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Courtney Shimek – Reading Teacher, 2024
Few studies examine young children's multimodal responses to nonfiction picture books, and even fewer examine teaching practices that encourage these responses. This case study of a kindergarten class illustrates how one teacher regularly conducted interactive whole-group read-alouds using nonfiction picture books. After examining the multimodal…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Reading Aloud to Others, Nonfiction
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Sabela F. Monteira; María Pilar Jiménez-Aleixandre; Isabel Martins – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2024
This study aims to explore the meanings communicated by young children with visual cultural semiotic resources available in the science classroom. It is a case study in an Early Childhood Education classroom of 23 children (3-4 years old) and their teacher, all engaged in a long-term science project about snails. We focus on the analysis of two…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Science Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
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Erica M. Barnes; Elizabeth Burke Hadley; David K. Dickinson – Elementary School Journal, 2025
Young children draw from verbal and nonverbal input to make meaning from texts, a skill that is foundational for later reading comprehension and academic achievement. However, prior studies have focused solely on teachers' verbal input during prekindergarten read-alouds. We examine four Black, female prekindergarten teachers' multimodal enactments…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, African American Teachers
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Sandra Lyndon; Helen Moss – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This article reports on findings from a case study of an intergenerational project between a nursery school and a residential care home for people with dementia in the South-East of England. It examines how multi-modalities support meaning-making between 3-year-old children and older adults. The study is qualitative, interpretative and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Older Adults, Intergenerational Programs
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Sabrina F. Sembiante; Alain Bengochea; Mileidis Gort – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2025
To understand how verbal, visual, and actional modalities serve dual language bilingual education instruction and learning in the preschool activity of Morning Circle (MC), we ask: (a) What is the nature of teachers' transmodal practices to facilitate MC activity? (b) How do teacher pairs orchestrate transmodal practices across MC activities?…
Descriptors: Learning Modalities, Bilingual Education, Preschool Education, Group Activities
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Suchitporn Lersilp; Supawadee Putthinoi; Napalai Chaimaha – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Introduction: Learning environment is an important factor in the development of preschool children. However, those who have different learning styles and sensory behaviors might not reach the same achievements in the same learning environments. The objective of this study aimed to develop a guideline program that considers learning environments,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Student Diversity