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Children's Connectedness with Siblings and Friends from Early to Middle Childhood during Play
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Leach, Jamie; Howe, Nina; DeHart, Ganie – Early Education and Development, 2022
The purpose of the present study was to investigate children's connected communication during play with a sibling and friend from early to middle childhood. Participants included 65 4-year-old focal children at time 1 (T1) and 46 7-year-old focal children at time 2 (T2) who were videotaped at home in separate semi-structured free play sessions…
Descriptors: Sibling Relationship, Friendship, Young Children, Play
A Longitudinal Investigation of Siblings' and Friends' Features of Connectedness and Interaction Quality during Play
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Leach, Jamie; Howe, Nina; DeHart, Ganie – Early Education and Development, 2019
The present study examined features of sibling and friend dyads' connectedness (e.g., length and emotional tone of connected sequences) and the quality of the dyads' interactions during play from early to middle childhood. Forty-four families with a 4-year-old focal child were observed at Time 1 (T1) and again at Time 2 (T2) at age 7 in two…
Descriptors: Sibling Relationship, Peer Relationship, Friendship, Interaction
Infant Educators' Use of Pedagogical Questioning: Relationships with the Context of Interaction and Educators' Qualifications
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Degotardi, Sheila; Torr, Jane; Han, Feifei – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This study investigated the prevalence of pedagogical questions posed by 27 early childhood educators as they interacted with infants in each of two naturally-occurring contexts: book-focused interactions and educator mediated play. The pedagogical questions expressed by educators to infants were coded as "confirm"…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Preschool Teachers, Interaction, Books
Instructional Activities and the Quality of Language in Chilean Preschool Classrooms
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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
Something to Say: Children Learning through Story
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Quintero, Elizabeth P. – Early Education and Development, 2010
Research Findings: All children from all backgrounds and histories learn through their stories while engaging in play and other daily activities. They experience development in multiple domains and engage in multidimensional learning when given the opportunity and encouragement. Practice or Policy: This article documents a segment of a larger…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Critical Theory, Childrens Writing, Play
Gender-Specific Linkages of Affective Social Competence with Peer Relations in Preschool Children
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Dunsmore, Julie C.; Noguchi, Ryoichi J. P.; Garner, Pamela W.; Casey, Elizabeth C.; Bhullar, Naureen – Early Education and Development, 2008
Research Findings: We examined whether "affective social competence," or the ability to effectively send and receive emotional signals and to manage one's own emotional experience, contributes to preschool children's peer relations. Forty-two previously unacquainted preschoolers were observed while participating in a week-long playschool. Greater…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Affective Behavior, Peer Relationship, Emotional Response