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Hatcher, Beth; Nuner, Joyce; Paulsel, Jean – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2012
This qualitative interview-based study compares beliefs about kindergarten readiness and about the roles of preschools in readiness among parents and preschool teachers in three early childhood programs in the northeastern and southwestern United States. Interviews focused on beliefs concerning meanings of kindergarten readiness and the role of…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Familiarity, Literacy, Emotional Development
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Loukusa, Soile; Ryder, Nuala; Leinonen, Eeva – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2008
This research explores, within the framework of Relevance Theory, how children's ability to answer questions and explain their answers develops between the ages of 3 and 9 years. Two hundred and ten normally developing Finnish-speaking children participated in this study. The children were asked questions requiring processing of inferential…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Familiarity, Preschool Children, Questioning Techniques