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Invited lecture on the importance of teaching and learning in the zone-of-proximate development

With her critical presentation of the normative and biological concepts of childhood, the author creates possibilities for understanding child development and learning within the context of socio-cultural theories. She is predominantly interested in the role of early social interactions and language in the child's cognitive development and learning. She implements the concepts of teaching/learning within the zone-of-proximate development and scaffolding whithin the child's play with a more competent partner.

B.04 Guest lecture

COBISS.SI-ID: 38384994

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Designing an instrument for direct observation of parent's and child's language and play

The authors developed the observational scale of parent's and child's play aimed for direct assessment of the quality of parent-child verbal interactions during semi-structured play. The scale provides the assessment of symbolic actions and verbal encouragements as well as parent's reactions to child's speech and play. It enables the possibility of objective assessment of the actvities, provided by parents to support child's language and early literacy development.

B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference

COBISS.SI-ID: 43503458

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Examining the effect of parental education and child's storybook exposure on child's storytelling

The authors presented the results of their study on the role of parental education and knowledge of children's books on child's storytelling. The results showed that children whose parents were higly educated and knew more children's books, told stories on higher developmental levels. The findings indicate an important role of parent-child joint reading in child's storytelling development.

B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference

COBISS.SI-ID: 43663202

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Education of preschool teachers in Slovene preschools in Italy about the importance of evaluation and monitoring of child's language development.

In cooperation with the National Agency for the Development of School Autonomy, Regional Office for the Friuli Venezia Giulia, we presented the findings of our research on the importance of preschools for children's development and learning to the preschool teachers. We emphasized the importance and presented the possibilities of monitoring and promoting children's language development in the context of preschool curriculum thus equipping them with knowledge that it is important to ensure and maintain the quality of preschool education in preschools. COBISS ID: 45991522; 45992802; 46000738.

F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)

COBISS.SI-ID: 45991522