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Preschool Teachers' Beliefs about Children, Self-Efficacy, Classroom Quality and Children's Early Language
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Jamlick Peter Ondieki Bosire – Journal of Educational Research, 2024
This study examined the extent to which classroom quality (emotional and instructional climate) moderates the associations between teachers' beliefs about children, self-efficacy, and children's early language gains (receptive and expressive vocabulary). The study employed multilevel modeling with 606 preschool teachers and 2,536 preschool…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Self Efficacy, Language Acquisition, Teacher Effectiveness
A Multilevel Analysis of Home and Classroom Literacy Environments in Relation to Preschoolers' Early Literacy Development
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Altun, Dilek; Tantekin Erden, Feyza; Snow, Catherine E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of preschoolers' home and classroom literacy environments and the relationships between receptive and expressive vocabulary, phonological awareness, and concepts about print (CAP) development. The participants were 168 parents and their children from five private preschools in a large suburban…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Family Environment, Classroom Environment
The Synergy of Teacher-Child Dependency and Temperament for Children's Early Language Skills
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Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz; Acar, Ibrahim – Early Education and Development, 2019
Shy children are less likely to interact with peers and teachers, ask questions, and participate in classroom activities. Children low in attention and inhibitory control also perform worse academically. Although research indicates children's relationships with teachers may be protective for children at risk for academic difficulties, less is…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Shyness, Personality, Language Skills
Evidence Regarding the Domains of the CLASS PreK in Head Start Classrooms
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Gordon, Rachel A.; Peng, Fang – Grantee Submission, 2020
The standard scoring of the CLASS PreK produces three domain scores that are widely used in research, practice and policy. Despite these domains being based on developmental theory and research, limited empirical evidence exists for the three-domain structure as operationalized in the CLASS PreK. Using the 2009 and 2014 Head Start Family and Child…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Low Income Groups, Federal Programs, Factor Structure
Efficacy of a Self-Monitoring Tool for Improving the Quality of the Language Environment in the Preschool Classroom
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Strasser, Katherine; Mendive, Susana; Vergara, Daniela; Darricades, Michelle – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This study evaluated the impact of a self-monitoring intervention on preschool teachers' use of language and on children's language growth. Nineteen classrooms from Santiago de Chile participated (10 intervention, 9 control). Twice a week, intervention teachers filled out a checklist to monitor the language stimulation they…
Descriptors: Self Management, Intervention, Preschool Teachers, Language Usage
Storytelling.
Kalfus, Jane; Van Der Schyff, Laurel – Teaching PreK-8, 1996
Describes experiences with developing language and listening skills through storytelling in two multigraded elementary classrooms. Discusses how to: launch the program through literature and storytellers; implement the program, including storytelling ideas; maintain a supportive environment; assess children using anecdotal observation sheets; and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Educational Strategies, Expressive Language