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Direct linkSamantha Burns; Leah Brathwaite; Anne Hepditch; Stephanie Turner; Beth Carson; Helen Bernard-Ward; Michal Perlman – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
High-quality outdoor environments (OEs) are essential for young children's physical, emotional, and intellectual development. The goal of this study was to explore the attributes of high- and low-quality OEs in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings identified by different stakeholder groups. We conducted 41 focus groups/interviews…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Outdoor Education, Educational Quality, Physical Environment
Download full textJulie Lachapelle; Annie Charron; Hélène Beaudry – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
This study aims to assess the physical literacy environment in 30 early childhood classrooms servicing 4- to 6-year-old children. A high-quality literacy environment that includes a variety of materials and resources is an important part of children's emergent literacy, as research shows their use supports oral and written language development…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Literacy Education, Reading Materials
Camard, Sophie; Chatenoud, Céline; Rivard, Mélina – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2023
Advocating for a child's rights and needs is an experience shared by most families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This qualitative study is an in-depth secondary content analysis of the discourse of 13 immigrant families on their advocacy experience during the early childhood period. Results revealed that, from very early on,…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Immigrants, Advocacy
Paméla McMahon-Morin; Bouchra Nasri; Ingrid Verduyckt; Stefano Rezzonico; Marie-Pier Gingras – Journal of Educational Research, 2024
This study examined the effects of an SLP-delivered whole-class interactive book reading intervention and a professional development program on children's self-initiated participation. Eleven kindergarten teachers and the children in their classes participated in this quasi-experimental study. They were filmed during book reading at pre- and…
Descriptors: Books, Reading Aloud to Others, Student Participation, Group Dynamics
Jessica Prioletta; Adam W. Davies – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2024
In this article, the authors argue for a rethinking of kindergarten education from a critical feminist perspective. They illustrate how the devaluation and denigration of femininity and care - otherwise known as femmephobia - that permeates patriarchal societies is present in the seemingly innocent spaces of play in kindergarten. Tracing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Femininity, Power Structure
Pei, Jacqueline; Reid-Westoby, Caroline; Siddiqua, Ayesha; Elshamy, Yomna; Rorem, Devyn; Bennett, Teresa; Birken, Catherine; Coplan, Rob; Duku, Eric; Ferro, Mark A.; Forer, Barry; Georgiades, Stelios; Gorter, Jan Willem; Guhn, Martin; Maguire, Jonathon; Manson, Heather; Santos, Rob; Brownell, Marni; Janus, Magdalena – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) may be underestimated as it can be difficult to diagnose in early childhood possibly reflecting unique developmental trajectories relative to other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDDs). Using data collected via the Early Development Instrument (EDI) between 2010 and 2015, we examined the…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Kindergarten, Young Children, Incidence
Young, Julia M.; Bitnun, Ari; Read, Stanley E.; Smith, Mary Lou – Developmental Psychology, 2022
HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children during the preschool and early school ages may be at-risk for neurodevelopmental challenges due to in utero and perinatal exposure to HIV and/or antiretroviral (ARV) medications. HEU children and HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) children from the community were recruited and tested at 3 to 4 and 5 to 6 years of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Young Children, Foreign Countries, Child Development
Archbell, Kristen A.; Coplan, Robert J.; Rose-Krasnor, Linda – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2020
The purpose of this study was to describe the daily activities of Canadian children outside of school. Participants were parents of N = 189 children (90 boys, 99 girls) in grades 1 to 3. The What Your Child Did Today parental telephone interview protocol was developed as a daily log of both the type and social context of children's activities.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Elementary School Students, Play
Omidvar, Nazanin; Wright, Tarah; Beazley, Karen; Seguin, Daniel – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2019
Early childhood environmental education focusses on expanding children's bio-affinity, developing their environmental attitudes and encouraging them to behave in a more environmentally friendly manner. One example of the educational method that is based on high-quality practices of both early childhood education and environmental education is the…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Reggio Emilia Approach, Outdoor Education, Early Childhood Education
Saul, Roger – Multicultural Perspectives, 2021
"It's only okay to call a Black person an idiot"--this statement marks the launch point for a personal essay about one family's negotiation of an act of racism that occurs in an afterschool conversation among 6-year-olds. A work of educational criticism, the essay takes on the school's passive refusal to acknowledge race and racism,…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Young Children, Language Usage, Foreign Countries
Pitonyak, Jennifer S.; Souza, Kelly; Umeda, Caroline; Jirikowic, Tracy – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2022
Occupational therapy providers working with young children and their families in early intervention settings frequently provide interventions to support family routines related to social participation, health management, and related occupations at home and in the community. Family routines are inextricably tied to individual and family health and…
Descriptors: Parents, Health Promotion, Family Environment, Health
Sarah Nelson Potter; Danielle Harvey; Audra Sterling; Leonard Abbeduto – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Past research shows that parentally responsive behavior toward the child positively influences language development in both neurotypical children and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those with fragile X syndrome (FXS); however, most studies have focused exclusively on the mother--child relationship.…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Parents, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship
Duval, Stéphanie; Bouchard, Caroline; Lemay, Lise; Cantin, Gilles – SAGE Open, 2020
This study aimed to describe the quality of interactions between early childhood educators (ECEs) and children, as observed in childcare centers and as reported by early childhood educators (N = 15) working with 5 year-old children. To assess ECEs' practices related to the quality of these interactions as observed in childcare centers…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Early Childhood Teachers, Child Care Centers, Young Children
Burke, Anne; Crocker, Abigail – Education Sciences, 2020
In a world that grows increasingly aware of ecological problems such as global warming, rising sea levels, and pollution, we need to reconsider how we connect ourselves to the natural world around us. In this paper, we view makerspaces as ideal locations to shape children's emotional, sociocultural, and educational consciousnesses about the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Visual Aids, Shared Facilities, Shared Resources and Services
Hinton, Lee; Gaisie, Nana Esi; Schnake, Kerrie L.; Zoubak, Ekaterina – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
Adaptive leadership requires that practitioners push the boundaries of current policies and systems to provide optimal services to children and families. This process includes self-reflection, strategic positioning, building relationships with advocates, inspiring service providers and policymakers, and creating a shared vision. This article…
Descriptors: Leadership Qualities, Hospitals, Foreign Countries, Community Programs
