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RMC Research Corporation, 2022
Research indicates that vocabulary development--linked to conceptual growth and comprehension--predicts student academic achievement throughout the elementary, middle, and high school grades. Intelligence increases as vocabulary continues to develop. The iSpy program provides high-quality, content-rich classroom books, learning manipulatives, and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Preschool Education, Play, Emergent Literacy
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Ellyn Schmidt; Jessica Hoffman; Christina Mulé; Amy Briesch – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
Interventions for promoting physical activity designed specifically for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are lacking, which is problematic given the low rates of physical activity among this population. This study used a stakeholder-engaged approach to adapt the Wellness Enhancing Physical Activity for Young Children (WE PLAY)…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children
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Schladant, Michelle; Ocasio-Stoutenburg, Lydia; Nunez, Christina; Dowling, Monica; Shearer, Rebecca; Bailey, Jhonelle; Garilli, Austin; Natale, Ruby – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2023
Despite the efficacy of assistive technology (AT), many children with disabilities do not have access to AT and are not fully benefiting from inclusive preschool education. The current mixed-methods study examined a multi-faceted professional development (PD) intervention aligned with the CEC's Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Faculty Development, Educational Environment, Assistive Technology
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Burns, E. Robert – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
From 1991-2019 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), 202 different faculty individuals, from each of the five UAMS colleges, volunteered to offer 120 different workshops in health science content to 22,731 PreK-12 teachers and some school nurses in the Partners in Health Science (PIHS) program. Participants consumed 83,488…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Thomas, Matthew A. M.; Banki, Susan – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2021
In addition to its influences across economic, geopolitical, and social spheres, globalization has given rise to the notion of a 'global citizen' who is able to understand a shifting and more internationalized world while moving fluidly through it. Education has been trumpeted as the means to achieve this globally-aware citizenry, leading to an…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Global Approach, Teacher Education Programs
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Senent, Isabela Garcia; Kelley, Kendra; Abo-Zena, Mona M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
In many contexts, early educators are pressured to adopt narrow, skill-based curricular approaches and accompanying standards and measures of accountability. Alternatively, other educators infuse holistic learning and development through the play and guided inquiry of young children. For decades, passionate educators and caregivers have studied…
Descriptors: Reggio Emilia Approach, Learning Theories, Child Development, Accountability
Janet Grauberg – Sutton Trust, 2024
The Coaching Early Conversation Interaction and Language (CECIL) Project, which started in September 2020, has focused on exploring coaching-led approaches to support the effective implementation of early language interventions, especially in Private, Voluntary & Independent (PVI) settings. At the core of the CECIL approach is a way of…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Language Skills
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Crawford, April; Varghese, Cheryl; Oh, Yoonkyung; Guttentag, Cathy; Zucker, Tricia; Landry, Susan; Cummins, Reese-Anna – Early Education and Development, 2022
This pilot study conducted an initial evaluation of the Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning and Education (CIRCLE) Infant-Toddler Teacher Training program. The program is unique in three ways: 1) use of an online platform with courses that explain social-emotional, language, and literacy development in young children…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Teachers
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Cameron, Kristen; Boyles, Deron – Global Education Review, 2022
Contemporary Froebelian-inspired early childhood education in the United States is challenged by government regulation and accreditation requirements that have arisen alongside neoliberalism in education. Using Critical Policy Analysis and case study examples from a preschool in Atlanta, Georgia, this paper examines the influence of neoliberalism…
Descriptors: Standards, Educational Quality, Neoliberalism, Teaching Methods
Jaiya R. Choles; Robert W. Roeser; Andrew J. Mashburn – Grantee Submission, 2022
Social-emotional learning (SEL) programs are frequently evaluated using randomized controlled trial (RCT) methodology as a means to assess program impacts. What is often missing in RCT studies is a robust parallel investigation of the multi-level implementation of the program. The field of implementation science bridges the gap between the RCT…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Social Emotional Learning, Program Evaluation, Randomized Controlled Trials
Schenke, Katerina; Redman, Elizabeth J. K. H.; Chung, Gregory K. W. K.; Chang, Sandy M.; Feng, Tianying; Parks, Charles B.; Roberts, Jeremy – Grantee Submission, 2020
Understanding digital supports for early learning is paramount for school readiness and later mathematics learning. We present results from a randomized control trial evaluating a digital app (Measure Up!) and a parent companion app (Super Vision) designed to teach children measurement concepts, a skill that many teachers do not feel comfortable…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Handheld Devices
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Petrová, Zuzana; Zápotocná, Olga; Urban, Kamila; Urban, Marek – Journal of Pedagogy, 2020
The aim of the present study is to monitor the effectiveness of a new conception of early literacy curriculum (in force since September 2016) which provides -- unlike the previous one -- a wide range of purposeful literacy practices and literacy events. The study compares graduates of previous early childhood literacy curriculum (tested in June…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Teaching Methods
Ann Partee; Amanda Williford; Jason Downer; Jenna Conway; Erin Carroll – Grantee Submission, 2023
This study describes the implementation and findings from a consultation process designed to enhance the professional development (PD) offered to teachers working in Virginia's state-funded preschool program. A PD Rubric was developed to translate research on effective PD (i.e., PD practices linked to positive changes in teacher practice and/or…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Faculty Development, State Aid
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Byington, Teresa A.; Kim, YaeBin – Journal of Extension, 2020
We implemented an Extension-led language and literacy training and coaching intervention targeting preschool teachers and children in low-income communities in Nevada. Participation in the intervention had a positive influence on the language and literacy instruction skills of preschool teachers and language and literacy skills of children.…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Coaching (Performance), Intervention, Preschool Children
Baumgartner, Erin; Thrash, Courtney – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2021
Wide variation exists with respect to how Literacy by 3 is implemented. Though the Literacy by 3 program has been in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) since the 2014-2015 school year, there remains wide variation with respect to which aspects of Literacy by 3 are implemented in classrooms and to what extent the practices are utilized.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Literacy Education, Classroom Techniques, Models
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