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Orr, Edna; Dorfberger, Shoshi – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Forest learning has been encouraged globally in recent years as it regularly provides opportunities to interact with nature and one's own abilities. The contributions of forest and traditional kindergarten and home environment to children's ecological cognition and how ecological cognition relates to executive function (EF) is understudied.…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Natural Resources, Preschool Education, Executive Function
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Orr, Edna; Shapira, Anat Adi; Caspi, Rinat – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study examined the effects of maternal and children's resources on school readiness, literacy achievements, and reading motivation in children. The participants included children (N = 180) (124 girls; 56 boys) from 19 kindergartens, their mothers, and their kindergarten teachers. Mothers reported on their working hours, interaction quality,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Mothers
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Orr, Edna – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The current study's objective was to examine the link between cognitive stimulation at home and children's task persistence. A sample of 60 children and parents with equal numbers selected from low- and high-income families were recruited to gather information about the level of cognitive stimulation in their home by using a checklist-like tool…
Descriptors: Persistence, Family Environment, Family Income, Socioeconomic Status