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King, Sarah Elizabeth; Dockrell, Julie E. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2016
The importance of research on the unique nature of the communication supporting environment in nurseries has been heightened by growing evidence of the significance of early language skills for later academic and social development. This study focussed on children's language use during small group times. Opportunities to hear and practise language…
Descriptors: Affordances, Young Children, Nursery Schools, Foreign Countries
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Kington, Alison; Gates, Peter; Sammons, Pam – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2013
Recent research and policy regarding the advantages of early years provision has focused largely on the enhancement and development of cognitive skills for preschoolers. This study, based in the United Kingdom, focuses on a range of cognitive and social skills and identifies beneficial characteristics of a government pilot scheme for 2-year-olds…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Social Development, Interaction, Student Behavior
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Potts, Shirley – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2013
Every 22 minutes in the United Kingdom, a child is bereaved of a parent, making up some 24,000 a year. An even greater number experience the loss of a grandparent. There is a limited, but growing, body of research into the impact of grief and bereavement on young children and how their support needs might be met. This article expands upon research…
Descriptors: Grief, Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Response, Self Concept