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Neitzel, Carin; Alexander, Joyce M.; Johnson, Kathy E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
This study examined the early interests of 109 children and their subsequent information contributions and pursuits in kindergarten. Four groups of children with similar interests were identified on the basis of the children's profiles of activities in the home, tracked bimonthly for over a year. Activity patterns reflected conceptual, social,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Childhood Interests, Childhood Attitudes
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Ogu, Uchenna; Schmidt, Suzie Reynard – Young Children, 2009
The authors demonstrate how to tailor curriculum to support the varied interests, abilities, and talents of the children in a kindergarten class. Through words and photographs, they describe an in-depth study of rocks and sand, a topic of great interest to the children. The teachers posed open-ended questions that fostered high-level discussions.…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Childhood Interests, Prior Learning, Kindergarten