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Direct linkSussman, Joshua; Draney, Karen; Wilson, Mark – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Using a large sample of longitudinal assessment data from children in publicly funded infant/toddler care, preschool, and kindergarten (analytic N = 453,468), this study modeled language and literacy trajectories from early infancy through kindergarten for dual language learners (DLLs) from homes representing many different languages and their…
Descriptors: Language Classification, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Rekha S. Rajan; Margaret Aker – Journal of Dance Education, 2024
This study examined the impact of an in-school dance curriculum on the social-emotional development of at-risk preschoolers in a southern California public preschool program. The preschoolers (N = 69) participated in dance for thirty minutes, once a week, over an entire academic year. We compared the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP)…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Dance Education, Social Emotional Learning, At Risk Persons
Nirmla Griarte Flores; Elsie N. Solis; Clara Amador-Lankster; Isabel Badilla Zamora; Ana María Hernández Segura; Sylvia Segura Esquivel; Gabriela Solís Sánchez; Margarita Urdaneta Benavides – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
This transnational comparative study between Costa Rica and the United States provides an in-depth understanding of the similarities and differences of the early literacy practices of educators in the Pre-Kindergarten to Kindergarten classroom settings. Drawing upon Costa Rica's curricular approach to Early Childhood Education, based upon the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education
Markova, Ivana – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2017
This research compared the relative impact of different preschool activities on the development of bilingual students' English-language skills. The study investigated whether bilingual preschool children would engage more, and use more of their second language (English), during free-play (non-academic) versus teacher-structured (academic)…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Learning Activities, Play, Preschool Education
Download full textGardner, Madelyn; Melnick, Hanna; Melroy, Beth; Barajas, Jessica – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
High-quality early childhood education (ECE) begins with well-prepared, highly qualified educators. This brief offers practitioners and policymakers an opportunity to learn from promising programs that recruit and prepare racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse cohorts of educators to teach in programs serving children birth…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Policy
Telfer-Radzat, Kimberly – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Despite a 100-year-old history and the existence of schools in nearly every country in the world, Waldorf education is a little known and poorly understood educational model that was developed in Europe by Austrian philosopher Rudolph Steiner. For many years it existed in the United States in the form of private schools. Few of their teachers or…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Philosophy
Oliva-Olson, Carola; Estrada, Mari; Edyburn, Kelly L. – Issues in Teacher Education, 2017
The stage is set for major change in California early childhood education (ECE). The State's requirements for Transitional Kindergarten instruction, teacher training, and professional development could lead to mandated integration of existing, impressive Dual Language Learner (DLL) resources, guidance, and best practices. In addition to more…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Teacher Education
Aceves, Lorena; Crowley, Daniel Max; Rincon, Brenda; Bravo, Diamond Y. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2022
The main goal of this social policy report is to propose a holistic approach for promoting developmental success among Latinx children and youth. This report highlights the need to 1) redefine success and 2) account for intersectional inequalities. First, the current demographic landscape of Latinx students is presented to showcase the variability…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Change, Hispanic American Students, Child Development
Lecusay, Robert – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2014
There is widespread agreement that further research is needed in order to identify afterschool program characteristics useful for understanding why some programs are more successful than others. The bulk of recommendations put forth by researchers, practitioners and policy makers focus on observable characteristics of the afterschool setting as a…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Computer Games, Problem Solving, Ability
Gilpin, Ansley; Mennen, Ferol; Pakulak, Eric; Sommer, Teresa Eckrich; Dwyer, Kathleen M.; Cannon, Erin; Bell, Theodore; Boxmeyer, Caroline; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Chor, Elise; DeCaro, Jason; Dela Cruz, Kenn Lacsamana; Giuliano, Ryan; Gomsrud, Melissa; Karns, Christina; Klein, Scott; Lochman, John; Longoria, Zayra; Molina, Abigail Palmer; Monro, William; Neville, Helen; O'Neil, Lauren; Reynolds, Mary Margaret; Sabol, Terri J.; Sclafani, Marisa; Tighe, Lauren A. – Administration for Children & Families, 2020
This brief introduces four research projects testing promising interventions funded under the Head Start University Partnerships (HSUP): Dual-Generation Approaches1 grant program. Two-generation approaches are typically designed to address problems associated with poverty by combining child-focused services with adult-focused services. Head Start…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Childhood Needs
Miller, Kari Knutson; Gonzalez, Amber M. – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
This paper examines outcomes associated with participation in short-term, international internship experiences. Results suggest short-term international internship experiences contribute to rich personal and professional development outcomes. Findings highlight participant challenges associated with initial internship experiences, professional…
Descriptors: Child Development, Internship Programs, Faculty Development, Experiential Learning
Peterson, Abigail – Online Submission, 2013
Forest kindergartens are a new idea in the United States but have been around in Germany, Norway, and other European countries for decades. Forest "kindergartens" are preschools for children ages 3-6 and focus on being outdoors and learning through interacting with nature. Instead of building with blocks or doing puzzles at a table…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Best Practices, Guidelines, Preschool Education
Barket, Ann-Terese – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A growing interest among educators, families, and students to personalize education and nurture the development of whole child has led to a new movement in elementary education: integral education. This qualitative study reported on the work of one school in that movement, the Integral Elementary School in La Jolla, California, to illuminate what…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Metacognition, Case Studies, Interviews
Williams, Sarah Blackwelder – Exceptional Parent, 2010
Devon is a bright, engaging 22-year-old with a proud sense of accomplishment. He believes that while people encounter obstacles during their lives, these obstacles can be overcome with motivation and perseverance. Devon says people simply need to identify what they value, set goals and move beyond the obstacles. Devon has been faced with multiple…
Descriptors: Cues, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Learning Disabilities
CARTERETTE, EDWARD C.; JONES, MARGARET H. – 1965
THE EXTENT TO WHICH REDUNDANCY OF LANGUAGE AFFECTS THE DIFFICULTY OF LEARNING VERBAL MATERIALS FOR CHILDREN OF SEVERAL AGES WAS STUDIED. SAMPLES OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE APPROPRIATE TO CHILDREN OF FIRST, THIRD, AND FIFTH GRADES AND ADULTS (AS REPRESENTED BY JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS) FROM SIMILAR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS WERE COLLECTED BY MEANS OF A TAPE…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition
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