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Teach older preschoolers to build their own stories: Nine research-based tips
Interactive reading is and remains by far the most important language-stimulating activity in kindergarten. However, older toddlers do not only have to listen to stories, but can also learn to build stories themselves. You will undoubtedly …
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Harmony Square: Game to build resistance to misinformation
Harmony Square is a free online game designed to help players become more resilient to mis- and disinformation.
The game is based on the vaccine theory, the idea that we become more resilient to mis- and disinformation if we are exposed to it in …Translated by
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Super Action Comic Maker: Create your own hero comic online
With this Super Action Comic Maker from Culture Street you can make your own comic book with superheroes. The software provides the backgrounds, characters and speech bubbles. It's up to you to puzzle them in an order of your choosing.
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Write Repeater: Simple video recording tool
Teach children to correctly form and connect letters. You can easily practice calligraphy with this repetitive video.
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Create a talking figure with ZIM
Let the boy talk. Give assignments to your students or let them record an assignment themselves.
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Screen Mask: Create a focus window
Screen Mask is a simple free Chrome extension that darkens the page except for a bright bar that you move up and down the page with the computer mouse.
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Sinterklaas tool: Writing aid
Everyone already knows that you can speak to a computer. You can also create apps that listen to what you say.
How fun is it for a young child to ask Sinterklaas via an app how to write the toys for his wish list.
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ZIM Emoji Tool: Discover the code of an emoji
Everyone knows and uses emojis. It becomes even more interesting if you explain how you can use the code of an emoji in an app.
I developed this emoji tool together with ZIMjs.com/kids. This way you can immediately copy the code to other ZIMjs …
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Turn your Talking Pictures activity into a MORE-language moment: Preschool-wise
In the Taalrijk Kansrijk project, several teacher trainers from PXL-education, together with nursery school teachers and parents, developed narrative discussion boards on broad topics that can relate to various classroom themes. Mik and Ömer …
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A warm teacher-child relationship as the basis for a powerful language learning environment: Preschool-wise
With her bachelor's internship in sight, student Marie Claes focused intensively for two weeks on setting up a language program based on the results of the KOALA screening in her internship class.
She started from the following research question: "How …
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Reading in textless picture books, how is that possible?: Preschool-based
It may seem a bit contradictory, but textless picture books are very valuable for children's language development. Because they offer space for different interpretations, feelings and thoughts, they invite children to discover for themselves. …
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Talkr: Let pictures talk
The Talkr app allows you to let photos speak. By importing your own or other photos, you bring the character in the photo to life, as it were.
The Talkr Live app offers the same possibilities. However, it is possible to record live. When using the app …
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