Online Journal of Primary and Preschool Education, 2017 (vol. 1), issue 1
Reviewed Papers
Quality versus Qualification: What Should Pregradual Education of Preschool Teachers Be?
Zora Syslová
EduPort 2017, 1(1):1-12 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/29.2017/a/2533-7106/OJPPE/2017/1/1 
The quality of schools, including kindergartens, often becomes part of both technical and political discussions. In January 2016 a discussion about professional qualifications of teachers in kindergartenswas was opened at the Ministry of Education. The paper discusses the quality in relation to the qualification and presents the results of studies related to this problem. The paper is an overview study focused on the topic of teacher in kindergarten. The study shows that the profession of kindergarten teachers includes a number of specific and demanding activities, which are not always being implemented in practice. At the same time introduces the...
Creative Drama as a Possible Way of Individualization in Preschool Children Education
Alena Berčíková
EduPort 2017, 1(1):13-21 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/30.2017/a/2533-7106/OJPPE/2017/1/13
From the perspective of the current paradigm of individualization in preschool education, the child is seen as a personality with their needs, interests and at their own pace in their development. Current concepts of the Framework educational program for preschool education allows for kindergarten teachers to fulfill and respect this principle in different ways. One of them may be creative dramatics. The paper present the partial outputs of the research, within which we have dealt with the use of creative drama in the contemporary preschool education as a comprehensive educational resource with an emphasis on individualization.
Opinion of Professional Public on Introduction of the Unbound Fonts to Schools
Iva Košek Bartošová
EduPort 2017, 1(1):22-29 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/31.2017/a/2533-7106/OJPPE/2017/1/22
The paper is aimed on introduction of unbound fonts into the first grade of primary schools in the Czech Republic. Specifically, it describes the attitude of professionals (teachers, psychologists, graphologists and handwriting experts). We examined their views on the pros and cons of unbound fonts (Comenia Script font, hereinafter referred to as CS) and also of bound classic font used for teaching. Then it compares the results of some previous studies that investigated the views of parents of children in kindergarten and teachers. Professional public considers writing classic script as faster, which is different from those of other respondents. Given...
Getting Started with CLIL: Game-like Warm-Ups in Mathematics Education
Kitti Páleníková, Zuzana Naštická
EduPort 2017, 1(1):30-37 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/32.2017/a/2533-7106/OJPPE/2017/1/30
Motivating students to learn is generally considered one of the most challenging tasks of teachers. It has been long observed that one of the ways to motivate students to solve mathematical tasks is to include didactic games in math lessons. An additional motivating factor can be performing the instruction in a foreign language, e.g. implementing the well-known bilingual approach CLIL. In this paper we describe our initial experience with implementing CLIL approach into mathematics education. In our teaching practices we included two didactical games performed in the English language functioning as mathematical warm-ups at the beginning of math lessons...
Problematics of Inclusion of Children-Foreigners into the Czech Kindergartens in the Usti Region
Jaromíra Šindelářová, Hana Drtinová
EduPort 2017, 1(1):38-45 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/33.2017/a/2533-7106/OJPPE/2017/1/38
The aim of the first part of this article is to summarize the results of research focusing on the difficulties in the integration of foreign children into the Czech preschool system in the Ústí nad Labem region. Particular attention will be paid to statistical data concerning the number of foreign children attending preschools in the region and to the requirements of the teacher and other pedagogical staff with a view to generally improving the Czech school educational system. In the second part of the article a proposal by the Ministry of Education is outlined, which should lead to better support in the education of children with differing mother...
Volynian Czech Children and Their Preschool Education
Jiří Šlégl
EduPort 2017, 1(1):46-53 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/34.2017/a/2533-7106/OJPPE/2017/1/46
The paper describes the preschool education of children of Volynian Czechs in the years 1868-1945. Education of children in this area was not easy and usually lacked the financial and material (didactics) background. Despite the absence of institutions kindergarten, however, managed to adequately prepare children for entry into primary school, whether through performances and educational impact, or child-oriented news and the journals in which children are acquainted with the basics of national realities, history and culture.