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Mihai, Alina – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
Language learning is an important developmental experience for young children during their preschool years, and book reading is an important context for promoting this growth. Book reading introduces children to a wider range of words than is evident in typical conversations and provides meaningful opportunities to practice using new words in…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Books
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Horsley, Karen – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2021
This study explored nursery practitioners 'slowed down' documentary photography in everyday moments. The enquiry draws on Documentary Photography, Visual Sociology and Early Childhood and entails a novel application of the theoretical concept of 'presence' (Senge, P., C. O. Scharmer, J. Jaworski, and B. S. Flowers. 2008. "Presence: Exploring…
Descriptors: Photography, Documentaries, Story Telling, Visual Aids
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Buzzell, Kaylyn; Feeney, Jenna; Gentile, Lauren; Morris, Sara; Webster, Stacey; Herlache-Pretzer, Ellen – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2021
Aim: This program evaluation examined the effects of occupational therapy (OT)-led fine motor centers (FMCs) on the fine motor skills of typically-developing preschool-aged children. Methods: This program evaluation was completed with 29 children from two preschool Great Start Readiness Program classrooms. The experimental group received OT-led…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Preschool Children
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Callaghan, Melissa N.; Reich, Stephanie M. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
Guiding hints and challenge can help scaffold learners to progress beyond what they would achieve independently. The interactive and adaptive capabilities of mobile devices allow educational applications (apps) to support learning through scaffolding designs. However, little research has tested the effects of scaffolding features in apps on young…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Preschool Education
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Greene, Jennifer L. R.; Cote, Heather Katz; Koperniak, Matt; Stanley, Laura Moates – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2021
Doctoral programs in music education typically require a multiyear residency with an expected career trajectory leading to higher education. However, with low-residency online programs (LROPs) increasingly available, graduates may choose to remain in P-12 education. In this collaborative autoethnography, we examined our stories as four P-12…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Doctoral Programs, Music Education
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Shaw, Patricia A.; Messiou, Kyriaki; Voutsina, Chronoula – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
This paper presents findings from a research study, which sought to illuminate the perceived notions of inclusion of four to five year old children in pedagogical activities, in the early years classes of two schools in the North of England. It employed a qualitative methodology to gather extensive data with forty children over a six-week period…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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Wilinski, Bethany; Morley, Alyssa; Landgraf, Jessica – Teachers College Record, 2021
Background/Context: Public prekindergarten (pre-K) is increasingly common in U.S. public schools. The policy decision to house pre-K classrooms in public schools places pre-K teachers in a "borderland of practice," where the separate worlds of the early childhood and K--12 systems collide. Borderland work has implications for pre-K…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Public Schools, Educational Policy
Tuncer, Nuran – Online Submission, 2021
Executive function skills constitute an important basis for learning and adaptation in early childhood. The executive function skills can easily improve in children who uses good practices in preschool. These skills are especially important because they help children overcome all complex tasks required to manage themselves. The aim of the present…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Executive Function, Cognitive Ability, Refugees
Grove, Wendy – Ohio Department of Education, 2021
Ohio's public schools provide special education services to children with disabilities as early as preschool. Every year, the Ohio Department of Education reports the number of preschool children who received state-funded special education services during the previous year. The 2019-2020 school year had an overall increase of 906 (4.03 percent)…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Developmental Delays
Sasha D. Terry – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Early education of young children is important in preparing them for the future. Over the years, many organizations have developed programs to help young children from low-income households to help resolve the issue of poverty and educate children as young as three years old. Today, prekindergarten remains an important aspect in the United States…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Disadvantaged Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students
Wendy S. Wei; Dana C. McCoy; Andrea Kinghorn Busby; Emily C. Hanno; Terri J. Sabol – Grantee Submission, 2021
The neighborhood literature consistently documents associations between neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) and child development. Yet, this approach may miss important heterogeneity in neighborhood resources (e.g., libraries, doctors' offices) that have important implications for children. Moreover, the mechanisms that explain the relation…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Socioeconomic Status, Child Development, Resources
G. G. Weisenfeld; Ellen Frede – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2021
Virtually all states use a variety of settings to operate center-based pre-K, often making extensive use of child care or Head Start classrooms in addition to public schools. About half of the pre-K programs in 24 states allowed Family Child Care homes (FCCs) to receive state pre-K dollars either directly from the state or through subcontracting.…
Descriptors: Child Care, Family Environment, Educational Finance, State Aid
Brandon Gantt – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Preschools provide a method of early intervention to prepare children for school. Reggio Emilia (RE) curricular approach widely used for early childhood education that has not consistently shown a positive influence on cognitive, social, and emotional development of young children. It is also unknown whether those who participate in the RE…
Descriptors: Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Education, Attitudes, Child Care Centers
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Jaquiline Amani; Samson John Mgaiwa – Education 3-13, 2025
The present study examined the role Culturally-Responsive Instruction (CRI) in fostering children's learning in rural Tanzania. Employing a multiple case study design, the study gathered information from 45 participants (6 pre-primary teachers and 39 parents) drawn from six schools in three districts using interviews, classroom observations, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education
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Ann M. Stacks; Katherine Halquist; Carla C. Barron; Holly E. Brophy-Herb; Maria Muzik; Katherine Rosenblum; Claire Vallotton – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
Consistent, sensitive caregiving across home and childcare contexts supports optimal development. In this paper, we share the story of the development of Hearts and Minds on Babies (HMB) for Early Head Start (EHS) administrators, teachers, and parents. HMB was designed to support caregiver reflective functioning and sensitivity and reduce…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Child Care, Child Development, Program Descriptions
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