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White, Lisa J.; Fernandez, Veronica A.; Greenfield, Daryl B. – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: The increase in young Latino Dual Language Learners (DLLs) attending early care and education (ECE) programs has led to a focus on assessing classroom quality for DLLs, to evaluate the quality and impact of their early educational experiences. Experts have advocated for the use of multiple classroom observation tools (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English Language Learners, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education
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Riggleman, Samantha; Morgan, Joseph John – Young Exceptional Children, 2018
The Behavior Expectation Discrepancy Tool (B-EDT) was designed to help early childhood teachers identify critical behavioral expectations within their classroom environments and possible problem behaviors that may impact a child's access to the environment. The tool allows them to determine if there is a behavioral problem when compared with…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Student Behavior
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Monti, Fiorella; Farné, Roberto; Crudeli, Fabiola; Agostini, Francesca; Minelli, Marianna; Ceciliani, Andrea – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
This study aimed to investigate the influence of Outdoor Education (OE) on different areas of development in 1-3-year-old children attending Italian nursery schools. The sample was composed of 160 children (1-3-year-old) divided into a first group (Traditional), with 76 children attending nursery schools with traditional educational activities;…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Preschools
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Arumugam, Shyielathy; Eng Hock, Kway; Mohamed Isa, Zainiah – Southeast Asia Early Childhood, 2020
Behavior problems among young children in early childhood education centers are found to be at a growing rate from the literature. Behavioral problems if left untreated may lead to more severe outcomes for some children. Behavior problems pose by young children in the early childhood classroom interrupt with classroom instruction. Early…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy
Mitchell, Susan – Preschool Development and Expansion Grant Technical Assistance (PDG TA), 2016
This document compiles information from multiple sources to offer readers a snapshot of Preschool Development and Expansion Grant (PDG) states' progress towards implementing a full comprehensive assessment system, as well as the tools they are using for each of the components.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation, State Programs, Program Implementation
West Virginia Department of Education, 2021
Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) partnered with the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) and Marshall University to conduct a five-year study of the quality of the West Virginia Universal Pre-K (WV Pre-K) program. The study was designed to examine the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, State Departments of Education, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education
Phillips, Beth M.; Mazzeo, Debbie; Smith, Kevin – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
This Self-Study Guide has been developed to support Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten Providers (VPK) who are required to complete an improvement plan process (i.e., low-performing providers). The guide has sections that can be used during both the process of selecting target areas for an improvement plan and the process of implementing new or…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Preschool Education, Voluntary Agencies, Educational Improvement
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Zucker, Tricia A.; Carlo, Maria S.; Landry, Susan H.; Masood-Saleem, Saba S.; Williams, Jeffrey M.; Bhavsar, Vibhutibala – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2019
Curricula are one of the most widely used educational inputs, yet few are developed and evaluated scientifically with a dearth of programs targeting academic language. This manuscript describes an iterative approach to the development of a tiered academic language curriculum supplement for prekindergarten (pre-K) and kindergarten (K) students. A…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Curriculum Development
Friedman-Krauss, Allison; Garver, Karin; Nores, Milagros; Li, Zijia; Whitman, Charles – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2020
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) conducted a needs assessment to understand and describe early childhood services for preschool-age children with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in the state of Connecticut. In collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), NIEER developed survey…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Needs Assessment
Dorsey, Emily A. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Collaborations between public early care and education programs and private childcare centers offer families of young children high quality education and comprehensive services in addition to full-day, full year care. This case study examined early care and education collaborations in a rural county in a Midwest state. Major research questions…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Young Children