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Korat, Ofra; Atishkin, Shifra; Segal-Drori, Ora – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
We examined an intervention in kindergarten using an e-book for vocabulary enrichment. In programme (a), the children read the e-book with a dictionary and the teacher's support. In programme (b), the children read the e-book with the dictionary independently. In programme (c), the children read the e-book without a dictionary (control). The…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Electronic Publishing, Kindergarten, Childrens Literature
Kandia Lewis; Jessica A. R. Logan; Leiah J. G. Thomas; Naomi Schneider; Cynthia M. Zettler-Greeley; Laura L. Bailet; Shayne B. Piasta – Grantee Submission, 2023
Research Findings: The current study examined whether collective small-group behavioral engagement and teacher behavior management during small-group instruction predicted print knowledge, phonological awareness, letter writing, and expressive vocabulary gains for preschoolers at-risk for literacy difficulties. This study, part of a larger…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Small Group Instruction, Child Behavior
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Kandia Lewis; Jessica A. R. Logan; Leiah J. G. Thomas; Naomi Schneider; Cynthia M. Zettler-Greeley; Laura L. Bailet; Shayne B. Piasta – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The current study examined whether collective small-group behavioral engagement and teacher behavior management during small-group instruction predicted print knowledge, phonological awareness, letter writing, and expressive vocabulary gains for preschoolers at-risk for literacy difficulties. This study, part of a larger…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Small Group Instruction, Child Behavior
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Panganiban, Jonathan L.; Shire, Stephanie Y.; Williams, Justin; Kasari, Connie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Schools are the portal through which many children with autism spectrum disorder access early intervention. Collaborating with teachers can be an effective way to implement evidence-based practices. In this study, teachers learned to embed strategies from the Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation intervention into the standard…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children
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Malloy, Caitlin – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: A substantial body of research has demonstrated social and academic benefits of sociodramatic play (SDP) for young children. However, substantially less research has explored the factors related to increased amounts of SDP occurring during free play, an activity time that comprises the greatest portion of the daily schedule in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Drama, Play, Preschool Education
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Urbani, Jacquelyn M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
Dialogic reading (DR) is an intervention that aims to further students' expressive language development (Flynn, 2011; Towson et al., 2017). Specifically, DR occurs in small groups to afford students the opportunity to engage in active discussion and uses the same book for multiple readings and retellings. Because multiple research studies have…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Intervention, Expressive Language, Small Group Instruction
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Hettiarachchi, Shyamani; Ranaweera, Mahishi – Deafness & Education International, 2019
The lack of early identification, suboptimal language stimulation and limited remedial services in Sri Lanka for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing place them at-risk of language delay. The reality for many preschool and primary school children entering formal education in Sri Lanka is a language delay in spoken language and/or sign language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Language Impairments