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This bachelor's thesis focuses on supervision in kindergartens, where the aim of this thesis is to find out what benefit supervision has for kindergarten teachers. First, it contains the environment of the kindergarten, the characteristics of the target group and the definition of the status pedagogical staff in kindergarten. After that, the thesis focuses on supervision, her forms and her benefits for pedagogical staff. Furthermore, the thesis is supplemented by a research probe, which is realized through an interview in a specific kindergarten.

This bachelor's thesis is dedicated to the development of language competencies for a group of children with a different mother tongue in a regular kindergarten. The theoretical part deals with terminological concepts and the specification of problems related to this issue based on professional publications. The empirical section is built on case studies of selected respondents. The main aim of the thesis was to measure information about participants' communication skills, gauge their progress, describe the educational process, and evaluate its efficiency. The research conducted in this specific kindergarten included three children with different first languages and contained two diagnostic tests with a three-month interval between them. The first study revealed a lack of language competency. The second study discovered that the respondents' communication skills improved. The comparison demonstrated the benefit of individual development for selected participants in all areas of communication competencies. The purpose of the study was to summarize language intervention and the possible needs of children in kindergarten, so they can effortlessly integrate into elementary schools. KEYWORDS Diagnostics, child with a different mother tongue, language skills, kindergarten

In my diploma thesis, I deal with the comparison of urban and rural kindergartens with regard to the granting of deferrals of compulsory schooling. The aim of the work was to clarify the issue of postponing compulsory schooling and to find out the frequency, reasons for postponing compulsory schooling and the opinions of parents and teachers on questions on the given topic, all from the point of view of comparing urban and rural kindergartens. The work is divided into two main parts - theoretical and practical. The theoretical part serves as an introduction to the topic. In the first chapter of the theoretical part, I define concepts such as kindergarten - its functions, tasks, cooperation with parents and elementary school. In the second chapter, I define individual areas of maturity and readiness. The third chapter contains a theoretical summary of information on school attendance delays. The practical part was implemented in the form of a questionnaire survey with two groups of respondents - parents of children with delayed school attendance and kindergarten teachers. Four research questions were answered and four hypotheses were evaluated based on them. 109 respondents - pedagogues - took part in the questionnaire survey intended for kindergarten teachers, while almost 2/3, 68 (62%) work in an...

The diploma thesis deals with the topic of the possibilities of developing reading literacy for children in a speech therapy class of kindergarten. The aim of the thesis is the analysis and implementation of the possibilities of developing reading preliteracy as well as the analysis of selected book titles that can have a positive influence on the development of preliteracy for children in kindergarten. In the theoretical part are defined terminological concepts related to reading literacy, its strategies and possibilities of development on the basis of the literature. It also defines current Framework Education Programm for Preschool Education. It also introduces the critical thinking programme and the three-phase learning model E-U-R. In the empirical part, are presented case studies of five selected participants of the research investigation who are children with impaired communication skills attending a speech therapy class of a kindergarten in Třinec. The research investigation was conducted in a qualitative form based on case studies, which represent an analysis of the realized lesson focused on pre-reading literacy with the selected participants of the investigation, the definition of goals, expected outcomes of children and their subsequent fulfillment. The realized lesson was divided into...

My diploma thesis deals with the adaptation process of new-coming teachers who enter the pre-primary education system. The adaptation should prepare them especially for a teacher's position, acquaint them with the organisation culture and help them to integrate into the new social environment. The theoretical part is focused on personnel activities in the organisation, adaptation, mentoring, the adaptation process of a new teacher as well as on the adaptation plan. The thesis aims at examining the functionality of the adaptation plan used in a kindergarten in Prague and developing a proposal for adaptation plan changes based on the reflection of the needs during the adaptation of the teachers who started to work in the kindergarten. The research is based on a questionnaire survey and interviews with the teachers and mentors of the kindergarten in Prague. The questionnaire survey and interviews are supposed to find out what the teachers needed most during the adaptation, if the adaptation plan was of any help for the new-coming teachers, what the teachers would like to change in their adaptation plan to make it more helpful and to make it meet their needs during their adaptation, as well as what the mentors would like to change in the adaptation plan to make it more efficient. All these findings...

The aim of this bachelor´s thesis is to verify whether kindergarten teachers choose a respectful approach towards children, which is focused on children's needs, their individual possibilities and interests. The theoretical part describes communication in general and defines respectful or effective communication and its forms, but ineffective communication is also described here. Furthermore, the text of the thesis is focused on the relationship between a child and an adult, on the individualization of education, where the importance of developmental peculiarities of preschool children is pointed out. The individual needs of children and inclusive education are also mentioned. For the purpose of achieving the set goal, qualitative research, a method of short-term intentional observation, was chosen, for which three criteria were chosen. The first criterion was the relationship between the child and the teacher. The second criterion related to the use of effective and ineffective forms of communication, and the third criterion dealt with the needs of children. The research group was kindergarten teachers from five institutions within the South Moravian and South Bohemian Regions. The observation was supplemented by a short semi-structured interview with kindergarten teachers. The aim of the interview was to find out the teachers' awareness of the individualization of education.

The bachelor thesis focuses on hospitalization in kindergartens from the management perspective as one of the essential tools for the development of pedagogical staff and improving the quality of kindergartens. It is divided into two main parts-theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part deals with control, dividing it into internal and external, and control as a managerial function. It also focuses on typical control in the school setting, hospitalization. It describes the principles of a properly conducted hospitalization, which should be known by every hospitalizer and the hospitalized, and the different concepts of the subject. The theoretical part also describes the forms of hospitalization that can be carried out in a kindergarten and the methods of further education related to hospitalization. The empirical part presents a research investigation that aimed to find out the form of hospitalization in kindergartens, the use of the results of the hospitalization and the development of teachers through hospitalization activities. It describes the preparatory part of the research, the data collection by semi-structured interviews and the evaluation of the data obtained. In particular, the forms of hospitalization with a focus on peer hospitalization, the ways of conducting the...

The thesis focuses on the topic of reading preliteracy and the creation of a quality reading environment. The aim of the thesis is to encourage children and parents to develop their interest in reading and books through the implementation of various activities. The thesis is divided into theoretical and empirical parts. In the theoretical part, there is an explanation of what the reading environment is and how it is influenced. Furthermore, there is a definition of the basic concepts related to reading preliteracy and its importance in the child's development. It also describes selected activities and projects that promote reading and what a children's library in a school should look like. Finally, the theoretical part describes appropriate genres for preschool children and recommended selected titles for children's libraries. The empirical part describes the research conducted in the selected kindergarten. Action research was determined as the form of research that best met the conditions for achieving the given goal. The problem of action research was determined to be the lack of interest in books and reading among children and their parents. Six research questions were set and activities were designed to increase interest. Furthermore, observation, interview and questionnaire methods were used...

This diploma thesis is dealing with the topic of motivation of children of preschool age to read and to improve their preliteracy. The aim of the thesis is to ensure the development of a positive attitude towards reading and also the motivation to read through the set of activities for pre- school children. The text is divided into a theoretical part and an empirical part. In the theoretical part, I am dealing with the explanation of basic concepts such as readership, reading preliteracy and literacy. I am also presenting further the important roles of readership and the readership development. The second chapter is devoted to the development of readership and the motivation to read. The last chapter of theoretical part is about the contemporary literature. The empirical part of the thesis is describing the implementation of the action research in a selected kindergarten. I have defined a problem statement during my action research and I have subsequently determined a proposal to support children's motivation to read. As part of the research investigation, I have compiled a questionnaire (pre-test and post- test) with the help of my supervisor that I have processed and I have evaluated the results. When summarizing and evaluating the obtained data, I concluded that the activities I implemented with...

Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá začleňováním dětí s odlišným mateřským jazykem, konkrétně ukrajinských dětí příchozích po vypuknutí válečného konfliktu na Ukrajině. V teoretické části, která má čtyři hlavní kapitoly nejprve vymezuji, koho považujeme za dítě s odlišným mateřským jazykem, proč je nazýváme právě tímto termínem a jak funguje jejich vzdělávání v českých mateřských školách. Dále v ní píši o socializaci dětí a o aktuálních zprávách o Ukrajincích v českých školách. Na to navazuji druhou a třetí kapitolou, ve které se zabývám státními institucemi a neziskovými organizacemi nabízející podporu v tématu začleňování dětí s odlišným jazykem. Poslední kapitola popisuje různé metody výuky a typy organizací výuky. V praktické části je prezentován výzkum, který byl proveden metodou dotazníkového šetření. Hlavním cílem mého výzkumu bylo zjistit, jaké jsou zkušenosti učitelek se začleňováním ukrajinských dětí. Z odpovědí víme, že i přes různé potíže jsou zkušenosti učitelů vesměs pozitivní a učitelky to berou především jako novou zkušenost v jejich praxi. ABSTRACT This bachelor's thesis deals with the integration of children with a different mother language, specifically Ukrainian children arriving after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. In the theoretical part which has four main chapters I first...

The aim of the thesis was to acquire information from educators about: conditions for physical activities, versatile movement development and movement skills of children in the compulsory preschool education and to measure the level of movement skills of this group of children. The thesis is based on theoretical and empirical research. Theoretical part characterizes preschool period with the emphasis on the child's development and presents some documents, that are crucial for development of movement skills in kindergartens. Then it introduces the activities in kindergartens which leads to development of activity and health of children. Theoretical part is ended by a chapter about possibilities of measuring the movement of preschool children. In a practical part the questionnaires were used and information about conditions for physical activities, versatile movement development and movement skills of children in the compulsory preschool education were obtained from educators from different regions of the Czech Republic. Acquired information shows that conditions for physical activities varies a lot in different kindergartens. The most limiting conditions in most of the kindergartens are time and space, in some schools even material equipment. Spontaneous physical activities are usually done every...

Most kindergartens in the Czech Republic are managed by a headmaster/ headmistress and their deputies (depending on the size of the kindergarten). There are also some kindergartens which fall within the management of a primary, or even a secondary school in the particular municipality, and the function of a headmaster/ headmistress is performed by the primary/ secondary school principal. If that is the case, the kindergarten headteacher position is introduced, who is not a deputy but is in charge of the kindergarten and responsible to the principal. This thesis examines the competencies of a kindergarten headteacher as an educational institution leader. The aim of the thesis is to research kindergarten headteachers' job competencies and job description in South-Bohemia Region (Jihočeský kraj). In the theoretical section, the thesis focuses on a headteacher's position, what professional requirements there are in such a position; what the measure of participation in the organisation management, and the headteacher's approach towards interpersonal relationship in the workplace is. The thesis furthermore discusses the concerns of kindergarten management, and what the term educational process includes. Self-reflection is important with everyone, it is crucial in educators, and absolutely essential in...

The diploma thesis examines options of using the ozobot robotic toy for education in kindergarten. The theoretical part is based on introduction of key concepts and review of existing knowledge about digital education with aims on early childhood education and care. In addition to the legislative framework and expert findings on digital technologies in preschool age, the risks associated with their use are also taken into account. Furthermore, the theoretical part includes findings about educational robotics and a description of the basic parameters of the ozobot toy, which is the focus of the research. The possibilities of using an ozobot in kindergarten are examined in the form of a case study that focuses on two levels of this issue, firstly on the features and functions of the ozobot, and secondly on how children perceive the ozobot and how they approach it with the aim of identifying possible obstacles, that may arise in kindergartens when working with the ozobot, offer the created thematic blocks for use and provide useful methodological guidelines and recommendations for them. The case study was carried out in one Prague kindergarten in two time-separated cycles, each time with a different group of six children aged 5-6 years from a different class. Ten thematic blocks with an ozobot were...

This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of speech therapy prevention from the perspective of the kindergarten director. Specifically, by analyzing the current state, the level of work in kindergartens in the sense of ensuring cooperation with SPC, PPP, clinical speech therapist, further education of pedagogical staff with a focus on speech therapy assistant. It also investigates the possibilities of obtaining funds for aids for children with speech disorders and subsequently also wages for DVPP, or for possible cooperation with a clinical speech therapist directly in kindergarten. What motivational methods does the director choose for the active approach of teaching staff, whether he sees this area as crucial and is ready to make possible changes for it. The content of the practical part of the thesis is the analysis of research survey data, when the method of qualitative research was chosen, in the form of a semi-structured interview with two directors of selected nursery schools. The interview questions are prepared to lead to the goal of the bachelor thesis. Subsequently, the research data are interpreted with the possibility of implementing changes in the field of speech therapy prevention in kindergarten. The results of the research have pointed out that the directors' opinions on speech...

This Bachelor's thesis looks at promoting motivation for reading and understanding the text through working with the book and illustrating it, with a focus on working in nursery school. I chose this theme in particular because a positive relationship with books and an understanding of a given text, already developed in preschool, forms the basis for children to live. In school they will learn to read and write, they will need to understand the assignment, and these all activities, aimed at working with the book and illustrating it, just include reading preliteracy. Understanding the text is one of the reading skills we strive to develop in preschool. It is a complex of thought processes that lead to the understanding of the read text. Understanding reveals the content of the text. In this preschool period, therefore, we try to create the most positive relationship with written text, motivate children to read, write and develop the areas needed for future reading in a non-violent way. More specifically, the work focuses on children in their final year of kindergarten, that is, children before entering primary school. The research was carried out with the entire class, but also focused on 6 pre-selected preschool-age children and observed their relationship to books, book work and level of text...

Every organization has or should have its strategic development plan. The diploma thesis focuses on the management strategy and staff leadership of chosen educational organizations, mainly in the area of their strategic goals. It discusses the issues of cooperation, knowledge and implementation of the goals by staff in practice. The goal of the thesis is therefore to find out, if employees of chosen pre-schools have the knowledge of the strategic goals of their organization and to describe what, from their point of view, is their role in helping to fulfil the individual development areas. The chosen educational organizations are pre-schools in Rakovník region and there are both, teaching and non-teaching staff involved in the inquiry. Strategic management of human resources is an integral part of strategic management and planning of an educational organization. Mastering it leads to the integration of goals and thereby achieving the set requirements. In order to grasp this issue, the theoretical part of the thesis first deals with the description and organizational structure of educational organizations and their human resources management and the roles of key employees. It further describes the strategic management and planning of educational organizations and the aspects that influence the...

The bachelor's thesis focuses on the development of language skills through the use of stories made of cubes using fairy tales. The aim of the thesis is to characterize the fairy tale as a means of developing the child's personality in the area of preliteracy and language skills development in preschool children. The theoretical part deals with preliteracy and reading strategies. It characterizes the current conception of preschool education and the developmental peculiarities of the preschool child with regard to the development of language skills and reading preliteracy. In the practical part, a program based on reading continuation was designed to develop children's reading preliteracy using reading strategies. Stories were created with the children using blocks, thus developing their language skills. Observation, interview and analysis of educational materials were used during the implementation of the activities. Reading activities that promote children's interest in books and related activities proved to be appropriate. The children expanded their vocabulary, and improved their expressive skills.

The bachelor thesis is intended to contribute to trying out less traditional ways of cooperation with parents in kindergarten and to facilitate the adaptation of the youngest children in kindergarten. The aim of the thesis is to prepare four meetings of class teachers, children and their parents in a kindergarten setting. The primary aim of these meetings is to strengthen the relationships between all those involved in spending active time together, to support the children's adaptation and to give parents a closer insight into the way they learn in kindergarten. The theoretical part focuses on the developmental characteristics of the child in the older toddler and younger pre- school years (from 2 to 4 years), the importance of the family for the child and the entry into kindergarten and adaptation to the kindergarten environment, the importance of the teacher's personality in the adaptation process, the importance of the kindergarten in the child's development, cooperation with parents and appropriate methods and forms of education for the youngest children, including the use of books and experiential learning. In the practical part, a programme of joint meetings is developed, which was implemented in the kindergarten and evaluated. The evaluation uses the method of observation and interview with children and parents.

The bachelor thesis entitled "Analysis of education of a child with visual impairment in kindergarten" analyzes the development of a visually impaired child in a preschool facility of a common type and the course of his education. The aim of the bachelor's thesis is to acquaint with the support measures, that make the education of children with visual impairment possible, and to analyze its implementation in the practice of a regular kindergarten. That is accomplished by a direct work with the child, his observations and interviews with him, as well as interviews with the child's mother and a special pedagogue from the special pedagogical centre that the child attends. The analysis of a literature provides the theoretical support of a description of the development of an intact child in preschool age and a child with visual impairment in the same age. The last theoretical part is a description and analysis of support measures for children and pupils with visual impairment according to the Catalog of Support Measures. The chapters on the development of a visually impaired child and on support measures also contain texts from practice, on which the findings are shown. The analysis of these practical parts then led to recommendations for special pedagogical theory and practice. These relate to the...

The role of the school psychologist in Kindergarten Bc. Kateřina Denysjuková 2022 ABSTRACT This paper will focus on the role of the school psychologist in the Czech state kindergarten environment. The thesis is a pioneer in this field, as it is a new and under-reported topic in the literature. The theoretical part will focus mainly on the summary of the job description and the role of the school psychologist as such, on the legislative positions enabling this new trend, on the possibilities and image of psychological counselling for preschool children and its comparison with the abilities of the school psychologist. It will also focus on the presumed reasons for the intervention of the school psychologist in kindergartens in terms of common difficulties of preschool children. The empirical part will summarize the image of the work of the school psychologist in the preschool. This part will be based on a qualitative analysis of interviews with school psychologists working for the Kindergarten. The aim of the thesis is to outline the potential and limitations of the collaboration between school psychologists and kindergartens, the reasons for the collaboration between kindergartens and school psychologists, the expectations and obstacles that arise, and the possibilities of intervention that school...

Bachelor's thesis aims to describe the actual state and options for cooperation between a public library and a kindergarten. The thesis is focused on supporting preschool children in reading. The text is interested in developing reading habits in preschool children and describes the kindergartens, their support in this topic and the state of the public libraries in relation to the preschool children. In respect of the chosen subject and the aim of the thesis, used methods are quality research, specifically design of the case study containing cooperation of three kindergartens and the public library. Data are collected using half structured in-depth interview and content analysis of spaces for readers in the kindergarten and the public library. From the research outcome it is clear that the kindergarten stimulate cooperation with the public libraries especially for introducing children to the library's space. This action is also beneficial for the public library in the rise of readers.

The bachelor thesis deals with the creation and implementation of a year-round project for preschool children. The project focuses on water transformation during the year. Water becomes known to children through environmental education. The theoretical part explains the term environmental education in the context of preschool education. By defining examples of the relationships between the components of living and inanimate nature, the work deals in detail with information on the topic of water, its various forms, changes and uses. The practical part contains suggestions of suitable activities and activities used to understand the relationship to nature, especially water during the ten thematic weeks, when each month in a given school year children discuss one of the thematic weeks (solid state of water, liquid state of water, gaseous state of water, utility water, waste water, water origin, water cycle). During the weeks, the children gained basic knowledge about nature, especially about water, and their positive attitude towards nature in their surroundings was deepened. The children understood that there would be no life without water.

The bachelor thesis deals with selected motor competencies in preschool age children. The theoretical part focuses on actual knowledge in actual literature including soma research. The individual chapters of the theoretical part deal with the characteristics of preschool age, movement development of a child, but also development of motor skills and abilities of children in a kindergarten. The author also deals with deficits in the field of motor functions, which are an important part of testing results. A separate chapter then concerns on possibilities and individual types of testing, where attention is given to possible differences between children and importance and validity of motor tests. The aim of the practical part is to map conditions which support motor development of children in the Kindergarten Prievidzská 1, Šumperk, department Temenická. A partial goal is a screening survey of children's motor level, but also determination of the level of stimulation of children to motor activity by teachers. Separate discussion then provides a summary of obtained results and suggests possible recommendations for further practice. KEYWORDS Motor skills, movement, motor tests, screening, kindergarten.

This bachelor's thesis deals with the phenomenon of healthy eating in kindergartens and seeks way to motivate children to eat healthy. The theoretical part sums up current knowledge of motivation, pre-school children's eating habits and how one's surroundings can influence eating. The practical part shows the results of a quantitative research focused on teachers' knowledge and experience of children's healthy eating and tests ways of motivating children to eat healthy and whether kindergarten can change children's eating habits.

The bachelor thesis is focused on the emotions of fear and anxiety in the preschool age of the child. The first chapter clarifies the developmental specifics of preschool children in the field of emotional and cognitive development. The next chapter describes the child's emotional experience, which is closely related to the development and strengthening of mental resilience in preschool age. The last chapter of the theoretical part approaches the emotions of fear and anxiety with a focus on the child's experience of these specific selected emotions. The empirical part of the work pays attention to the possibilities and techniques of working with these emotions in kindergarten. The method of interview with kindergarten teachers is chosen for the research survey. Research shows that each individual experiences their individual fears, which may be common or atypical. During the interviews, the respondents emphasize the need for an empathic approach to the child, inducing trust, safety and security. In an effort to alleviate children's fear, teachers use a variety of tools in their practice. The thesis includes a topic for a weekly program based on a book publication on the topic of fear.

The bachelor thesis is aimed at the issue of classroom climate in kindergarten. The theoretical part is based on professional literature. It presents the school climate, classroom climate and climate actors, especially in the context of kindergarten. The theoretical part also deals with methods of climate diagnostics. The practical part presents a qualitative research, which consists, for example, of observation, interview and analysis of the results of activities. The aim of practical part is to present the possibilities of climate diagnostics in kindergarten, the perception of the classroom clime by kindergarten teachers and teaching assistants.