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China Yolanda Pippin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of kindergarten teachers concerning the skills that demonstrate the five components of readiness as organized by the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) and to identify which skills kindergarten teachers believe are most important for students to be successful. In November 2023, 136…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes, School Readiness
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Tom Palmer; Gerard Abou Jaoude; Rolando Leiva Granados; Neha Batura; Frederik Booysen; Liesel Ebersöhn; Lu Gram; Audrey Prost; Francesco Salustri; Jolene Skordis – Infant and Child Development, 2025
Although the role of the home in supporting early childhood development, early learning and school outcomes is well established, the perspectives of caregivers on child development and schooling outcomes are comparatively underexplored. This qualitative study was conducted with caregivers of children aged 6-10 years in Mahikeng, South Africa and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Beliefs, Child Development, Outcomes of Education
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Ngami P. Pewa; Jabulile Mzimela – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Early childhood is a formative period during which distinguishable development has projections of bearing desirable outcomes within an individual. Hence, physical, language, cognitive, emotional and social independence are healthy components of a typical child's development that early childhood development (ECD) educators deem…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Rural Areas
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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
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Catherine Davies; Shannon P. Kong; Alexandra Hendry; Nathan Archer; Michelle McGillion; Nayeli Gonzalez-Gomez – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2024
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings faced significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, compromising the continuity, stability and quality of provision. Three years on from the first UK lockdown as pandemic-era preschoolers enter formal schooling, stakeholders are concerned about the impact of the disruption on children's…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Child Development
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Danlei Chen – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study examined how parents, teachers, and administrators conceptualised dual-language immersion (DLI) education and its goals at Bobcat Canyon School (BCS, pseudonym), a private preschool in the Southwestern USA where 64% students were White and 36% were students of colour. Through interviews with 15 parents, eight teachers, and two school…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction