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Andrea Rolla; Gabriela Mottesi; Mel Wylen; Yetunde Akinola – Region 15 Comprehensive Center, 2024
This brief provides policymakers and practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the purpose, characteristics, uses, and types of Kindergarten Entry Assessments (KEAs). It emphasizes the importance of high-quality KEAs in guiding instructional practices and assessing developmental progress in young learners. It highlights that high-quality KEAs…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Student Evaluation, Child Development
Jones, Stephanie; Bailey, Rebecca; Kahn, Jennifer – State Education Standard, 2019
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) refers to the process through which individuals learn and apply social, emotional, behavioral, and character skills required to succeed in schooling, the workplace, relationships, and citizenship. In public discussion of SEL, not everyone can quite agree on what it is. To some, it involves a set of tools for…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Citizenship Education, Behavior
Rhodes, Igraine; Long, Michelle – Education Endowment Foundation, 2019
This Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) guidance report is designed to support senior leaders in primary and secondary schools to make better-informed decisions about their behaviour strategies. It includes a number of practical examples of programmes and approaches that should be helpful in schools and classrooms where behaviour is generally…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Best Practices
Besharov, Douglas J. – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2007
In his testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress, the author discusses what he considers to be the underlying question concerning issues of early childhood education: How to invest in preschool programs so that they have a reasonable chance of being a success. The testimony takes the form of a series of questions…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2007
It is the belief of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child that better public understanding of the rapidly growing science of early childhood and early brain development can provide a powerful impetus for the design and implementation of policies and programs that could make a significant difference in the lives of all children.…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Neurological Organization, Developmental Stages, Pediatrics
Schoggen, Phil – 1984
Supporting earlier research evidence showing that participation in school activities is related to later positive cognitive, social, and personality development, the findings of this study suggest that the advantages for the well rounded development of the individual student in small schools--those graduating 150 or fewer students per year--may…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Extracurricular Activities, High School Seniors, Outcomes of Education
Bridges, Margaret; Fuller, Bruce; Rumberger, Russell; Tran, Loan – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ1), 2004
Parents and policymakers are turning to preschools to better advance the school readiness and broader development of young children. Much remains unknown, including how preschool programs of varying quality affect diverse groups of children. This is particularly important as several California counties embark on ambitious and costly efforts to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Child Development Centers, School Readiness
Wilen, Julie Rubins – 2003
While the notion of starting education early with children has gained momentum in the public's mind, our public policies and investments still do not reflect society's increasing knowledge of how the human brain grows and how very early experiences beginning at birth affect a child's future. Arguing that if policymakers fail to include the needs…
Descriptors: Brain, Childhood Needs, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Harden, Brenda Jones – Future of Children, 2004
Children in foster care face a challenging journey through childhood. In addition to the troubling family circumstances that bring them into state care, they face additional difficulties within the child welfare system that may further compromise their healthy development. This article discusses the importance of safety and stability to healthy…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Child Safety, Child Welfare, Foster Care
Gayfer, Margaret, Ed. – 1991
Questionnaires were developed to get demographic, administrative, and pedagogical information from both rural and urban districts. Replies were received from 89.9 percent of the superintendents or directors of education, 83 percent of the principals of schools with multigraded classrooms, and 80 percent of the teachers of multigraded classes. An…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Educational Trends
Halfon, Neal; Shulman, Ericka; Hochstein, Miles – 2001
As part of a series of reports designed to support the implementation of Proposition 10: The California Children and Families Act and to provide comprehensive and authoritative information on critical issues concerning young children and families in California, this report reviews the research about early childhood brain development, examines the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Brain, Child Development
Hubbell, Ruth – 1983
To make Head Start studies more accessible and to inform concerned audiences about major findings in the research, this volume provides a review of 124 Head Start studies published since 1970 and presents an annotated bibliography containing 1,448 entries on Head Start research undertaken since 1965. The literature review summarizes findings…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Community, Compensatory Education
Kreader, J. Lee; Ferguson, Daniel; Lawrence, Sharmila – Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2005
With over half the nation's infants and toddlers in regular, non-parental child care, the quality of that care is a priority concern for policymakers. Many studies show that high-quality child care supports the positive social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children. The research summarized in this policy brief identifies factors…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Care, Cognitive Development, Educational Quality
Katz, Lilian G.; And Others – 1989
The seven brief chapters of this paper advocate mixed-age grouping in schools and child care centers. Discussion defines mixed-age grouping and examines some limitations of single-age grouping. Research findings on social and cognitive aspects of mixed-age grouping are reviewed. Social aspects are discussed by considering in turn the following…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cooperative Learning, Day Care, Definitions
Siraj-Blatchford, John; Whitebread, David – 2003
The rapid growth of information and communication technologies (ICT) has prompted concerns among parents, educators, and policymakers over the suitability of many educational applications and electronic toys for young children. This book provides information on how children from birth to age 6 develop an early awareness--and subsequently develop…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Cognitive Development, Computer Games
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