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Weisberg, Deena Skolnick; Kittredge, Audrey K.; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick; Klahr, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
Children, especially in the preschool years, learn a tremendous amount through play. Research on guided play demonstrates how schools can couple a curriculum-centered preschool program with a developmentally appropriate pedagogical approach to classroom teaching. However, to fully test this claim, we need a clear definition of the term…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Classroom Techniques
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Lewis Presser, Ashley; Clements, Margaret; Ginsburg, Herbert; Ertle, Barbrina – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: Big Math for Little Kids (BMLK) is a mathematics curriculum developed for use with 4- and 5-year-old children. To investigate the BMLK curriculum's effect on children's mathematics knowledge, this cluster-randomized controlled trial randomly assigned child care centers to provide mathematics instruction to children, using either…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Kindergarten