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Amsbary, Jessica; Alzamel, Ashwaq; Lin, Mei-Ling; Savage, Melissa; Reszka, Stephanie; Crais, Elizabeth; Watson, Linda; Boyd, Brain – Young Exceptional Children, 2023
Increasing child engagement and improving social-communication (SC) and play skills for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may provide a foundation for future academic and social development; yet preschool practitioners may not have the resources to successfully identify and target these skills for all children in their classrooms.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Development, Play
Petursdottir, Anna-Lind; Gudmundsdottir, Thorhalla – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
This study assessed the effects of portable video modeling on social interactions of four children with autism, three boys and one girl, 4- to 5-year-olds, in preschools in Iceland. Participants were shown 1-min videos on a small handheld device where a peer model initiated social interactions and played with two peers. A…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology), Preschool Children, Peer Influence
Ergin, Gizem; Özkan, Banu – Southeast Asia Early Childhood, 2021
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of activities in TUBITAK Merakli Minik Magazine on social skill levels of preschool children (48-60 months).The research was carried out with a total of 40 children; 20 children in experiment, 20 children in control group who were studying in 2 different classes of Bengi Main School in Balikesir…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Instructional Effectiveness
Christopher Doss; John F. Pane; Victoria Jones – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
Despite efforts to broaden participation in computer science and its related fields, there exist stark disparities in participation in computer related fields by gender, race/ethnicity, and socio-economic status. One approach to combat these disparities is to expose children to computing concepts early, to provide them with the foundational skills…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development
Cheung, W. Catherine; Meadan, Hedda; Shen, Sa – Journal of Special Education, 2021
Preschoolers demonstrate rapid growth in motor, cognitive, and socioemotional (SE) skills. The "Early Childhood Longitude Study--Birth Cohort" was used to investigate the discrepancy in fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, and SE skills between children with and without disabilities. Findings indicated that, compared with typically…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Social Development
Aksoy, Pinar; Gresham, Frank M. – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2020
From the point of view that every child is unique and valuable, the need for developing their skills and abilities, and their need for learning and development, in the context of their learning styles/developmental characteristics, must be supported. Because of social-emotional learning skills are comprehensive and very important skills, teaching…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Intervention, Preschool Children
Patry, Mary Beth; Horn, Eva – Young Exceptional Children, 2020
Decades of research have illustrated the linguistic, social, and cognitive growth that occurs in the context of play (e.g., Baron-Cohen, 1987; Lifter, Foster-Sanda, Arzamarski, Briesch, & McClure, 2011; Lillard et al., 2013; Ungerer & Sigman, 1984). Play also provides opportunities to practice and gain important social skills. During play…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Children, Autism, Skill Development
Tripathi, Isita; Estabillo, Jasper A.; Moody, Christine T.; Laugeson, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Although parent-assisted social skills interventions may reduce early social challenges in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), limited research has explored whether intervention gains maintain several years after treatment. This study examined the durability of PEERS® for Preschoolers, a parent-mediated social skills…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
Bauminger-Zviely, Nirit; Eytan, Dganit; Hoshmand, Sagit; Ben-Shlomo, Ofira Rajwan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This RCT study examined efficacy of a preschool peer social intervention (PPSI) in facilitating social engagement of preschoolers with high-functioning ASD (HFASD; N = 65). HFASD participants were randomly assigned by preschool to a 6-month intervention (play, interaction, or conversation) or a waitlisted-treatment-as-usual control group. Trained…
Descriptors: Intervention, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Autism
Parents' Perspectives Regarding Impacts of a Group Intervention for Their Children with Hearing Loss
DuBois, Glynnis E.; DeLuzio, Joanne M.; Thaut, Michael H.; Nixon, Stephanie A. – Volta Review, 2021
Understanding the needs of parents with children with hearing loss (HL) is necessary to best support both the children and their families beyond what they have received in early intervention programs. The objective of this paper is to present the perspective of parents regarding their participation in a group intervention with their child and the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Group Therapy, Music Therapy
Hudson, Kesha N.; Willoughby, Michael T. – RTI International, 2021
Recent findings from the Kids Activity and Learning Study complement North Carolina's multidimensional approach to promoting school readiness by emphasizing the integrated nature of motor and cognitive development in early childhood. Children whose motor skills improved the most over the course of an academic year also tended to demonstrate the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Cognitive Development, Skill Development
Preedy, Pat; Duncombe, Rebecca; Gorely, Trish – Education 3-13, 2022
Poor physical development in young children has been shown to impact readiness for school, behaviour, social development and academic achievement. This research sought to explore whether a physical intervention programme (Movement for Learning) can improve children's physical development. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (2nd edition,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Physical Development, Preschool Children, Intervention
Kemple, Kristen M.; Lee, Ilrang; Ellis, Stacy M. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2019
This quasi-experimental study compared children who were (or were not) exposed to a 28-week program designed to prevent aggressive behavior by teaching pro-social skills and social knowledge. Children in the experimental group increased significantly in teacher-ratings of cooperation, assertion, self-control, and total social skills, as well as in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Aggression, Prosocial Behavior, Social Development
Yuan, Chengan; Chen, Liqi – Exceptional Children, 2020
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often have difficulties initiating and maintaining reciprocal conversations with others. In this study, we examined if an interdependent group contingency would improve reciprocal conversation of children with ASD when they were paired as conversational partners. We also assessed children's social…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Communication, Group Activities
Szumski, Grzegorz; Smogorzewska, Joanna; Grygiel, Pawel; Orlando, Ann-Marie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
We compared the effectiveness of two programs for developing social skills, 'Play Time/Social Time' (PT/ST) and 'I Can Problem Solve' (ICPS), in improving the social skills and theory of mind (ToM) of preschoolers with ASD. The experiment took place in a classroom setting. Fifty-two children attended and data were analyzed with latent growth curve…
Descriptors: Social Development, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Theory of Mind