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Hardy, Jessica K.; McLeod, Ragan H. – Beyond Behavior, 2020
Positive reinforcement is a research-based practice essential for supporting young children's use of appropriate behaviors and skills. The application of positive reinforcement also is consistent with recommendations by national organizations for early childhood and early childhood special education. In this article, we describe eight guidelines…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Child Behavior, Special Education, Early Childhood Education
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Godin, Julie; Freeman, Andrew; Rigby, Patty – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience significant difficulties engaging in meaningful play. Although enabling their playful engagement in social interactions is an important objective, little is known about which interventions effectively promote it. The aim of this was study to conduct a scoping study to map the breadth and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship, Preschool Children, Autism
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Locke, Robin L.; Miller, Alison L.; Seifer, Ronald; Heinze, Justin E. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
This study examined contextually inappropriate (CI) anger in relation to emotion recognition and situation knowledge, negative social experiences, and externalizing behavior among low-income 4-year-olds attending Head Start (n = 134). Approximately 23% showed anger when presented with positive/neutral slides and videos (valence-incongruent CI…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Peer Relationship
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Smith, Jaime – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2009
Sometimes students will exhibit various aggressive behaviors in the preschool classroom. Early childhood educators need to have behavior management strategies to manage the students' negative behaviors within the classroom setting. This article will provide a rationale for embedding literacy instruction within behavior management strategies to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Reinforcement, Literacy, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Barry, Elaine S. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2006
This paper provides the opportunity to understand children's behavior from a memory viewpoint. For the last three decades, cognitive developmentalists have been asking the question, "what develops in children's memory?" Four answers to this question are presented, complete with explanations, examples, and possible applications where appropriate.…
Descriptors: Memory, Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Preschool Teachers
Bagnato, Stephen J.; Elliott Stephen N., Ed.; Witt, Joseph, C., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Meeting a crucial need, this book provides clear recommendations for authentic developmental assessment of children from infancy to age 6, including those with developmental delays and disabilities. It describes principles and strategies for collecting information about children's everyday activities in the home, preschool, and community, which…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Early Intervention, Child Development, Preschool Children
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Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Lee, Young; Allhusen, Virginia D.; Kim, Myoung Soon; McDowell, David J. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2006
Ninety children from South Korea and 119 children from the United States were observed in early childhood programs, and differences in classroom environments and teachers' and children's behavior in the two countries were identified. In both countries, there was evidence that preschool education is guided by ideas about "developmentally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Cultural Context, Classroom Environment
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Butterworth, Dawn – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1996
Examined the effect of child care attendance on young children's social development, in particular the real or perceived difference in behavior of young children coming from long-day care to attend sessions in kindergartens compared with children coming directly from home. Found no significant differences between the two groups. Offers…
Descriptors: Attendance, Child Behavior, Childhood Needs, Day Care
Silva, Diane – 1996
Research concerning the effects of television violence on children--particularly young children under the age of six--has found that it tends to desensitize them to aggressive behavior and, in some children, promotes aggressive behavior in their play and other interactions with children and adults. This guide is designed to assist early childhood…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1991
This technical assistance paper provides preschool planners and staff with information on developmental characteristics of preschool children relevant to planning and providing a quality preschool program. Following a case scenario underscoring the need for understanding child development, a theoretical framework concerning child development is…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Community Influence, Cultural Influences