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Direct linkSharon Wolf; Matthew C. H. Jukes; Hirokazu Yoshikawa; Jonathan Stern; Sharon Kim – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
High-quality early childhood education provides children with opportunities for engaged learning. Yet there are currently no classroom-level measures that focus specifically on how teachers support engagement in the classroom, a key underlying dimension of playful learning. We introduce the Playful Learning Across the Years (PLAY) observational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education
Latifa Alketbi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on education, with the sudden shift to distance learning and the closure of K-12 classrooms worldwide. Kindergarten teachers faced unique challenges in adapting to this new mode of instruction as young children required hands-on learning experiences, social interaction, and immediate feedback. Despite…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Skiffington, Sheila; Washburn, Sue; Elliott, Kimberly – Young Children, 2011
Instructional coaching is an innovative approach to professional development that, while challenging, has significant benefits for teachers and children. Using reflective practice strategies--including posing open-ended questions to teachers and videotaping classes--coaches help teachers analyze their teaching and its impact on children. Coaches…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Professional Development, Reflective Teaching, Teaching Methods
Download full textVujicic, Lidija; Cepic, Renata; Papak, Petra Pejic – Online Submission, 2010
Contemporary scientific cognizance on the development of children and the possibilities of their education has altered the image of the child to such an extent that the majority of scholars speak of a New Paradigm. This paradigm defines the child as a unique, singular, complete and complex being who realizes his personality through…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Models, Young Children, Preschool Teachers
Pinkham, Ashley M., Ed.; Kaefer, Tanya, Ed.; Neuman, Susan B., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2012
Synthesizing cutting-edge research from multiple disciplines, this book explores how young children acquire knowledge in the "real world" and describes practical applications for early childhood classrooms. The breadth and depth of a child's knowledge base are important predictors of later literacy development and academic achievement. Leading…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Play, Picture Books, Literacy
Chen, Jie-Qi; McNamee, Gillian Dowley – Corwin Press, 2007
Effective teaching requires skill in implementing challenging and inviting curricular activities. It also involves evaluating children's learning in order to extend their development through the school year. Being able to implement and evaluate at the same time is at the heart of good teaching. Written for PreK-3 educators, this book blends…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Young Children, Visual Arts
