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EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS RESEARCH Research indicates that a child’s success in school is significantly influenced by having:LEARNING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO A CHILD’S BACKGROUND AND CULTURAL BELIEFS The research indicates that student achievement improves when teachers use students’ existing knowledge and experience to make new content comprehensible. The more students already know about a subject, the easier it is for them to acquire new information about it. As teachers present new information in the classroom, they might ask "What do my students already know that will help them grasp this information?" When teachers explain how new ideas in the current lesson relate to ideas in previous lessons students can connect the old with the new which helps them to better remember and understand. Children learn vocabulary better when the words they study are related to familiar experiences and to knowledge they already possess. They read and understand passages better when the passages refer to events, people, and places (real or fictional) with which they are familiar. Research shows that instruction in aboriginal languages does not "hold back" students but empowers them to succeed in school. Identification with aboriginal languages and tradition helps develop student esteem and cultural identity in ways that promote academic success. Research also shows that children’s imaginations can be powerful learning tools. All children are readily engaged by myths, fantasy, legends, and folk tales, particularly if they pertain to their own cultures. Myths put meaning at center-stage. Curricula and lesson plans that use the story form to convey essential points can be effective teaching tools. Sources:Ayoungman,
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