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School Readiness: Beliefs about Preparing Children for Transition from Pre-primary to Primary Education in China
Cui, Shujing ; Greger, David (advisor) ; Straková, Jana (referee) ; Tesar, Marek (referee)
A smooth transition to primary school is positively related to children's later school experience. Continuity among family, Early Childhood Education and Care, and primary school is conducive to successful transition to school. Certain parental school- readiness beliefs and parenting styles, among other factors, contribute to the smoothness of this transition. Therefore, this study compared the school readiness beliefs among Chinese parents, kindergarten teachers and first grade teachers, based on samples drawn from Chongqing, China. 1204 Chinese parents, 245 kindergarten teachers and 133 primary school teachers participated in the current study. Using multi- group confirmatory factor analysis for checking the measurement invariance, this study revealed that kindergarten teachers valued social-emotional competence more than parents. And kindergarten teachers rated items about social-emotional competence significantly higher than primary school teachers did. Besides, this study adopted latent profile analysis to examine the patterns of Chinese parents' school-readiness beliefs. Three profiles were identified: (1) very strong overall emphasis and slightly less academic-oriented; (2) moderate overall emphasis and less academic-oriented; (3) no emphasis and more academic-oriented. Higher socioeconomic...
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Diagnostic of school maturity of children with impaired communication ability
Beránková, Adéla ; Komorná, Marie (advisor) ; Kotvová, Miroslava (referee)
This thesis deals with the issue of school readiness of children with speech difficulties in the preschool period. The theoretical part of the thesis describes in detail the areas of preschool child development, as well as communication of the preschool child, school maturity and readiness, and diagnosis of school maturity and readiness. In the practical part of the thesis, qualitative research is conducted using a diagnostic method to assess school maturity in children with impaired communication skills who are awaiting entry into primary school. Subsequently, individual speech and language therapy interventions are designed for those children who, based on the results of the assessment, are ready to enter primary school. The aim of the work is to contribute to a better understanding of the issue of school readiness of children with impaired communication skills and to provide practical tools to support the communication skills of these children in preparation for entry into primary school. The design of the speech therapy intervention serves as a complement to home practice before starting primary school. KEYWORDS Preschool period, communication skills, impaired communication ability, school readiness, school maturity, diagnostics.
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Communication disorders in relation to school maturity and the child's preparation for first grade
Šrámková, Alexandra ; Komorná, Marie (advisor) ; Kotvová, Miroslava (referee)
The thesis deals with the topic of communication disorders in relation to school maturity and the child's preparation for first grade. The theoretical part is devoted to the theoretical definition of the issue of school maturity and readiness, with an emphasis on communication skills and the impact of impaired communication skills on first grade education. It also focuses on the possibilities of developing a child's communication skills before entering first grade. One of the chapters focuses on Elkonin's stimulating language skills training program. The practical part of the thesis is conducted by qualitative method of investigation through semi-structured interviews with a clinical speech therapist, a special educator - speech therapist and a speech therapy assistant. The practical part explores the developmental opportunities for the child with impaired communication skills and the benefits of the Elkonin programme for training language skills for impaired communication skills in preparation for the start of compulsory schooling. Keywords school maturity, school readiness, school attendance delay, communication disorders, speach therapy intervention, Language skills training by Elkonin.
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School maturity and preparation of the child the 1st grade from the point of view of speech therapy
Cemperová, Denisa ; Komorná, Marie (advisor) ; Kotvová, Miroslava (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with speech skills, the skills associated with speech, and children's maturity and readiness for school before starting Year 1 of primary school. Besides, it discusses the methods applied in the children's preparation for school entry. The theoretical part of this work focuses on maturity and readiness for school, and on the other hand immaturity and unreadiness, their diagnosis and deferred school entry. Furthermore, it specifies the characteristics of a pre-school child, describing their motor, cognitive, social and motivational-volitional development. The last section of this part deals with a pre-schooler's communication, and with the language, speech and communication according to the framework educational programme for pre-school education. It also studies the development of communication, risk factors of speech development, communication disorders and a child with communication disorders in nursery school. The introduction to the practical part presents the objectives and the methodology of qualitative research and describes the research sample. Besides, it includes the process, evaluation, and results of a pre-schooler's diagnosis and of a preliminary test of a pre-schooler's maturity. Methods used in children's preparation for school entry are specified as well....
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The contemporary problematics related with postponement of school attendance from the perspective of kindergarden and primary school teachers
CEJPKOVÁ, Lenka
The name of this bachelor thesis is "Current issues related to the postponement of school attendance from the perspective of kindergarten and primary school teachers." It identifies current issues related to the postponement of school attendance, current reasons and the meaning of postponement from the perspective of kindergarten and primary school teachers. It deals with how primary and kindergartens cooperate in the transition of children to basic education. It also focuses on the cooperation of the family with the kindergarten. This bachelor thesis consists of theoretical part and practical part. The theoretical part is focused on the characteristics of the child at the turn of preschool and early school age, defines the concepts of school maturity, school readiness and their areas. In the practical part, a questionnaire survey is carried out using the method of an Internet questionnaire. The research group consists of primary and nursery school teachers. The answers result in teachers' opinions on the issues, reasons and meaning of school postponements and the related school readiness and maturity of children in the transition to basic education. It also contains the results of a questionnaire survey, the aim of which was to find out whether the cooperation between the family, kindergarten and primary school influences the child's transition to primary school.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRAPHOMOTORIC SKILLS OF CHILDREN IN PRE-SCHOOL AGE AND CHILDREN IN THE FIRST GRADE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NOVOSADOVÁ, Radka
The topic of this bachelor´s thesis is development of graphomotor skills of pre-school age and early school age children. The aim is creation of supportive programme for the development of the graphomotor skills and its verification in practice. The theoretical part is devoted to the systems influencing the motor skills development. This part of thesis describes also the entire area of motor skills and other relating topics such as working habits for drawing and writing, laterality, pre-school age and early school age. The practical part deals with creation and realization of supportive programme for chosen group of children. It is focused on the development of graphomotor skills by a comprehensive way. The evaluation of the gained data and the analysis of the results are also a component of the practical part of the thesis.
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School maturity and preparedness from the point of view of speech therapists
Urbanová, Kateřina ; Komorná, Marie (advisor) ; Kotvová, Miroslava (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on school maturity and preparedness from the perspective of speech-language therapists. The theoretical part focuses on the preschool child, his characteristics, and growth in all areas, including speech. Furthermore, it introduces speech disorders in preschool children by describing what impaired communication skills are and also discusses the most common speech disorders among preschool children. The thesis also presents information about speech therapy prevention, stating what its principles are, and also introduces preschool education in the context of speech therapy prevention. The last chapter deals with the child's preparation for entering the first grade, explains the difference between school maturity and school preparedness and introduces school immaturity and school deferrals. The practical part is prepared with the help of a qualitative research investigation, where a structured interview with open questions was used. The respondents consisted of speech therapists working in the health or education department. A total of 12 interviews were conducted. The aim of the work was to find out how to appropriately support the child's school maturity and preparation for the first grade so that he/she can manage everything without difficulties. As a partial result, a...
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School maturity and preparedness of a child for the 1 st grade from the point of view of speech
Veselá, Viktorie ; Komorná, Marie (advisor) ; Kotvová, Miroslava (referee)
The thesis focuses on the issue of school maturity and school readiness from the point of view of speech therapy such as its diagnosis and individual abilities that are needed for entering first classes of a primary school. The theoretical part deals with the characteristics of the preschool stage, school maturity and school readiness, registering for first class, the postponement of the school attendance, and communication disabilities of preschoolers. The aim of the empirical part of the thesis is to find out the standard of the school maturity and school readiness of children in an ordinary group as well as in a group with speech therapy of the same nursery. Tests are going to be used to find out the school maturity and school readiness such as Preliminary Test of School Maturity - verbal thinking, Test of Auditory Distinction - WM, Kwint Psychomotor Examination, and Examination of Language Skills for Preschoolers. Furthermore, the obtained data will be analysed and compared. The data collection will take place in Nursery School Zelenka in Turnov. KEYWORDS: Preschooler; school maturity; school readiness; diagnosis; communication disabilities
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