These studies have also shown that newborns respond to human voices and to music. ... Eventually, the child is able to produce language sounds. He begins to use these sounds and symbols in a way that indicates meaning. ... Words are made up of letters and the sounds these letters make allows us to read the words. ... However, one of the most important aspects that guides the components of any oral language programme is the recognition that the child is an active contributor to the language acquisition process. ...

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Nothing is what it seems, like democracy that sounds good on paper, so do many other things, but by education we are able to open our eyes and make a judgement on our own. ... We need to find out how a child learns best and as we use a variety of methods to teach them, we can also set up independent studies for them, so they can show us what they can do in their own terms. ... As a teacher, we are there to teach, to guide, to motivate, to figure out how this child learns and tailor to their needs. ...

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The study in progress has actually grown out of my personal observations and interactions with my students inside and outside the classrooms. ... The current study that follows has actually grown out of my personal observations and interactions with my students inside and outside the classrooms and also out of my continual effort to find the middle ground to deal with these practical concerns. ... " My purpose is cash in on usefulness of the contact zone as a guiding pedagogical principle for teachers and students. ... The intended learning outcomes of the new teaching: A Study in Pract...

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Northern Caribbean University College of Education and Religion Department of Education MTED 201: Primary Mathematics Methods Factors that influence how children learn Psychological influences Professional influences Technological influences Language influences Societal influences Research influences Psychological influences: The essence of this theory is students construct their own understanding of math ideas (by interacting with physical models of these ideas). Professional influences: Its emphasis is back to the basics, the 3 R's were emphasized (reading, wr...

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Likewise, Rabelais emphasizes the importance of learning through Gargantua's letter to Pantagruel, in which he emphasizes his past experiences with humanistic studies, having in his prime "the reputation of the most learned man of [his] day- (157). ... He encourages teachers to have a student's "virtue and sense of right and wrong shine through [his talk] and have no guide but reason- (48). ...

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The principles of adult education are quite different from the ideas that are commonly used to teach children(Wegener). The method of teaching a child, where all the relevant knowledge are simply spoon fed to him may not appeal to any adult patient's learning, nor provide any effective results. Adul...

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