Ingigenous Children sent to Residential Schools Across Canada

Thousands of indigenous children were removed from their homes and sent to residential schools across Canada. Residential schools were used as a means to eliminate all aspects of Indigenous culture. By enforcing mandatory enrollment into government funded facilities run by the church, the government hoped to assimilate the indigenous people. Learning to communicate in English … Read more

Discuss ways that practitioners can support children’s emergent literacy development.

D1- Discuss ways that practitioners can support children’s emergent literacy development. Emergent literacy is the early stages of children’s speech and language reading and writing development. A child’s first stage of speech is the child making cooing and gurgling sounds, although the child is not saying any words gurgling, cooing and babbling is one of … Read more

“Phonological awareness and decoding skills are necessary but not sufficient in becoming a skilled reader”

Critically evaluate and discuss the claim that phonological awareness and decoding skills are necessary but not sufficient in becoming a skilled reader. Introduction: Reading is the ability to decode and understand the printed information. Though for most typically developed people reading is an effortless ability, it involves a range of sophisticated cognitive skills and processes, … Read more

Should schools provide Guidance Counselors for high school students? (argumentative essay)

High school is a time of altering transition into adulthood and the real world of hard work as students separate from family, explore their independence, and build their own life. At this point, they’re looking for a place to belong to; the perfect fit. It is crucial that students have access to counselors during this … Read more

Task-Based vs. PPP Grammar-Based Teaching Methods in Language Education

Introduction In order to find the answers to the target questions, task-based lessons and PPP grammar-based are chosen for examination in this paper. The two pedagogies are first analysed and contrasted. The two types of lesson structures are then explained using Willis and Willis’ theory to contrast the similarities and differences of the two structures … Read more

A Comparative Study of Russia and Germany

Introduction Lipset states that the most important differentiating factor for people regarding “their belief in various democratic norms of tolerance for opposition, to their attitudes toward ethnic or racial minorities, and with regard to their belief in multi-party as against one-party systems“ — values that are important in the formation in liberal democracies — was … Read more

Examining the RUSA scheme (higher education in India)

INTRODUCTION: India is considered as youngest Nation because; more than 50% of its population is below the age of 25 years. We want our youth to be educated to develop the nation. Education is the key for the success of any nation. Education is important in eradicating poverty and hunger. It is required for equitable … Read more

Teachers’ Standards 1 and 7 – analysis and observing practical impact

Providing a safe and stable learning environment in primary years involves “consistency over a period of time” (Tymms 2013). Towards this goal, the Government developed the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework and Teachers’ Standards. EYFS focuses on providing a consistent learning environment for all children by adapting lessons to their individual needs: “Identify as … Read more

Learning and Teaching in Subject (Reflection) – Evaluation of a PE lesson.

Introduction In Physical education (PE) it is understood that there is the opportunity to develop the physical, cognitive, social and affective domains through a range of different teaching styles and learning theories (Bailey et al, 2009; Winnick, 2011). The lesson evaluated for this assignment aims for the students to develop their ability to socialise and … Read more

Use of codeswitching by bilingual students

The educational system has undergone several changes over the past few decades ranging from increased accountability through measures such as state mandated standardized testing, as well as through educational legislation dealing with English proficiency, and second language acquisition skills. Most teachers are not fully aware of the communication barriers English Language Learners face within the … Read more

Online Degrees Platform

INTRODUCTION We propose that Lagos State University (LASU) launch an online version of Degree program in early 2018. The goal for having “Online Degrees” offered at LASU is to deliver high-quality programs that is accessible to global audiences and is recognised as top-five online degree programs by 2019. The “Online Degrees” will follow the existing … Read more

Literacy & numeracy in KS4 computer science lessons

Introduction: During this assignment I will focus on the implementation and importance of literacy and numeracy in my Key Stage 4 lessons within the relatively new curriculum of Computer Science, and how literacy and numeracy can support learning in order to provide a fully inclusive learning environment. The delivery school in Sherborne where I am … Read more

Did the introduction of the Ebacc make arts education more elitist?

Introduction The introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) by the UK coalition government in 2010 aimed to ensure students ‘had a greater probability of progression to all post-16 educational outcomes’ (Moulton et al, 2018). The EBacc was part of a wider overhaul by the then Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove (2010), who stated … Read more