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Ryoo, Ji Hoon; Molfese, Victoria J.; Brown, E. Todd – Early Education and Development, 2018
This longitudinal study examined the influence of prekindergarten teacher characteristics and classroom instructional processes during mathematical activities on the growth of mathematics learning scores in prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade. Participants attended state-funded and Head Start prekindergarten programs. Mathematical…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Tests
Gropen, Jess; Kook, Janna F.; Hoisington, Cindy; Clark-Chiarelli, Nancy – Early Education and Development, 2017
Young children are able to benefit from early science teaching but many preschool teachers have not had opportunities to deepen their own understanding of science or to develop their pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in relation to specific science topics and concepts. This study presents the results of efficacy research on Foundations of…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Faculty Development, Science Instruction
Brian, Ali; Goodway, Jacqueline D.; Logan, Jessica A.; Sutherland, Sue – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Purpose: Children from disadvantaged settings are at risk for delays in their object-control (OC) skills. Fundamental motor skill interventions, such as the Successful Kinesthetic Instruction for Preschoolers (SKIP) Program, are highly successful when led by motor development experts. However, few preschools employ such experts. This study…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Psychomotor Skills, Kinesthetic Perception
Askell-Williams, Helen; Murray-Harvey, Rosalind – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2016
New policy initiatives, such as those concerned with promoting young children's positive mental health, highlight the need for good quality professional education in the early childhood education and care sector. However, although a wealth of literature exists from the school sector, little is known about professional education in early childhood…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Mental Health, Health Promotion
Gosse, Carolyn S.; McGinty, Anita S.; Mashburn, Andrew J.; Hoffman, LaVae M.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Education and Development, 2014
The present study examined the extent to which preschool classroom supports--relational support (RS) and instructional support (IS)--are associated with children's language development and whether these associations vary as a function of children's language ability. The language skills of 360 children within 95 classrooms were assessed using an…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Narration, Task Analysis, Preschool Children
Johanson, Megan; Justice, Laura M.; Logan, Jessica – Applied Developmental Science, 2016
Many preschool language-focused interventions attempt to boost language and literacy skills in young children at risk in these areas of development, though the long-term effects of such interventions are not well-established. This study investigated kindergarten language and reading skills, specifically the subcomponents of vocabulary, decoding,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Language Skills, Intervention
Pacchiano, Debra M.; Whalen, Samuel P.; Horsley, Heather L.; Parkinson, Kathleen – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Decades of evidence demonstrates that high-quality, well-implemented early education can positively impact the learning trajectories of vulnerable, high-needs young children. Yet, the majority of publicly-funded programs nationwide struggle to implement to quality standards with fidelity and fail to significantly advance children's early…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Intervention, Early Childhood Education
Han, Jisu; Schlieber, Marisa; Gregory, Bradley – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2017
This study used data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) 2009 4-year-old cohort to examine associations among family characteristics, home and classroom environments, and the emergent literacy skills of Head Start children. Results from hierarchical linear models suggest that both family and classroom contexts play a…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Skills, Vocabulary Development, Expressive Language
Neuman, Susan B.; Pinkham, Ashley; Kaefer, Tanya – Early Education and Development, 2015
The purpose of this study was to support teachers' child-directed language and student outcomes by enhancing the educative features of an intervention targeted to vocabulary, conceptual development and comprehension. Using a set of design heuristics (Davis & Krajcik, 2005), our goal was to support teachers' professional development within the…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Preschool Education, Preschool Curriculum, Faculty Development