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Michèle M. Mazzocco; Margaret R. Burchinal; Ann C. Schulte; Deborah Lowe Vandell; Ashley Sanabria; Jin Kyoung Hwang; Carol McDonald Connor – Grantee Submission, 2024
To provide a landscape of mathematics activities children experience in U.S. preschool and kindergarten classrooms, we observed time children spent in mathematics activities (and -- as a contrast -- literacy) in 101 geographically diverse early childhood classrooms in seven U.S. states. We also observed what mathematics content, grouping…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Activities
Tara A. Sokol – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Early childhood education is a dynamic field, constantly evolving with the introduction of new curriculums, initiatives and programs. The classroom teacher is the constant, providing essential early literacy instruction amidst all of these changes. Universal Pre-Kindergarten is a vital program that provides access to quality early childhood…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Emergent Literacy, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Equal Education
Dalal Aldhilan – Pedagogical Research, 2024
The importance of information and communication technology (ICT) in education has been increasingly acknowledged due to advancements in technology. Prior research has explored several perspectives on the "use of ICT in early childhood education (ECE) and has highlighted many obstacles to its implementation in the classroom setting". The…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Journal Articles, Information Technology, Communications
Lara Hoareau; Youssef Tazouti – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Although the acceptance of educational apps and their contributions to learning have been widely researched, none of these studies have examined links between teachers' acceptance of apps and their students' skills. The present study investigated this issue with respect to a new, French-language educational app for helping preschool children…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs, Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy
Teresa K. Aslanian; Anne-Line Bjerknes; Anne Kristin Andresen – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
This article explores children's self-initiated outdoor play and holistic learning in a Norwegian kindergarten. While children's self-initiated play is valued in Nordic ECEC, it is rarely analyzed in relation to holistic learning. To explore how children's self-initiated outdoor play contributes to children's holistic learning in ECEC, we observed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Outdoor Education, Preschool Education
Arlinda Beka; Adhurim Rasimi – Cogent Education, 2024
Coronavirus disease 2019-necessitated lockdowns were difficult for everyone, but especially so for preschoolers. The adversities caused by the pandemic, isolation, and lack of opportunities to socialize with peers greatly affected well-being and education in this age group. Therefore, during this period, many parents had to assume the role of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Parent Attitudes, Music Activities
Edith Blit-Cohen; Maya Galperin – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
The current study examines the challenges and coping of Arab women employed as child caretakers in kibbutz kindergartens in Israel. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with Arab caretakers. Three themes were identified: (1) Self-perception as secular Israelis versus a combined Muslim-Arab one Israeli-civic identity; (2) The families'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, Females, Child Caregivers
Cassondra M. Eng; Aria Tsegai-Moore; Anna V. Fisher – Grantee Submission, 2024
Computerized assessments and digital games have become more prevalent in childhood, necessitating a systematic investigation of the effects of gamified executive function assessments on performance and engagement. This study examined the feasibility of incorporating gamification and a machine learning algorithm that adapts task difficulty to…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Tests
Virginia Vitiello; Robert Pianta; Jessica Whittaker; Arya Ansari; Margaret Burchinal – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: Pre-k convergence refers to the tendency for the positive effects of pre-k on children's academic skills to diminish over time, observed across decades of observational and experimental studies (Ansari et al., 2020). Researchers have tested multiple mechanisms to explain convergence, with mixed results; none of the proposed mechanisms…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Preschool Education, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement
Molly McGovern Staggs – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Multilingual learners (MLs), or students in the United States who are learning English as an additional language, possess knowledge from their lives outside of the classroom that science teachers can draw upon when giving instruction. This three-paper dissertation examines teacher use of these unique sources of knowledge, known as funds of…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Cultural Capital
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2024
This guidance is intended to clarify that the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) in 45 C.F.R. Part 1302 Subpart C--Education and Child Development Program Services are required for preschool programs supported with funds under Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA); and provide…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Social Services
Angelia Sia; Sum Chee Wah; Christine Lim; Khoo Kai En; Kenneth Er Boon – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2024
Educators' perceptions play a crucial role in shaping children's experiences. This exploratory study aimed to gather feedback from preschool educators who had conducted lessons at a natural play space in Singapore. The study site, known as a Nature Playgarden, is a green space within a public park. Created mostly with natural materials, the Nature…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Gardening, Play, Early Childhood Education
H. Alix Gallagher; Benjamin W. Cottingham – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2024
In 2020, Grass Valley School District (GVSD) engaged in the Preschool through third grade Coherence Collaboration (P3CC) with California Education Partners, focusing on improving literacy instruction. Over 3 years, the GVSD P3CC team implemented new literacy assessments and instructional practices, particularly in phonics instruction. The…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Education, School Districts, Partnerships in Education
Gao, Qianyi; Hall, Anna H. – Teaching Artist Journal, 2019
Preschool is a critical period for children. They need to develop a variety of skills (e.g., social and emotional skills, cognitive skills, motor skills) that are important for their development between the ages of 3 and 5. Dramatic play provides children with safe environments that allow them to learn and practice those important skills as it…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Dramatic Play, Preschool Education, Skill Development
Luomaniemi, Katri; Mattinen, Aino; Sorariutta, Anne; Hannula-Sormunen, Minna – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2021
In this quasi-experimental study we examined how the Count How Many (CHM) intervention program can support multilingual children's early numeracy and oral language skills. The program is aimed at promoting spontaneous focusing on numerosity (SFON) and early numeracy skills in 3- to 5-year-old children who attend day care. We examined the effects…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Language Skills, Oral Language, Multilingualism