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Chan, Stephanie W. Y.; Rao, Nirmala – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2022
Positive associations have been found between executive function (EF) and language skills in young children. However, the relations between specific components of EF and language are unclear. This study examined these relations among young children in three Asian countries. A series of EF and language tasks was administered to 700 children (350…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy, Indo European Languages
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Richards, Ben; Rao, Nirmala; Chan, Stephanie W. Y. – Oxford Review of Education, 2023
Sustainable Development Goal Target 4.2.1 is monitored by determining the proportion of children aged 24 to 59 months who are developmentally on track in the domains of health, learning, and psychosocial well-being. UNICEF has developed a caregiver report measure, the Early Childhood Development Index 2030 (ECDI2030), to measure progress towards…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Psychometrics
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Cohen, Lynn E. – Young Children, 2009
Preschool and kindergarten classes in the United States are entering a time of unprecedented diversity and demographic transformation. Teachers must plan and implement a curriculum that reflects, supports, and values the varieties of cultural backgrounds, religious affiliations, socioeconomic classes, and language groups that children represent.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Kindergarten, Cultural Background
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Examines demographic information about the status of young children around the world. Graphs nations with the largest populations of young children and highest percentage of their populations composed of young children in comparison to the aged, the percentage of regional populations under age 5 and over 64, and birth and infant mortality rates.…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
Faccini, Benedict; Combes, Bernard – 1998
Early childhood development is increasingly viewed as an affirmation of children's rights. This report describes the concept of early childhood development and presents several viewpoints regarding early childhood care and development, parenting, and approaches to early education. The report also presents 10 case studies of programs to enhance the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education