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Kenner, Charmian; Ruby, Mahera – Language and Education, 2012
Teachers in complementary schools are often assumed to be using outmoded teaching strategies and an authoritarian approach to discipline. However, it is rare for mainstream teachers to have visited these community-run after-school or weekend classes, which remain on the margins of educational provision. This paper argues that complementary…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teaching Methods, Bilingualism, Expertise
Kenner, Charmian; Ruby, Mahera; Jessel, John; Gregory, Eve; Arju, Tahera – Language and Education, 2008
The computer is widely recognised as a cultural tool with the potential to enhance learning, and children are considered to develop ICT skills with particular facility. However, young children still require assistance in order to gain the maximum educational benefit. This study investigates how such assistance was given to 3-6 year olds by their…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Young Children, Educational Benefits, Grandchildren
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Kenner, Charmian – Language and Education, 1999
Discusses results of one-year research project in South London nursery class that included 3- and 4-year- olds from variety of linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Given the opportunity to use wide range of literacy materials--in English and other languages--as part of social interaction and through own writing, these children displayed knowledge…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Diversity (Student), Foreign Countries
Kenner, Charmian; Kress, Gunther; Al-Khatib, Hayat; Kam, Roy; Tsai, Kuan-Chun – Language and Education, 2004
This paper discusses ways in which young bilingual children understand the principles underlying different writing systems. Six case studies were conducted, involving six-year-olds growing up in London who were learning to write in Chinese, Arabic or Spanish at the same time as English. The children's formal and informal literacy interactions were…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Young Children, Peer Teaching, Bilingualism