Original scientific paper
STIMULATING SPEECH WITHIN THE CONTEX OF SATISFYING CHILDREN’S NEEDS IN CONTEMPORARY KINDERGARTENS
Vladimira Velički
; Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb
Abstract
This paper deals with the issue of stimulating speech at the preschool age, while taking into consideration the aggravation of young people’s language competence, as well as the increase in the number of speech and linguistic diffi culties. The causes of these phenomena have been analysed. With the purpose of understanding and improving this condition, an extensive empirical research into the attitudes towards the faculty training and kindergarten teaching as a profession has been carried out. The aim of the research was to establish the basic attitudes, skills and values among 3rd year students at the Faculty of Teacher Education, among in-service kindergarten teachers, their similarities and differences, while paying special attention to teaching methods and techniques in kindergartens, to a higher or lower level of adjusting certain teaching techniques to children’s age and their impact on speech development, as well as educational content necessary for children’s speech development. The results obtained in this research showed that both students and kindergarten teachers, regardless of minimum differences in attitudes are extremely well-acquainted with the modern pedagogical approaches, and that they pay a great deal of attention both to developing the sense of togetherness and security, and to the communication between kindergarten teachers and children. They are aware of the importance of familiarizing children with the appropriate art and literary content and their impact on speech development.
Keywords
attitudes; literary and art content; preschool children; speech; teaching techniques
Hrčak ID:
40817
URI
Publication date:
23.6.2009.
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