A Reference Framework for Kindergarten Teachers Based on Contemporary Global trends: Adapting the Curriculum for Children with Academic Learning Difficulties

Muqaddam, Shaimaa Mohamed Hassan; Mohamed, Fathia Hosni; El-Nahhas, Naglaa Magd Magd Mahamoud

doi:10.21608/jealex.2025.421344.1136

A Reference Framework for Kindergarten Teachers Based on Contemporary Global trends: Adapting the Curriculum for Children with Academic Learning Difficulties

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ معلمة في مرحلة الطفوله في دولة الكويت - حاصلة على الدكتوراه في المناهج وطرق التدريس-تخصص الطفولة – كلية التربية- جامعة الإسكندرية.

² استاذ مناهج وطرق التدريس المواد الفلسفية - كلية التربية- جامعة الاسكندرية.

³ أستاذ المناهج وطرق التدريس-كلية التربية-جامعة الاسكندرية.

10.21608/jealex.2025.421344.1136

Abstract

The study aimed to enhance the abilities of kindergarten teachers in adapting the curriculum for children with academic learning difficulties in Kuwait by utilizing a proposed reference framework based on contemporary global approaches in curriculum adaptation. The research sample consisted of 30 teachers. To achieve its objectives, the study adopted an experimental methodology, specifically a quasi-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest model. The following research tools were used: A document review checklist for reference frameworks related to kindergarten teachers’ adaptation of the curriculum for children with academic learning difficulties (developed by the researcher)، An observation checklist to assess the performance of kindergarten teachers in Kuwait in adapting the curriculum for children with academic learning difficulties (developed by the researcher). The study results indicated that “there is a statistically significant difference at the significance level (p < 0.05) between the mean scores of the research group in the pretest and posttest applications of the observation checklist, favoring the posttest mean scores. “This confirms the effectiveness of the proposed reference framework, based on contemporary global approaches, in enhancing the abilities of kindergarten teachers in Kuwait to adapt the curriculum for children with academic learning difficulties

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