http://oro.open.ac.uk/78253/1/78253.pdf Khofidotur, Rofiah; Sheehy, Kieron; Widayati, Sri and Budiyanto (2021). Fun and the benefits of Sign Supported Big Books in mainstream Indonesian kindergartens. International Journal of Early Years Education (Early Access). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2021.1956440 Abstract Inclusive kindergarten provision remains relatively rare in Indonesia. This article indicates factors that contribute to this situation (stigmatisation, lack of resources and training) and reports on …
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A blog post by Kieron. 23 October 2024. Recently an Open University project (ASSIK- Anak Setara SIaga Kebencanaan) ran workshops for teachers about how to create songs for their classrooms as part of teaching young children about natural disasters and what to do to when they happen. A key part of the workshop was making …
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To celebrate the third year of Rumpus Blog in 2023, we are editing a digital multimedia book “Engaging methods to explore fun in education” This book organised by Okada, A. Tatlow-Golden M., Fergurson R. & Sheehy K., 2023 is supported by our interactive blogposts. Our objective is to generate a reflective dialogue with research students, …
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Fun, Big Books, inclusion and successful kindergartens Summary This project is looking at developing inclusive teaching approaches and resources for Indonesian kindergartens. Following discussions with teachers and teacher educators in 2019, an idea was developed to get inclusive resources into kindergartens before, or regardless of whether, they had any children with special educational needs applying …
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