A Multicultural Awareness Program To Improve Language and Thinking Skills to a Group of Language Deficient Preschool Students.

Autor/in	Altamura, Marilyn T.
Titel	A Multicultural Awareness Program To Improve Language and Thinking Skills to a Group of Language Deficient Preschool Students.
Quelle	(1993), (118 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Praktikumsbericht; Cultural Awareness; Curriculum; English (Second Language); Inclusive Schools; Language Acquisition; Language Impairments; Limited English Speaking; Low Income Groups; Mainstreaming; Multicultural Education; Preschool Education; Thinking Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	This practicum project exposed seven preschool students with language deficiencies to multicultural experiences and strategies, resulting in improvements in both language and thinking skills. The children were included in a regular preschool program serving low-income families. The program was based on a multicultural awareness curriculum which utilized such teaching strategies as role playing, parental involvement, storytelling, puppet play, cooking, show and tell, and arts and crafts. Language enhancement activities included group size variations, field trips, microphone and tape recorder use, interactive communications, story drawing, picture and story captioning, multicultural literature, and use of big books as part of whole language activities. Vocabulary was introduced through concrete objects, stories, books, games, songs, and activities. This practicum report presents numerous ideas for multicultural learning activities, using the culture of a different geographic area as the theme of each week's activities; areas include Ireland, Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Italy, and the United States. A bibliography of 37 items and a discography of 13 items are included. Appendices provide a home language survey, teacher observation checklist, multicultural questionnaire, parent letter, and language and critical thinking skills pre/post-tests. (Contains 14 references.) (JDD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01