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English Expressive Narrative Skill Matters for Sociodramatic Play in Classrooms with Multiple Home Languages Represented
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Malloy, Caitlin – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: A substantial body of research has demonstrated social and academic benefits of sociodramatic play (SDP) for young children. However, substantially less research has explored the factors related to increased amounts of SDP occurring during free play, an activity time that comprises the greatest portion of the daily schedule in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Drama, Play, Preschool Education
Stability and Change in Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior across the Transition to School: Teacher and Peer Perspectives
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Eivers, Areana R.; Brendgen, Mara; Borge, Anne I. H. – Early Education and Development, 2010
Research Findings: The transition to school is a major developmental milestone, and behavior tendencies already evident at the point of school entry can impact upon a child's subsequent social and academic adjustment. The current study aimed to investigate stability and change in the social behavior of girls and boys across the transition from day…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Child Care, Attitude Change
What Nice Things Do Boys and Girls Do? Preschoolers' Perspectives of Peers' Behaviors at School and at Home
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Tisak, Marie S.; Holub, Shayla C.; Tisak, John – Early Education and Development, 2007
The present study investigated 42 preschool children's ideas of what constitute "nice" behaviors on the part of their male and female peers, both at home and at school. Children were individually interviewed and asked to describe nice behaviors same-age peers do for others. A total of 285 distinct social behaviors were generated by the children…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Gender Differences, Student Attitudes, Peer Relationship
Relational Aggression and Friendship during Early Childhood: "I Won't Be Your Friend!"
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Burr, Jean E.; Ostrov; Jamie M.; Jansen, Elizabeth A.; Cullerton-Sen, Crystal; Crick, Nicki R. – Early Education and Development, 2005
Associations between relational aggression and mutual, dyadic friendships during early childhood were assessed in the context of a year-long, short-term longitudinal study. Children's mutual friendships were determined via sociometric ratings and their relationally aggressive behavior among peers was assessed via naturalistic, free play…
Descriptors: Play, Aggression, Friendship, Peer Relationship
Preschoolers' Relational Aggression with Siblings and with Friends
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Stauffacher, Kirstin; DeHart, Ganie B. – Early Education and Development, 2005
As part of a longitudinal study examining sibling and friend relationships in early and middle childhood, relational aggression by 4-year-olds and their interaction partners in semi-structured free play sessions with siblings and friends was examined during sibling sessions involving both same-gender and mixed-gender sibling pairs. Identifiable…
Descriptors: Siblings, Play, Gender Differences, Aggression
Relational and Physical Aggression among Preschoolers: The Effect of Language Skills and Gender
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Estrem, Theresa L. – Early Education and Development, 2005
This study examined the relation between language skills, gender, and relational/physical aggression. Language skills of 100 preschoolers were assessed with 3 standardized instruments. Relational/physical aggression was rated by the children's teachers. Results indicated that relational and physical aggression tended to increase as language scores…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Receptive Language, Gender Differences, Expressive Language