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Impacts of Teacher-Child Managed Whole-Group Language and Literacy Instruction on the Depth of Preschoolers' Social Interaction
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Lin, Tzu-Jung; Justice, Laura M.; Emery, Alyssa A.; Mashburn, Andrew J.; Pentimonti, Jill M. – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: This study examined the potential impacts of ongoing participation (twice weekly for 30 weeks) in teacher-child managed whole-group language and literacy instruction on prekindergarten children's social interaction with classmates. Teacher-child managed whole-group instruction that provides children with opportunities to engage…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Literacy Education, Curriculum
Exploring Preschool Children's Science Content Knowledge
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Guo, Ying; Piasta, Shayne B.; Bowles, Ryan P. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to describe children's science content knowledge and examine the early predictors of science content knowledge in a sample of 194 typically developing preschool children. Children's science content knowledge was assessed in the fall (Time 1) and spring (Time 2) of the preschool year. Results showed…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Sciences, Knowledge Level, Predictor Variables
Relations between Fantasy Orientation and Emotion Regulation in Preschool
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Gilpin, Ansley T.; Brown, Melissa M.; Pierucci, Jillian M. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: Emotion regulation is a strong predictor of both short- and long-term peer relationships and social competence and is often targeted in preschool curricula and interventions. Pretense is a natural activity of childhood that is thought to facilitate the development of socialization, perspective taking, language, and possibly…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Emotional Response, Fantasy, Self Control
Peer Play Interactions and Learning for Low-Income Preschool Children: The Moderating Role of Classroom Quality
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Bulotsky-Shearer, Rebecca J.; Bell, Elizabeth R.; Carter, Tracy M.; Dietrich, Sandy L. R. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: The present study examined the degree to which the association between interactive peer play and academic skills was dependent upon the level of classroom quality for a representative sample of culturally and linguistically diverse urban Head Start children (N = 304 children across 53 classrooms). Peer play interactions within…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Play, Peer Relationship, Economically Disadvantaged