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INTRODUCTION
One of the first decisions that parents have to make about their
decisions they are making are going to affect their child in the long run
such as will their decisions benefit the child, and are their decisions
leading the child into the right path to succeed. Around the age of
making for their child’s education. One of the most commonly asked a
enroll his or her child in kindergarten program. This is one of the most
choice is what matters most, which is to put their child into a pre-
most important things, parents can do for their child’s future. Pre-
school is beneficial in many ways to a child, short term and long term,
while in school and later in life. If a child does not attend kindergarten
easier on the teacher, parent, and the child’s future when a child has
and concepts of books/print (sander ford). These are all the skills a
2012).
ready to explain the same things over and over. Role playing, to
materials into a song. Games, one of the strategies that give interest to
they need. In some instances, some kindergarten can’t read, write, and
identify things because of strategies used by the teacher if they will fail
kindergarten?
kindergarten;
teaching kindergarten.
kindergarten.
kindergarten pupils.
Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. During the first semester of S.Y. 2013-
2014.
Action Song refers to the strategy that the teacher uses song before
interest.
Games refer to the strategy that gives interest and activeness to the
pupils.
Repetition refers to the strategy that the teacher repeats the specific
teacher given.
Conceptual Framework
Kindergarten Education
Kindergarten program
(Davis, 2012).
positive effects on the child, such as Physical health and less crime
involvement.
kindergarten programs are best for children. Some if these studies are
Pre-school Program. The results of these studies all prove the positive
and brain affects. These studies also show the kindergarten through
study was one of the biggest studies of its kind which followed children
into adulthood. Many parents do not think about the all the possible
effects pre-school could have on their child. The study also found that
there were better jobs, less drug abuse and fever arrests in a low-
lead to large impact in a place where the surroundings are bad. What
it really takes is the parent to start by enrolling their child before they
see these benefits. There are very few disadvantages that (Tanner,
kindergarten program does not follow guidelines they could have too
interaction between the teacher and the child they suggest a ten to one
many kindergartens are inspected to make sure that they are following
but if the parent researches the reliability of the kindergarten the child
the responsibility of the teacher to provide both settings for the child.
One other thing pointed out is the possible problem that kindergarten
happen. Parents may also have to pay high fees for late pickups and
end up having to stay home with their child is too sick to stay at the
kindergarten the parent most likely would like to take care of them
anyway. If the parent has to pay fees for late pickups it is no different
than having to find someone else to watch and pay them. All of these
essential for a child to begin learning at an earlier rate while the brain
that the first few years of a child’s life is a particularly sensitive period
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health “(“proven”). The first few years of brain development are the
most important and kindergarten helps lay a foundation for the child.
important findings about the brain has critical periods for learning. If
one deprives brain information during this crucial time, it may never
that if a child does not learn it early they will miss out on learning it at
all. Gowin also says” Some early experience can forever enhance the
the individuals life span” (Gowin, 2012). When a child’s develops their
brain with new experiences it changes the child’s behavior. Even in the
(Tanner, 2012). The study found that putting the pressure on a child
positive effects on the child’s brain early in life and is crucial for brain
have found there is a tendency they will have better physical health at
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looked at the benefits of the ABC and found positive impacts on health
future. Researcher Muennig says, “It could mean that better early
education programs could cut lifetime health care costs and improve
well being especially relevant for children from low income families,
who are most at risk for poor health as adults.” When the study
positive effect in health which lead to less health care costs even when
the long term effects on overall health of a child who did attend
with the children who did receive pre-school education and follow-up
incomes were more likely to be able to afford health care and less
health care which keeps them staying healthy in the future. Overall,
these all show that the child’s overall health later in life is going to
most likely be better than a child would did not attend kindergarten.
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many ways. The teaching strategies that support their learning vary
accordingly.
Instruction, repetition, role playing, songs and games and pictures are
and look to their pupil’s interest and guide them. Teachers are setting
them. Also, the more hand-on the activity is, the more learning styles
of the teacher engaged, and the more teacher show the children what
he expect and want from his pupils , teacher is one of the model that
the pupils will follow. Through teacher as a good model the pupils will
lesson to the pupils in a new way. It is one of the strategies that the
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established simple learning objectives for the year and repeat them as
explain the same things over and over. Song, an extremely effective
song. While they say struggle with learning words by themselves, once
you arrange some rhymes, a melody and hand motions, your students
play the alphabet games, child rolls the dice and counts the number of
dots on the dice marker that number of spaces along the flash cards.
Child must say the name of the letter and a word that begins with the
same letter. The winner is the player who gets the finish line. Picture,
the pupils can easily draw concept in their mind using pictures given
of the pupils and the application of the things that they observed in
how they cope with or accomplish different task given to them by their
performance review take place, one at the end of a term and another at
the end of both winter session and summer session. Both of reviews
but cumulative average over more than one session is not assessed. It
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
on the list was observed, present, or true; or else not observed, present
conducted.
Research Instrument
The survey checklist was the major tool in gathering data. The
sometimes, seldom and never. This was used to determine the extent
by giving the two days before the retrieval of the survey checklist. The
Statistical Analysis
pupils.
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2011). Teacher rating scales allow teachers to rate the accuracy of the
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performance but are used by few studies for early elementary school
Total 21 100.0
Teaching Academic
Strategies Performance
Teaching Strategies Pearson Correlation 0 0
Sig. (2-tailed) .489
N 39 22
Academic Performance Pearson Correlation 0 0
Sig. (2-tailed) .489
N 22 22
Summary
with the qualitative description of high. This implies that the teachers
Conclusions
out that model, action songs, games, and pictures were very
moderately used.
teachers.
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Recommendations
strategies in kindergarten.
LITERATURE CITED
APPENDICES
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SONIA E. MORDENO
Principal I
San Andres Elementary School
San Andres, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur
Ma’am:
Good day!!!
We, the fourth year BEED students and the researchers of the
study entitled “TEACHING STRATEGIES AND ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE AMONG KINDERGARTEN OF BUNAWAN
DISTRICT” would like to ask permission from your good office to allow
us, to conduct a survey among the kindergarten teachers in your
school. There is only one checklist that will be given to the
respondents. We will conduct the study on July 22, 2013, 8:00-10:00
in the morning.
Respectfully yours,
Noted by:
AIZA GARDOSE CAMACHO
Approved by:
Appendix B
5 – Always
4 – Oftentimes
3 – Sometimes
2 – Seldom
1 – Never
Teaching Strategies
5 4 3 2 1
used in kindergarten
1. Authentic hands-on
learning experience
2. Model
3. Spiral Instruction
4. Repetition
5. Role Playing
6. Action Songs
7. Games
8. Pictures
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Appendix C
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Background
Nickname : “Zang”
Gender : Female
Elena G. Camacho
Educational Attainment
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Background
Nickname : “Luke”
Gender : Female
Abelinda G. Loqiunario
Educational Attainment