Two teaching strategies for kindergartners in full-day, urban, Spanish immersion school
Term
Fall 12-1-2014
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAT
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Margot Galt
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Brooke Haubrick
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Kelsey Wolf
Abstract
The research question addressed in this capstone was, how additional playtime and directteaching social skills affects behavior in a Spanish Immersion kindergarten classroom. This documents one teacher’s search for developmentally appropriate teaching strategies for kindergartners amidst rising academic standards and a rising level of behavior issues for kindergartners. Inspired by Vivian Paley’s research on the developmental need for play, the author examines her own students’ needs. She implements her district’s newly instated kindergarten curriculum that features more playtime and directly teaching social-skills and discusses challenges and successes in this capstone. The author’s research finds that more play and directly teaching social-skills are developmentally appropriate for kindergartners and improve behavior in the classroom.
Keywords
Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Language Immersion
Recommended Citation
Eide, Deborah, "Two teaching strategies for kindergartners in full-day, urban, Spanish immersion school" (2014). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 59.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/59