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Maria Psyridou; Tuire Koponen; Asko Tolvanen; Kaisa Aunola; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen; Anna-Maija Poikkeus; Minna Torppa – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
The early prediction of math difficulties (MD) is important as it facilitates timely support. MD are multifaceted, and several factors are involved in their manifestation. This makes the accurate early prediction of MD particularly challenging. In the present study, we aim to predict MD in Grade 6 with kindergarten-age (age 6) measures by applying…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Kindergarten, Young Children, Grade 6
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2018
Learn how exemplary countries are dealing with the challenges and joys of advancing the development of their youngest citizens. In this book, Sharon Lynn Kagan and her contributors systematically examine how six diverse countries go about envisioning, designing, and implementing their services to young children and their families. "The Early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Family Environment, International Education
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Kyronlampi-Kylmanen, Taina; Maatta, Kaarina – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
What kind of place is the home for the children of today's world where the tight working pace and schedules frame children's lives and transitions between home and day care? The primary significance and value of home is unquestionable for children's development and rarely have the adults stopped in order to listen to the children's thoughts about…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Care, Foreign Countries, Family Environment
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Komulainen, Kati – Child Care in Practice, 2010
The purpose of this study is to describe the parental burden in families with a food-allergic child under the age of four. This study was carried out using a descriptive correlational research design. The subjects of this study were 104 families with a young food-allergic child who observed a restricted diet. The majority of the children were…
Descriptors: Family Life, Nutrition, Quality of Life, Allergy