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Schiff, Rachel; Nuri Ben-Shushan, Yohi; Ben-Artzi, Elisheva – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
This study assessed the effect of metacognitive instruction on the spelling and word reading of Hebrew-speaking children with specific language impairment (SLI). Participants were 67 kindergarteners with SLI in a supported learning context. Children were classified into three spelling instruction groups: (a) metalinguistic instruction (ML), (b) ML…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Spelling, Kindergarten, Reading Ability
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Spektor-Precel, Karen; Mioduser, David – Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 2015
Nowadays, we are surrounded by artifacts that are capable of adaptive behavior, such as electric pots, boiler timers, automatic doors, and robots. The literature concerning human beings' conceptions of "traditional" artifacts is vast, however, little is known about our conceptions of behaving artifacts, nor of the influence of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Theory of Mind, Behavior
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Bolduc, Jonathan – International Journal of Music Education, 2009
This research examines the effect of a music training programme on the development of phonological awareness among 104 Franco-Canadian kindergarten children. The experimental group (N = 51) participated in an adapted version of the Standley and Hughes music training programme, while the control group (N = 53) took part in the Ministere de…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Phonological Awareness, Auditory Perception