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Griswold, Cecelia Smalls – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The development of language during a child's early years has been linked to parental involvement. While Early Head Start (EHS) researchers have theorized that parental involvement is an important factor in language development, there has been little research on how parents view their roles in the language development process. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Parent Participation, Language Acquisition, Parent Attitudes
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Wiggins, Lisa D.; Levy, Susan E.; Daniels, Julie; Schieve, Laura; Croen, Lisa A.; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn; Blaskey, Lisa; Giarelli, Ellen; Lee, Li-Ching; Pinto-Martin, Jennifer; Reynolds, Ann; Rice, Catherine; Rosenberg, Cordelia Robinson; Thompson, Patrick; Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn; Young, Lisa; Schendel, Diana – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This study examined the phenotypic profiles of children aged 30-68 months in the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED). Children classified as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental delay (DD) with ASD symptoms, DD without ASD symptoms, and population comparison (POP) differed significantly from each other on cognitive, adaptive,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Child Development
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Rose, Richard; Shevlin, Michael; Twomey, Miriam; Zhao, Yu – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2017
Ireland has a policy of inclusive education to enable children with special educational needs to access education alongside their peers. The introduction of early assessment procedures to ensure that children receive support and resources on entering formal education has been an important strategy for delivery of this policy. This paper uses data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Inclusion, Early Childhood Education
Scholastic Inc., 2017
This report presents the 6th Edition of Scholastic's biannual study of children's and parents' attitudes and behaviors about reading. The latest research touches on: (1) Reading Books for Fun; (2) Reading Aloud; (3) Summer Reading; and (4) Favorite Children's Books. This research provides both reasons to celebrate as well as a strong motivation to…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Oral Reading, Emergent Literacy, Parent Role
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Delaney, Colleen L.; Barrios, Pamela; Lozada, Carolina; Soto-Balbuena, Kenlly; Martin-Biggers, Jennifer; Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2016
This study aimed to describe strategies used in magazine cover lines to capture the attention of Latino consumers. A content analysis of cover lines (n = 581) from six top-selling Latino women's and parenting magazines (n = 217 issues) sold in the United States identified 12 common themes: great/inspiring, beauty/health, bad/negative,…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Periodicals, Content Analysis, Females
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Ebbeck, Marjory; Yim, Hoi Yin Bonnie; Chan, Yvonne; Goh, Mandy – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
Debates continue about the access young children have to technological devices, given the increasingly accessible and available technology in most developed countries. Concerns have been expressed by parents/caregivers and researchers, and questions have been raised about possible risks and benefits of these devices on young children who, in some…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Parents
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Cozett, Dawn; Condy, Janet – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to find out how parents can contribute to the early reading development of children in a Grade R class. The research was conducted in a low-income area in the Cape Flats. To gain a deeper understanding of the parents' cultural values and aspirations when interacting with the Home-School Partnership Programme (HSPP)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Role, Early Childhood Education, Low Income Groups
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Niklas, Frank; Cohrssen, Caroline; Tayler, Collette – SAGE Open, 2016
As reading to children plays an important role in language development, primary caregivers are often encouraged to read to their children from a very young age. However, little is known about the age at which such reading should start. The linguistic skills of 104 children were assessed shortly before school entry. Their parents were asked how old…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Young Children, Parent Attitudes, Infants
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DiBianca Fasoli, Allison – Infant and Child Development, 2014
A popular social discourse in the United States is that play is important for children's learning and that parental involvement maximizes play's learning potential. Past research has concluded that parents who hold this view of play are more likely to play with their children than those who do not. This study investigated the prevalence…
Descriptors: Play, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Young Children
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Beaver, Kevin M.; Boutwell, Brian B.; Barnes, J. C.; Schwartz, Joseph A.; Connolly, Eric J. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2014
A body of empirical research has revealed that there are associations among language skills, peer interactions, and behavioral problems in childhood. At the same time, however, there has been comparatively less research devoted to exploring the mutual unfolding of these factors over the first few years of life. The current study is designed to…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Genetics, Correlation, Language Skill Attrition
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Grahame, Victoria; Brett, Denise; Dixon, Linda; McConachie, Helen; Lowry, Jessica; Rodgers, Jacqui; Steen, Nick; Le Couteur, Ann – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Early intervention for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tends to focus on enhancing social-communication skills. We report the acceptability, feasibility and impact on child functioning of a new 8 weeks parent-group intervention to manage restricted and repetitive behaviours (RRB) in young children with ASD aged 3-7 years. Forty-five families took…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Early Intervention
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Hsian, Indy Y. T.; Shih, Mei-Feng – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
This current study aimed at creating a 3D virtual environment on Second Life particularly for special education students to enhance their first language, Mandarin, learning in vocabulary and sentence structures. Four students aged between 8 and 9 participated in this research. In addition to their inherent disabilities (mild autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Mandarin Chinese
Slade, Nicole; Eisenhower, Abbey; Carter, Alice S.; Blacher, Jan – Exceptional Children, 2018
We examined parents' satisfaction with multiple aspects of their children's individualized education programs (IEPs). Parents (n = 142) raising children ages 4 to 8 years old with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reported their satisfaction with four aspects of their children's IEPs: (a) content of the IEP document, (b) services provided, (c)…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction, Individualized Education Programs, Young Children
Chase, Richard; Valorose, Jennifer – Wilder Research, 2016
Invest Early is a comprehensive early childhood collaborative of four school districts in Itasca County, Minnesota, that serves young children and their families with risk factors that may impede school success. Wilder Research, in conjunction with the Invest Early leadership team and staff, is conducting a longitudinal evaluation of the program.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Program Evaluation, Screening Tests
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Arellano, Araceli; Peralta, Feli – British Journal of Special Education, 2013
Self-determination is considered to be a basic human right which, to develop, demands contextual opportunities as well as individual competencies. For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the family is the natural support environment in the task of increasing control over their own lives. There is little, however, that has been…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Mental Retardation, Parent Attitudes, Developmental Disabilities
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