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More, All Gone, Empty, Full: Math Talk Every Day in Every Way
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Greenberg, Jan – Young Children, 2012
Math is everywhere! Mathematics is "a way of describing the world--a way of thinking, knowing, and problem-solving" (Virginia's Early Childhood Development Alignment Project 2008, 83). Infants and toddlers are natural mathematicians. Even without adult support, infants and toddlers use math concepts to make sense of their world. An important role…
Descriptors: Infants, Parent Role, Toddlers, Mathematics Education
The Acquisition of Gender Marking by Young German-Speaking Children: Evidence for Learning Guided by Phonological Regularities
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Szagun, Gisela; Stumper, Barbara; Sondag, Nina; Franik, Melanie – Journal of Child Language, 2007
The acquisition of noun gender on articles was studied in a sample of 21 young German-speaking children. Longitudinal spontaneous speech data were used. Data analysis is based on 22 two-hourly speech samples per child from 6 children between 1 ; 4 and 3 ; 8 and on 5 two-hourly speech samples per child from 15 children between 1 ; 4 and 2 ; 10. The…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Phonology, Nouns, Data Analysis
Testing a Maternal Attachment Model of Behavior Problems in Early Childhood
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McCartney, Kathleen; Owen, Margaret Tresch; Booth, Cathryn L.; Clarke-Stewart, Alison; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: The purpose of the present study was to test a maternal attachment model of behavior problems in early childhood using phase I data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, a prospective study of 1,364 children from birth through sixth grade. Methods: Mothers' and caregivers' ratings of children's internalizing and externalizing…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Behavior Problems, Mothers, Caregivers
Special Education Eligibility: Developmental Precursors over the First Three Years of Life.
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La Paro, Karen M.; Olsen, Kristin; Pianta, Robert C. – Exceptional Children, 2002
Analysis of data for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care revealed different prediction models for children (n=5,416). Early home environment, later behavior problems, and children's health problems contributed to identification by medical professionals, while early home environment and socioeconomic status contributed to identification based on…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Child Health, Data Analysis
A First Look at the Characteristics of Children and Families Entering Early Intervention Services. Data Report. National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS).
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Hebbeler, Kathleen; Wagner, Mary; Spiker, Donna; Scarborough, Anita; Simeonsson, Rune; Collier, Marnie – 2001
The National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS) is being conducted to address important questions related to the implementation and outcomes of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). NEILS is following a nationally representative sample of children from birth to 3 years old and their families through and after…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Data Analysis, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education