Early Childhood Education Field: A Research Synthesis, Melissa A. Hogan

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The implementation of standardized testing has changed education in the United States resulting in a content ripple effect from the higher grades down to preschool-aged children. To match that ripple effect early childhood education can be evaluated and reformed accordingly by exploring many factors that make up the early childhood education system. This manuscript addressed one factor, early childhood teacher preparation, through a synthesis of literature related to the potential benefits of earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Development and Education, or a BS. The theories of early brain development were explored first and then …

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Consolidation, Birth of CAH and CBSS

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• Katherine Taylor's Reflective Plane on view at Center for Art & Theatre Sept. - OCT. 20
• Georgia Southern Professor Alma Stevenson receives award from 'Insight Into Diversity' Magazine

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• CLASS Faculty Receive Annual Awards

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• CLASS Faculty Receive Annual Awards

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• Center for Art & Theatre to present Betty Foy Sanders's final exhibition
• Quarterly survey results suggest Georgia CEO readers remain optimistic

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• CLASS Faculty member selected as a NEH Summer Scholar

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• Professor receives NOAA Grant to collect and share Georgia's fishing history

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• CLASS Faculty Member Selected as a NEH Summer Scholar

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• "She kills Monsters" brings home national awards

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• Appointment of Senior Leadership Team announced for the new Georgia Southern University
• Thousands of Georgia Southern graduates soar to new heights during Spring Commencement ceremonies
• Swim safely with advice from faculty expert in College of Public Health
• 19-year-old JPHCOPH student earns Bachelor of Science this May
• COE masters candidates to participate in research through National Science Foundation
• Double Eagle Donna Wiggins, Ph.D., receives Award for Excellence in Teaching
• COE Edcamp draws record numbers
• Georgia Southern University establishes first scientific field station on 1,400-acre gift from Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land

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• Double Eagle Donna Wiggins, PH.D., receives Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Appointment of Senior Leadership Team Announced for the new Georgia Southern University
• 19 Year-old JPHCOPH Student earns Bachelor of Science this May

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• BFSDoA hosts annual graphic design portfolio show April 14

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• CLASS Faculty Help Statesboro Form Sister City Agreement

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• CLASS Faculty Help Statesboro Form Sister City Agreement

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• CLASS Alumna Takes Part in Political History: White House Internship

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• CLASS’ Great Mind Lecture Series Opens with a History of the Women’s Rights Movement

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Faculty Handbook for Georgia Southern University for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Faculty Handbook is published online by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and archived in Digital Commons@Georgia Southern.

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• CLASS Faculty Honored by Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council

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• CLASS Faculty Honored by Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council

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• CLASS Alumna Tackles Illiteracy