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Attention Assessment of Children at Preschool Age and Early School Age
Šnoblová, Vladěna ; Morávková Krejčová, Lenka (advisor) ; Horáková Hoskovcová, Simona (referee)
Attention is one of the key competencies which has to be adequately developed in preschool children to support their good school adaptation and acceptation of school demands. This work describes current approaches to assessment of attention and related cognitive functions in children at preschool and early school years. On the basis of the methods which are accessible we introduce a new assessment tool, which could serve as screening of attention and other necessary competencies of children aged 5-7 years. The empirical part of this work shows results of a validization study of our method (Coloured trail making test for children), and its reliability the tool. Results proved strong correlations among our method and three other assessment tools from larger batteries of tests (Woodcock - Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, IDS and CAS II). However, the outcomes of the tests are also different enough to conclude that each of four methods which we used can be important in the process of attention assessment in preschool children; and each of these methods can bring valid information about children's abilities. The work also includes normative data for Coloured trail making test for children, which can be used as a screening tool to detect minor difficulties of children's attention or it can help to...
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Animal as a child's therapist
TAUŠNEROVÁ, Olga
This thesis is focused on upgrading of an existing education plan in specifically a classroom for children with special educational needs. The aim is to familiarize the reader with animotherapy as a full-fledged therapy and demonstrate its impact in practice in preschool children with an individual approach. This thesis will describe animotherapy based on theoretical and practical aspects. The focus will be mainly on the approaches, methods and resulting effects of animotherapists when working with children with a special educational program. The first chapter of the theoretical part is focused on clarifying key concepts in preschool children. It describes the structure and the dynamics of personality theory of attachment and psychosocial as well as emotional development of preschool children. The second part describes the format of animotherapy mainly focusing on canine therapy and hippotherapy. The methodological section contains qualitative research strategy, introduces readers to the characteristics of class and education program including the organization and conditions for education in our kindergarten. The practical part is focused on finding specific approaches and methods of animotherapists. I conducted semi-structured interviews with therapists, children and their parents. They also describe the activities of Direct Group, frontal and individual animotherapy. The conclusion, summarizes what methods used in this therapy are desirable and process of development of children in full-year inclusion using this unique method.
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Gender differences in toy and game preference among kindergarten - age children
LACINOVÁ, Pavlína
This bachelor thesis deals with gender differences in preschool children, particularly in the selection of games, toys, and choosing a partner for the game. It also surveys the current trend of games and also which games are typical for children of the opposite gender and what they prefer. The theoretical section explains the development ogender identity in the preschool years and engages in the game and toy from the perspective of gender. The concluding theoretical section summarizes the opinion for the most convenient education, which enables the child to try a game and activities ascribed to the opposite gender. The practical section charts the results from observing children in three differing age classes in preschools. It fills in and compares the results of the questionnaire, intended for teachers of preschools and parents of preschoolers. Interviewing children reveals what kind of opinion children have on playing a game with toys typical for the opposite sex. The final summary outlines the differences of girls and boys in relation to the game.
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