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Oades-Sese, Geraldine V.; Cahill, Abigail; Allen, Jedediah Wilfred Papas; Rubic, Wai-Ling; Mahmood, Noor – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
This cluster-randomized pre-post comparison study examined the effects of using Sesame Workshop's Little Children, Big Challenges: General Resilience (LCBC) digital media toolkit in preschool classrooms over a 12-week period. Participants included 157 preschool teachers and 766 preschool children from 159 preschool classrooms in 38 Head Start…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
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Baker, Claire E.; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort were used to examine the extent to which early parenting predicted African American children's kindergarten social-emotional functioning. Teachers rated children's classroom social-emotional functioning in four areas (i.e., approaches to learning, self-control, interpersonal…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Family Influence, Child Rearing, Predictor Variables
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Raimundo, Raquel; Marques-Pinto, Alexandra; Lima, Maria Luisa – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This quasi-experimental exploratory study investigated whether a social-emotional learning program, implemented during a 1-year period, could lead to gains in social-emotional competencies and a reduction in internalizing and externalizing problems. Furthermore, it showed which pupils would benefit most from the program. The program was applied to…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Elementary School Students, Student Characteristics
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Fantuzzo, John; Sekino, Yumiko; Cohen, Heather L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
Relations between children's peer play competence and other relevant competencies were investigated using two samples of urban Head Start children. Dimensions of peer play were examined concurrently with emotion regulation, autonomy, and language. Children exhibiting high levels of peer play interaction were found to demonstrate more competent…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Vocabulary Skills, Play, Preschool Children
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McCabe, Paul C.; Meller, Paul J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
Given the research that suggests the social use of language is the latest developing aspect of language, it was hypothesized that children with speech/language impairment (SLI) are particularly susceptible to social interaction difficulties, resulting in diminished social competence. This hypothesis was explored with SLI and non-language-impaired…
Descriptors: Syntax, Semantics, Language Usage, Interpersonal Relationship
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Schwartz, Eric; Davis, Andrew S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
School readiness and functioning in children diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) are important issues due to the dramatic impact RAD has on multiple areas of development. The negative impact of impaired or disrupted early relationships, characterized by extreme neglect, abuse, parental mental illness, domestic violence, and repeated…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Mental Disorders, Family Violence, Emotional Development