Communication is a way of expressing one’s thoughts and feelings. It includes what one says, how he or she says it, why they say it and when they say it. It also includes what one does not say, his or her facial expression, gestures, posture and vocal tones.
As children play, they often have accidents. Most of these accidents are minor but there are some which could even be fatal. Many accidents are as a result of negligence or ignorance. This means that a great percentage of children’s accidents could be avoided. In this lesson, we will focus on some of the common accidents; their causes and prevention.
Meaning of Speech Deficits
These are disorders related to speaking. They include speech retardation, speech fluency disorder and Aphasia. Here below we will discuss the three of them. However, it is important to bear in mind that different scholars as well as lecturers may present them in a different order.
Speech Retardation
Speech retardation is delayed speech. It is related to mental retardation. Research shows that language drop is related to brain drop. Speech retardation means that the speech is delayed or below chronological age of a child.
Speech Fluency Disorder
Fluency has to do with the ability to speak a language easily and accurately. It is therefore the ability to express oneself easily and articulately including pronunciation, intonation, pace, volume, and stress among others. Speech fluency disorder is, therefore, is a deficit in the rate of speech in particular. The speed of the speech is either slow or fast. There are two forms of speech fluency disorder; Stuttering and Cluttering.
Emerging Family Patterns in Africa
Cohabitation
The term cohabitation is most frequently applied to couples who are not married. Often, it describes an arrangement whereby two people decide to live together on a long term or permanent basis in an emotionally and/or sexually intimate relationship. Today, cohabitation is a common pattern among people especially in the Western world. While living together out of wedlock was once considered “shacking up” or “living in sin”, studies have shown that the number of unmarried couples living together increased tenfold from 1960 to 2000, and that most of all first marriage begin with unmarried cohabitation.
This researched article describes the process of radioactivity. Properties of radiations, types of radioactivity, nuclear reactions and nuclear fusion will be explored. Read on……………………
This article on force examines the different types of forces (i) gravitational force (ii) magnetic force (iii) Frictional force (iv) adhesive force (v) cohesive force and (vi) centripetal force. Read on……….
This article explains about the gas law. The Boyle’s law, Charles law and the combination of these laws will be explored. Application of these laws will also be explained. Read on………………………………………….
All children should be protected from violence, exploitation and abuse. Yet millions of children worldwide – from all socio-economic backgrounds, across all ages, religions and cultures – suffer from violence every day. Tthousands of children are still exposed to violence and abuse, harmful practices, lack of parental care and sexual exploitation. Children are also exposed to specific risks during emergencies such as floods and drought or refugee children who have fled war and persecution.
Curriculum should sets the standards for care, learning and development and for children from birth to five years, across seven areas of learning.The child’s first years are crucial as the major part of development happens during the age of 0-3 years. The child care center should provide quality education to prepare the children for the 21st century challenges. The pedagogical activities should be well planned and the learning objectives visible for both educators and families, for continuous development, fruitful collaboration and successful early education.
How does a human being acquire and internalize morality? This topic is devoted towards making you understand how morality develops in humans and the factors that shape it. More importantly, the interaction of morality and environmental factors will be discussed, as well as the role of other aspects of development e.g. cognitive development, social development, and personality development.
Curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults. A curriculum is prescriptive, and is based on a more general syllabus which merely specifies what topics must be covered and to what level. It is also a document or a plan.
Introduction
In this article, we shall learn about the branches of philosophy. The branches are: Metaphysics (study of the nature of reality), Ethics (Ideal conduct), Aesthetics (Ideal beauty), Logic (Ideal reasoning), and Politics (Ideal organization).
Introduction
In this article, we are going to learn about categories of philosophies and how they influence aims of education and other important aspects of education.
To achieve the objectives set for Science and Math we have to involve learners in activities. They must be carefully and thoughtfully planned if they are going to effectively help realize the objectives.
This e-book addresses the most current perspectives and issues related to children’s with emotional and behavioral problems. The purpose of this e-book is to promote understanding of behavioral disorders in children. This e-book covers causes of behavioral disorders, characteristics of behavioral disorders, social and educational implications of behavior and emotional disturbance.