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Coyne, Michael D.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Ware, Sharon M.; Loftus-Rattan, Susan M.; Baker, Doris Luft; Santoro, Lana Edwards; Oldham, Ashley C. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
We evaluated the impact of a supplemental, small-group kindergarten vocabulary intervention designed to reinforce content taught in core classroom instruction implemented within a multitiered system of support (MTSS) framework. Kindergarten teachers implemented a published vocabulary program with all their students during whole-class instruction…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Vocabulary, Verbal Ability
Korat, Ofra; Gitait, Aviva; Bergman Deitcher, Deborah; Mevarech, Zmira – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
We researched the efficacy of an early literacy programme in enhancing immigrant children's phonological awareness (PA) and print knowledge, including transferring learning to numeracy. Participants were 294 Ethiopian-born immigrant children in Israel at kindergarten age and one of their parents. Parent-child dyads were randomly selected to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Children, Kindergarten
Hewitt, Christine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Receptive language skills allow students to understand the meaning of words spoken to them. When students are unable to comprehend the majority of the words that are spoken to them, they do not have the ability to act on those words, follow given directions, build on prior knowledge, or construct adequate meaning. The inability to understand the…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Language Acquisition, Kindergarten, Young Children
Seidenfeld, Adina M.; Johnson, Stacy R.; Cavadel, Elizabeth Woodburn; Izard, Carroll E. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: Emotion knowledge (EK) enables children to identify emotions in themselves and others, and its development facilitates emotion recognition in complex social situations. Sociocognitive processes, such as theory of mind (ToM), may contribute to developing EK by helping children realize the inherent variability associated with…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Emotional Development, Knowledge Level, Preschool Children
Teaching Preschool Children about Nature: A Project to Provide Soil Education for Children in Turkey
Ogelman, Hulya Gulay – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2012
In terms of gaining environmental awareness and sensitivity, preschool is the most important period in an individual's life. Preschool education enables lasting steps to be taken towards sustainable development, which has become widespread issue of increasing importance in recent years, and whose importance continues to increase. There is a need…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Group Activities, Kindergarten
Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie; Wolfe, Christopher B.; Spitler, Mary Elaine – American Educational Research Journal, 2013
Using a cluster randomized trial design, we evaluated the persistence of effects of a research-based model for scaling up educational interventions. The model was implemented in 42 schools in two city districts serving low-resource communities, randomly assigned to three conditions. In pre-kindergarten, the two experimental interventions were…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Experimental Groups
Konerza, Judith Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine if the Gearing Up for Kindergarten program created a significant impact on parent understanding of children's development and aspects of school readiness. Parent perceptions of their child's readiness to make the transition to school were also assessed. The study also measured the Gearing Up for…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Program Effectiveness
Au, W. H.; Suen, L. K. P.; Kwok, Y. L. – Health Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured programme on handwashing which has taken into account of the developmental stage of children. Design/methodology/approach: This is a pilot study using a structured handwashing programme as intervention. The intervention group (n=15) receives the structured…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention, Comprehensive School Health Education