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The Alignment of P-3 Math Instruction
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Mimi Engel; Robin Jacob; Anna Hart Erickson; Shira Mattera; Danielle Shaw Attaway; Amy Claessens – AERA Open, 2024
Preschool through third grade (P-3) alignment is regularly named as a key aspect of early childhood education and the transition to formal schooling. However, little is known about P-3 alignment in practice. Using data from 265 observations of math instruction in preschool, kindergarten, first-, and third-grade classrooms in New York City public…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Mathematics Instruction, Preschools, Kindergarten
Blending Learning in the Elementary Classroom: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
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Leslie Barger – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The perceptions of Tennessee educators who successfully implemented blended learning in their classrooms were the main focus of this phenomenological study. Blended learning is a modality that uses stations which consist of a teacher-led station, an online station, and an off-line station. Teachers work in small groups with students while others…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, School Districts, Blended Learning, Teaching Methods
"They Have Their Own Way, and You Should Respect That": Investigating the Outcomes of an Elementary World Cultures Curriculum
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Torres, Heidi J. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2019
This article describes how elementary-aged children engaged in a world cultures unit showed positive development related to intercultural competence as exhibited through connected global education aims. Twenty-five third graders participated in the integrated social studies and literacy curriculum for 11 weeks. Prior to the intervention, students…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Global Education
National Board Certification and Developmentally Appropriate Practices: Perceptions of Impact
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McKenzie, Ellen Nancy – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2013
The study investigated a relationship between National Board certification and perceived use of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP). A self-developed survey, the Early-childhood Teacher Inventory of Practices, was e-mailed to participants. Participants included 246 non-National Board-certified (non-NBCT) and 135 National Board-certified…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
Stages and Standards in Literacy: Teaching Developmentally in the Age of Accountability
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Gehsmann, Kristin M.; Templeton, Shane – Journal of Education, 2012
This article describes a model of literacy development as reflected in students' spelling. The model, based on research that identified five stages of word knowledge, explains the development of this knowledge in readers and writers, and provides a framework for elementary-grade instruction that is intended to: (1) address grade-level expectations…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Spelling, Word Recognition, Knowledge Level
The Primary Practices Questionnaire (PPQ): The Development and Validation of an Instrument Measuring Teachers' Perceptions of Their Implementation of "Developmentally Appropriate" Responsive Practices in the Primary Grades
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Connelly, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of a newly developed survey instrument, the "Primary Practices Questionnaire" ("PPQ"), designed to measure first, second, and third grade teachers' perceived use of developmentally appropriate practices. The initial item pool was reviewed for content…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Surveys, Questionnaires