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Elek, Catriona; Gray, Sarah; West, Sue; Goldfeld, Sharon – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
The years from birth to five are critical for building the emergent literacy skills that precede learning to read and write. Early childhood education and care services are in a unique position to support emergent literacy development, particularly for children in socio-economically disadvantaged communities. This article reports the findings of a…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Emergent Literacy, Skill Development, Reading Skills
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James C. DiPerna; Susan Crandall Hart; Pui-Wa Lei; Tianying Sun; Hui Zhao; Kyle Husmann; Xinyue Li – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a universal classroom-based social-emotional learning (SEL) program for first grade students. Forty classrooms from 13 elementary schools across 3 states participated in the trial. Teachers in classrooms randomly assigned to the implementation condition were provided with free access to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Social Emotional Learning, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
James C. DiPerna; Susan Crandall Hart; Pui-Wa Lei; Tianying Sun; Hui Zhao; Kyle Husmann; Xinyue Li – Grantee Submission, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a universal classroom-based socialemotional learning (SEL) program for first grade students. Forty classrooms from 13 elementary schools across 3 states participated in the trial. Teachers in classrooms randomly assigned to the implementation condition were provided with free access to…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Program Effectiveness
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Garber, Kylie L.; Foster, Tiffany J.; Little, Michael H.; Cohen-Vogel, Lora; Bratsch-Hines, Mary; Burchinal, Margaret R. – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The present study examined the transition practices reported by 59 pre-kindergarten (pre-k) and 186 kindergarten teachers in the rural Southeastern United States, and asked if transition practices related to skills at the beginning and end of kindergarten for 387 children. Analyses indicated kindergarten teachers offered more…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Early Childhood Teachers, Transitional Programs
Meghan E. McDoniel; Carrie Townley-Flores; Michael J. Sulik; Jelena Obradovic – Grantee Submission, 2022
Early childhood education programs (ECE) invest in assessments of classroom quality to enable accountability and to enact efforts towards quality improvement. The "Early Childhood Environment Rating System -- Revised" (ECERS-R) and "Classroom Assessment Scoring System" (CLASS) are two widely used classroom quality assessments…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Evaluation
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Willard, Jessica A.; Leyendecker, Birgit; Kohl, Katharina; Bihler, Lilly-Marlen; Agache, Alexandru – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
Can early childhood education (ECE) support the societal language development of children from linguistically diverse backgrounds? This study examined how existing variation in classroom interaction quality (CLASS Pre-K), classroom composition (percentages of children from low-income backgrounds and dual language learners [DLLs]), and duration of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Bilingualism, Monolingualism, Classroom Communication