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Strasser, Katherine; Darricades, Michelle; Mendive, Susana; Barra, Gabriela – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This study examines the association between preschool classroom activity and the quality of the language spoken by teachers and children. Eighteen classrooms serving low-income children between the ages of 3 and 4 in Santiago de Chile were audio-recorded during one morning shift. Recordings were transcribed and segmented into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Preschool Education, Language Usage
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Hojnoski, Robin; Polignano, Joy; Columba, Helen Lynn – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: Shared book reading provides opportunities for adults to engage in literacy-related interactions with children in meaningful ways. Research has examined various dimensions of adult and child behavior during shared book-reading interactions with some focus on how book type affects the reading experience. Little research, however,…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Reading Aloud to Others
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Strasser, Katherine; Mendive, Susana; Vergara, Daniela; Darricades, Michelle – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This study evaluated the impact of a self-monitoring intervention on preschool teachers' use of language and on children's language growth. Nineteen classrooms from Santiago de Chile participated (10 intervention, 9 control). Twice a week, intervention teachers filled out a checklist to monitor the language stimulation they…
Descriptors: Self Management, Intervention, Preschool Teachers, Language Usage
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Hojnoski, Robin L.; Columba, Helen Lynn; Polignano, Joy – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: Shared book reading provides a meaningful context for rich conversations to occur between a child and an adult and offers opportunities for children to be exposed to a range of vocabulary and concepts that often extend beyond their everyday experiences. Few studies have examined parent-child shared book reading as a context for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Aloud to Others, Parent Child Relationship, Mathematical Concepts