El-Hayeck, Rita Baddoura, Rafic Wehbé, Amine Bassil, Nazem Koussa, Salam Abou Khaled, Karine Richa, Sami Khoury, Rita Alameddine, Abbas Sellal, François
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS
In the absence of a simple validated instrument to screen for cognitive impairment among illiterate Lebanese older adults, the aims of this study were to validate an Arabic version of the Test of Nine Images (A-TNI93) adapted by the Working Group on Dementia at Saint Joseph University: Groupe de Travail sur les Démences de l'Univesité Saint Joseph ...
jamshidifarsani, hossein garbaya, samir stefan, ioana andreea
Technology-based in-home reading and spelling programs have the potential to compensate for the lack of sufficient instructions provided at schools. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic showed the immaturity of the existing remote teaching solutions. Consequently, many students did not receive the necessary instructions. This paper presents a mode...
derby, melissa
This article presents findings from a project that sought to determine the effects of a home-based literacy intervention on bilingual (English and Te Reo Māori) preschool children’s early literacy skills. The culturally responsive intervention, which was adapted from Tender Shoots, incorporated traditional Māori teaching and learning approaches, su...
Skubic, Darija Gaberc, Blažka Jerman, Janez
It is important that before entering primary school, the child’s phonological awareness is supported by a variety of different activities whereby phonological awareness is based on a well-developed hearing ability. Hearing is part of the musical activities that support/encourage phonological awareness with the development of rhythmic and melodic mu...
Portella, Paula Dresch Fraiz, Fabian Calixto Kuklik, Helen Helene Ferreira, Fernanda De Morais Assunção, Luciana Reichert Da Silva
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Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology
Permanent tooth avulsion requires proper management at the time of the accident and parental oral health literacy (OHL) may influence decision-making with regards to dental trauma. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of OHL on: (1) self-rated comprehension of an information leaflet (IL), (2) self-rated capacity to execute the tas...
Resque, Deusa Priscila da Silva de Moura Lobato, Adriany Maria da Silva, Carolina Gomes da Cruz Filho, Daniel Alves da Fonseca, Susanne Suely Santos de Oliveira Matos, Felipe Pereira, Antonio
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Frontiers in Psychology
Gender differences in spatial abilities favor males in both childhood and adulthood. During early development, this discrepancy can be attributed, among other things, to the influence of an early testosterone surge in boys, societal stereotypes, and expectations about gender. In the present work, we created a spatial task (including letter rotation...
jacko, anastasia m. durst, andrea l. niemchick, karen l. modell, stephen m. ponte, amy h.
Since the Human Genome Project’s completion in 2003, the need for increased population genetic literacy has grown exponentially. To address this need, public health professionals must be educated appropriately to serve the public best. This study examines the current state of public health genetics education within existing master of public health ...
Myers, Aimée
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Frontiers in Education
Testimonio, collective narratives situated within our sociopolitical sphere, is a powerful tool that empowers students and moves them toward a space of collective agency. When multimodalities are added to this process, students can further expand their expression and agency. This article hopes to support educators who want to embed a visual testimo...
Jochem, Carmen von Sommoggy, Julia Hornidge, Anna-Katharina Schwienhorst-Stich, Eva-Maria Apfelbacher, Christian
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Frontiers in Public Health
Education for planetary health could be one of the key levers of the much-needed civilizational turn toward a sustainable and healthy future. Education goes beyond information provision and passing on of knowledge and includes competencies to transfer knowledge from one decision situation to another. There are a range of different literacy concepts...
Štefula, Barbara
Učenci v prvem razredu osnovne šole vstopajo v svet načrtnega opismenjevanja, tj. učenja branja in pisanja. To predstavlja temelj za učinkovit razvoj sporazumevalne zmožnosti, ki je glavni cilj predmeta slovenščina. Začetno opismenjevanje, ki mora biti individualizirano, postopno in sistematično, se gradi na predopismenjevalnih zmožnostih in zapore...
