CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION IN THEIR LEARNING IN THE KINDERGARTEN MULTI-DIALOGICAL APPROACH

The multi-dialogical approach (MDA) in the kindergarten aims to improve kindergarten children's social and communicative skills, for example: the ability to converse in dialogical discussion and actively participate in planning their activities and learning. When children participate in their learning, they can make an important contribution to the dialog because the children's point of view is recognized, and the discussion can focus on their world and their way of thinking. This is one way in which the children can be included in the planning of their activities and in their learning. The article presents part of a research study investigating the development of social communication patterns among children in a multidialogical kindergarten. The article focuses on the children's participation in their learning according to the kindergarten multi-dialogical approach. The research drew data from participatory observation on children's participation in their learning. According to the multi-dialogical approach, children learn to take part in planning their activities and their learning; children's participation is observed during their daily involvement in the kindergarten routine, as well as in more complex activities, such as leading research processes and kindergarten projects. This forms the foundation for the multidialogical approach, allowing the child to practice dialog skills through dialogical discourse and to actively participate in their learning. (c) 2019 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK