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Charlotte Rothwell; Gert Westermann; Calum Hartley – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Word learning depends on attention -- children must focus on the right things at the right times. However, autistic children often display restricted interests, limiting their intake of stimuli during word learning. This study investigates how category interests influence word learning in autism and neurotypical development. Autistic and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Rating Scales, Children
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Celine P. Y. Chu; Karen McLean; Susan Edwards – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2024
Playgroups are a unique form of early childhood provision involving parents and their children attending together. Parents' attendance at playgroups provides opportunities for involvement in play. However, little is known about parents' practices of co-play in playgroups and the potential for these practices to enhance children's play experiences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Group Activities, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Yong Ju Jung; Heather Toomey Zimmerman – Cognition and Instruction, 2024
Children's multiple interests intersect with their participation in informal learning practices in dynamic ways. Using a theoretical framework illustrating interest as a multifaceted construct that has different forms and a range of scope and durability, this study investigates how children's situational interests and individual interests are…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Museums, Science Education, Children
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Esra Ercan Bilgiç – Global Studies of Childhood, 2024
UN General Comment No. 25 (2021) emphasizes the importance of safeguarding children's rights in the digital sphere. However, in Turkey, media coverage often focuses on the negative aspects of the relationship between digital media and children, overshadowing opportunities, and rights. This study aims to analyze news articles focused on digital…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, News Reporting, Children, Mass Media Role