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Caught Up in Curiosity: Genius Hour in the Kindergarten Classroom
Author(s) -
West JoAnne M.,
Roberts Kathryn L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1497
Subject(s) - curiosity , genius , psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , developmental psychology , social psychology
Choice and interest have long been linked to motivation for learning to read and write; however, designing instruction with authentic premises for young children that harness these motivators can prove challenging. In this teaching tip, we describe one kindergarten classroom's experience engaging in Genius Hour, in which children were supported to identify topics about which they were passionate, research those topics, and share their learning with an authentic audience of peers and family members.