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Practical life exercise for preschool-age children with Down syndrome (Montessori Education)
HELLEROVÁ, Petra
The Bachelor's thesis focuses on practical life exercises for preschool children with Down syndrome; that is, Montessori education. It is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The first chapter of the theoretical part concentrates on alternative education, or more precisely, on alternative schools. The second chapter deals with the life and activities of Maria Montessori, the founder of one of the alternative schools. The third chapter then addresses the Montessori education and Montessori schools. The fourth chapter examines development of a preschool child. The fifth chapter discusses school maturity and school readiness of a child. The sixth chapter then in more detail describes children with Down syndrome. The last chapter of the theoretical part is focused on preschool institutions in the Czech Republic following the principles of the Montessori education. It also mentions the relationship between Montessori education and Montessori therapy. The practical part of the Bachelor's thesis was carried out using qualitative research method. The research survey was conducted in the Children's Centre Pomněnka in České Budějovice from September 2015 to March 2016. The information and data needed for the research were gathered by observations of girls with Down syndrome and also by a semi-structured interview with the centre's pedagogical employees. The data analysis method was used to process the obtained data. The main aim of the thesis was to determine in which way the practical life exercises (according to Maria Montessori's principles) can support the development of children with Down syndrome. Subgoals and research subquestions were specified in order to achieve the set aim. The research showed which activities are the most difficult for the girls with Down syndrome in the Children's Centre Pomněnka. Based on these findings, new and adapted aids were created that are helpful in practical life. The research also proved that these aids are beneficial to the girls with Down syndrome, especially to their autonomy and self care. Mostly, such aids develop motor skills, improve the eye-hand coordination and also influence child's thinking, attention and patience. During research, some factors that have a significant impact on the activities of the girls with Down syndrome were observed, such as tiredness, current mood, motivation and readiness of the surroundings. It is necessary to pay attention to these factors and this way support the performance of such children and their ability to concentrate. The practical use of these newly created aids show that they fulfil their intended purpose and that they are helpful in practical life according to principles and methods of Montessori education. Both adapted aids, which were made based on this Bachelor's thesis, will remain in the Children's Centre Pomněnka in České Budějovice and will be available for the children. The Bachelor's thesis can also provide information to parents, pedagogical workers, educators or students of pedagogy and to educate them in the issue of daily life exercises of the Montessori education.
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The most frequent reasons for the postponement of school attendance in the district of Strakonice
ŠKOPKOVÁ, Jana
This Bachelor's dissertation focuses on the issue of postponement of school attendance. The theoretical part describes the child development from birth to preschool in the areas of mental, physical, motor and social development, the conditions for starting primary school in individual areas of maturity, the terms school maturity and school readiness, and it further describes the risk factors that lead to the postponement of school attendance. A questionnaire survey is evaluated and the survey results are interpreted in the practical part. The survey aims to find out what the most common reasons for the postponement of school attendance are, what diagnostic methods are used by kindergarten teachers and how teachers focus on the issue of readiness of children for starting primary school.
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Phonological and morphological skills of preschool children
SVOBODOVÁ, Kateřina
This bachelor's thesis is focusing on the development of preschool children, primarily on their phonological and morphological abilities. The main objective of this thesis is to examine further risks of reading abilities,indicating possibilities of reducing all these risks by the methodical work with children of preschool age. In the theoretical definition the physical, psychological and social development of children is defined, as well as their maturity and readiness for school in regards to speech as well as their phonological and morphological abilities. The practical part is focused on quantitative research of preschool children, with a focus specifically on the observation of variables, mostly in phonological and morphological abilities, techniques, practices. Based on obtained results are recommended exercises for the development of these abilities.
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Motivation of pre - school children
PLECHATÁ, Helena
The topic of the bachelor thesis is the issue of motivation of pre- school children. The theoretical part handles the definition of the term motivation, the motivation proces, the development of a child in pre-school age, the child´s entering of primary school, education in kindergarten and primary school. The aim of the practical part is to determine the level of motivation of pre-school children in relation to school and learning. The research was carried out by the means of a qualitative research, by the method of depth dialogue by the means of open questions and engaged observation. The selected topic is suitable for research in kindergarten and the selected methods are optimum for this age group.
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School maturity age children in the classroom heterogeneous
KOVAŘÍKOVÁ, Nikola
Bachelor thesis "School maturity age children in the classroom heterogeneous" focuses on the situation of children in the last school year in age heterogeneous classes. It figures out what is the possibility of the development of these children and their preparation for an entry into a primary school. The theoretical part focuses on preschool age children, including school readiness, division of children into classes in the context of the Framework curriculum for kindergarten and nursery schools abilities. There is the questionnaire survey method realized in the practical part. The group being researched is kindergarten teachers. From answers result opinions of teachers about heterogeneous class and school maturity in 5-7 years old. The work is supplemented by the games reservoir.
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Parents' attitude to the determination of school maturity in kindergartens and within enrolment for the 1st grade of elementary school
DUBANOVÁ, Markéta
The subject of the bachelor work is school maturity among preschoolers who start the first grade of primary schools. In the theoretical part I describe what the school maturity is, what it consists of, how it is tested and what effect this testing has for further development of the individual. Testing of the school maturity of children in kindergartens is carried out with screening. This testing is provided in kindergartens by external child psychologists from pedagogical-psychological counseling, and it is completely voluntary. However, preschoolers go through another type of testing of the school maturity within an enrollment in the first grade of primary schools. In this case, the testing is compulsory. The aim of the practical part of the bachelor work is to investigate parents' attitude to the testing of the school maturity, to compare the two methods of the testing, and to determine parents' reaction to recommendations and results of the testing. The final task of the practical part of the bachelor work is to provide a feedback to directors of kindergartens within their project of investigating the school maturity with screening. The purpose is to improve a cooperation between kindergartens and parents. KEYWORDS
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What do preschool children expect from school
VAVŘINCOVÁ, Aneta
This bachelor thesis deals with the children of pre-school age and their readiness for elementary school. It is mainly focused on the child and the child's expectations and ideas about school. The theoretical part contains a chapter in which a brief general characterization of a pre-school child is provided. The next chapter describes elementary school maturity and the factors that influence it. In the research part, quantitative research methods are used. This part is targeted at children who were enrolled for elementary school and have their own expectations about entering school in September. The goal of the research is to find out whether the children are looking forward to entering school and what are their expectations. Another part of the research is to analyze whether the children's parents and relatives influence their expectations, and if so, whether they arouse excitement or fear in the children.
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Concepts of parents of pre-school children about their readiness to enter primary school
KROMKOVÁ, Simona
This bachelor´s thesis in its theoretical part aims to characterize child in preschool period. Further, the thesis describes the terms school preparedness and school maturity the requirements for their parts are also being mentioned physical, mental, emotional or social maturity. Further it mentions factors which may influence the entrance of a child to school; it deals with diagnostics in nursery school, and describes methods and activities which develop child skills. In the practical part there is an evaluated questionnaire, which was targeted at parents of preschool children, in particular, how well or badly they are informed about preparation and the entrance of a child to grammar school and how they perceive this period of time.
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Children with the late school
KOVÁŘOVÁ, Tereza
This thesis (work) is devoted to the problems of postponement of school attendance. Theoretic part deals with the school maturity, the school readiness, the characteristic of the pre-school age and the postponement of school attendance. The aim of the research is to find out how to approach children with the postponement of school attendance. If there are used the special tasks, if there is devoted an individual care. In the practical part the interviews with teachers and with workers of pedagogical and psychological centres were made. I used also the method of an observation the work with children, who have the postponement of school attendance. I wanted to find out, if these children are mature enough and if they are more successful in those difficult fields.
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Preparation in kindergartens for the school attendance for children speaking different mothler tongue
REINDLOVÁ, Magdalena
This bachelor thesis deals with problems of preschool aged children speaking different mother tongue. It is focused on the school readiness and on children´s preparation for the school attendance which is in kindergartens. The preschool aged children and their development are described in the theoretical part, it deals with the school readiness and with the role of kindergartens preparing for school. It describes some aspects of problems that children who speak different mother tongue meet in the preschool education and it describes the process of the pedagogical-psychological diagnostics concentrating on preschool aged children. The practical part deals with the diagnostics of children who speak different mother tongue and it also deals with making an individual plan for education based on these diagnostics. There are reasons for making this plan, its aims in important aspects which comment on the school readiness. There are methods and forms how to work with children, required time and teaching aids which are important for the implementation of the plan. The evaluation of fulfilling the aims of the educational plan and a recommendation of methods preparing children for school are included in this bachelor thesis.
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