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Anti-Bias Multicultural Education Using Children’S Literature, Rebecca Yates
Anti-Bias Multicultural Education Using Children’S Literature, Rebecca Yates
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
This action research project was completed to test the effects of reading and discussing multicultural children’s literature on young children’s positive self-concept and appreciation of human differences. The setting was a Montessori primary (preK-K) classroom of 18 children, ages two years 10 months to five years 10 months. Ten children were White, four were biracial, three were Asian American, and one was Latin American. Data was collected using a tally sheet, picture test, self-concept test, discussion log, and self-assessment journal. Readings took place each day and books centered on topics such as individuality, race, skin color, diversity, inclusion, and activism. …
The Effects Of Songs On Hmong Vocabulary Acquisition, Julie Thao
The Effects Of Songs On Hmong Vocabulary Acquisition, Julie Thao
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
This action research assessed the effects of singing a song to learn language in a bilingual classroom. The research took place at a bilingual Hmong-English Montessori preschool program. 28 preschool-aged children participated in the research which was conducted over five weeks. Data sources included a parent questionnaire, vocabulary pre-test, vocabulary post-test with a follow-up conversation, daily observation logs, and tally sheet. The children were taught 16 Hmong vocabulary words with half the words sung to the tune of a common children’s song and the other half by simple reciting. The results from the vocabulary post-test showed that there was an …