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Lauren Brown Adams – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2025
In the Fall of 2018, the author embarked on her dissertation research, focusing on the critical issue of enhancing early childhood programs through the lens of early literacy development facilitated by play. At that time, many districts' early childhood curricula were heavily skewed towards academics, such as English/Language Arts (ELA) and Math,…
Descriptors: Play, Emergent Literacy, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
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Anna Hiemstra; Makiko Sadakata – String Research Journal, 2024
Playing the violin demands highly skilled motor performance, including advanced bimanual coordination and controlled, independent movement of fingers. Through existing literature, the current study aims to demonstrate how young children's motor development relates to the motor demands of violin playing, specifically the demands on the left hand,…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills, Young Children
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Elisabeth J. Malone; Kathleen N. Zimmerman – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2025
Noncompliance is a frequently reported challenging behavior for young children. However, many interventions that address noncompliance fail to consider crucial self-advocacy skills that may be jeopardized when compliance is taught in isolation. We examined the noncompliance literature in the context of ethical considerations for young children:…
Descriptors: Compliance (Psychology), Ethics, Young Children, Intervention
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Jenny Ingber; K. Olson; I. April; B. Casado – Journal of Museum Education, 2025
Intergenerational science education programs provide many opportunities to enhance content connection-making, foster classroom community, and cultivate science identity for participants. The Early Adventures Program (EAP) at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) serves as a model for adult-child co-learning programs for children (ages…
Descriptors: Museums, Science Education, Intergenerational Programs, Young Children
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Ahmet Sami Konca; Burcu Izci; Ahmet Simsar – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) has received widespread attention worldwide and technology companies designed educational applications (apps) focusing on STEM. Young children have access to tablets and smartphones and they engage with a variety of apps every day. Prior research showed that young children learn from…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
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Rebecca S. New – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This essay entails a critical review of the origins, discourses and contemporary manifestations of NAEYC's enduring commitment to 'developmentally appropriate practice' (DAP); and proposes a reconceptualisation of DAP as an open question and incentive for place-based collaborative inquiry. Brief discussion of ECE's early history highlights…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational History, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
Maria Sargent – Brookes Publishing Company, 2025
How do young children learn, and what do educators need to know and do to teach them? Covering the full birth-8 early childhood age range, this introductory text delivers up-to-date answers through a unique lens: a deep focus on the neurological foundations of developmentally appropriate practices. Preservice and inservice educators will explore…
Descriptors: Young Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Neurology, Child Development
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Valeria Aloizou; Stavey Linardatou; Michael Boloudakis; Symeon Retalis – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
Incorporating immersive technologies in education has become increasingly popular due to their ability to facilitate active learning and engage students in the acquisition of concepts and skills. One form of immersive technology includes educational games that incorporate movement interaction, allowing children to engage with in-game elements by…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Core Curriculum, Classroom Environment, Movement Education
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Lydiah Nganga; Jamie Sisson; Sapna Thapa; John Kambutu; Samara Madrid Akpovo – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This critical cross-cultural study examined the alignment of the 2022 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards in the U.S. with Australian, Kenyan, and Nepali educational guidelines. Previously, NAEYC's educational guidelines adhered to Euro-Western notions of child development, with a biased view of normative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Standards, Guidelines, Cultural Differences