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Direct linkEfrat Sher-Censor; Smadar Dolev; Michal Shalem Gan-Or; Esther Zach – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study examined the links between Israeli teachers' perceptions of children with developmental delay (DD) in special education kindergartens and changes in children's development. Participants were 47 teachers and children diagnosed with DD. At Time 1, teachers' perceptions were assessed via the valence of their narrative about the child and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Developmental Delays
Firat, Tahsin; Bildiren, Ahmet; Demiral, Nagehan – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2022
This study aims to investigate the change in reactions to physical disability among typically developing preschool children who were informed by their parents about children with physical disabilities. 18 children (8 males and 10 females) attending the same class in a kindergarten, their parents (18) and a teacher participated in the study. During…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Physical Disabilities, Consciousness Raising, Video Technology
Yu, SeonYeong; Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; Meyer, Lori E.; Favazza, Paddy C.; Mouzourou, Chryso; van Luling, Lisa – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2016
This article describes the use of "Teacher Impression Journals" during a larger study that examined the efficacy of an intervention program designed to promote kindergarteners' positive attitudes toward peers with disabilities (i.e., the "Special Friends" program). The journals were designed to gather information about…
Descriptors: Intervention, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Kindergarten
Gower, Amy L.; Lingras, Katherine A.; Mathieson, Lindsay C.; Kawabata, Yoshito; Crick, Nicki R. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: The transition to kindergarten has important ramifications for future achievement and psychosocial outcomes. Research suggests that physical aggression may be related to difficulty during school transitions, yet no studies to date have examined the role of relational aggression in these transitions. This article examines how…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Aggression, Interpersonal Relationship, Preschool Children
Boivin, Michel; Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Girard, Alain; Perusse, Daniel; Tremblay, Richard E. – Child Development, 2013
This study assessed the genetic and environmental contributions to peer difficulties in the early school years. Twins' peer difficulties were assessed longitudinally in kindergarten (796 twins, "M"[subscript age] = 6.1 years), Grade 1 (948 twins, "M"[subscript age] = 7.1 years), and Grade 4 (868 twins, "M"[subscript…
Descriptors: Twins, Kindergarten, Genetics, Grade 1
Download full textMcKown, Clark; Russo-Ponsaran, Nicole M.; Johnson, Jason K.; Russo, Jaclyn; Allen, Adelaide M. – Grantee Submission, 2015
This article presents results from two studies that included ethnically and socioeconomically diverse samples totaling 4,462 children in kindergarten through third grade. Each study examined the psychometric properties of a web-based, self-administered battery of assessments of socialemotional comprehension called "SELweb." Assessment…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Validity, Correlation
Wilson, Beverly J.; Petaja, Holly; Mancil, Larissa – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: Aggressive/rejected children are at risk for continuing conduct and school problems. Some limited research indicates that these children have attention problems. Previous research has linked attention problems with academic performance. The current study investigated group differences in attention skills and the role of these…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Behavior Problems, Grade 1, Kindergarten
von Grunigen, Renate; Kochenderfer-Ladd, Becky; Perren, Sonja; Alsaker, Francoise D. – Journal of School Psychology, 2012
The primary aim of this investigation was to evaluate a model in which children's social behaviors, including prosocial behavior, setting limits, and social withdrawal, were hypothesized to mediate the links between local language competence (LLC) and peer acceptance and victimization. Longitudinal data were collected via teacher and peer reports…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Structural Equation Models, Peer Relationship, Peer Groups
Hotulainen, Risto; Lappalainen, Kristiina – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2011
In a 15-year longitudinal study, a retrospective quasipanel design was chosen to detect developmental patterns related to the students' (N = 78) self-ratings. In 1999 (grade 9), the students who were rated as part of the risk group (n = 22) by using their kindergarten teachers' initial socio-emotional behaviour ratings that were done in 1989, were…
Descriptors: Identification, Young Adults, Kindergarten, Grade 9
Sebanc, Anne M.; Kearns, Kathryn T.; Hernandez, Maria D.; Galvin, Katie B. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2007
In this study, the authors investigated the characteristics that predict best friend status in young children. One hundred and twenty-four preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade children identified their "best friend" and up to four "other friends" in their class. Teachers completed a questionnaire about each friendship to determine positive and…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Young Children, Friendship, Peer Acceptance
Diesendruck, Gil; Ben-Eliyahu, Adar – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
The present study investigated the relationships among Israeli kindergarten children's social cognitive capacities, their popularity, and their social behavior. We found that children's understanding of others' behavioral motives was positively related to their popularity, that children's false-belief understanding was positively related to peers'…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Preschool Children, Social Cognition, Kindergarten
Perren, Sonja; von Wyl, Agnes; Stadelmann, Stephanie; Burgin, Dieter; von Klitzing, Kai – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between children's difficulties (conduct problems, hyperactivity/impulsivity, and emotional symptoms) and peer victimization and rejection in kindergarten. For the assessment of children's difficulties, the authors used a multi-informant approach. Method: A total of 153…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Hyperactivity, Peer Relationship, Kindergarten
