The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical examination on the importance of writing in history teaching in schools to age groups 7-16 year old. It presents a discussion and an overview of best and meaningful practice in history teaching when using written historical sources as evidence for analyses in the classroom. It also looks at how…

Background and aims: Guidelines regarding social cognitive interventions for autistic children suggest incorporating a holistic approach. This includes increasing the family's understanding of difficulties associated with autism, integrations of natural environments, and parents as active agents in the intervention while being supported for their…

There's a lot of debate in the Montessori community about the use of technology for children. But the COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to get comfortable with learning online--and now the number of learners in online programs is on the rise. K. T. Korngold examines how her father, Bob Korngold, was an early advocate for technology in…

In order to eliminate or minimize the behavioral problems seen in children in the preschool period, the factors affecting these behaviors should be examined in detail. Parental attitudes are one of these factors. The aim of this research is to examine the parent profiles of children with behavioral problems in the preschool period and the…

The gap in the research this study sought to fill was concerned with elementary education teachers' experiences teaching students with trauma to learn how to hope using children's literature. It provided a needed opportunity for elementary teachers to reflect and to describe their social and emotional learning goals for those students as…

Social Stories (SS) serve as a catalyst to increase social engagement for children with autism. While numerous studies have examined the impact of SS on behavior, the research has mostly focused on static, paper-based stories. This study breaks new ground by examining Interactive Social Stories (ISS), which offer a more inclusive and dynamic…

During childhood, the ability to limit problem behaviors (i.e., externalizing) and the capacity for cognitive regulation (i.e., executive function) are often understood to develop in tandem, and together constitute two major components of self-regulation research. The current study examines bi-directional relations between behavioral problems and…

This study analyzes a set of drawings of childhood memories and brief accompanying narratives created by 16 preservice student teachers enrolled in a teacher education program in the United States and focuses primarily on the forms, metaphors, and symbolic representations that beginning teachers use to represent the time of childhood. As argued, a…

The purpose of this study was to compare the types of morphological and syntactic errors in written simple and complex sentences produced by children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and children with typical language (TL). We analyzed the writing products of 30 children with DLD and 33 children with TL for morphological (e.g., past…

As education is a powerful means of promoting sustainability, it is necessary to think and act on the (trans)formation of the professional profile of the future kindergarten teacher. As ecocentric educational practices can be a crucial point, ecocentric action competence needs to be developed. In this context, pedagogical traineeship supervisors…

The purpose of the study was to explore the effect of the Montessori Method integrated with cooperative learning on mathematical reasoning skills in the preschool period. In this study, an experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was used. The study group included a total of 30 children, 15 of whom were in the experimental group…

Caregiver-implemented communication intervention can result in increased communication skills in young children. Parents/caregivers are the first teachers of their children and are in natural positions to provide naturalistic communication intervention throughout their child's daily life within their home. Professionals who work with young…

While schools have seen an influx of federal and state dollars for more services to combat the youth mental health crisis, parents have often been overlooked as allies. When supported with information, classes, and ongoing school engagement opportunities, parents can better identify signs of mental distress in their children and ways to increase…

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be experienced around the globe. The impacts of which are most significant for children and adolescents. Long COVID is one of the persistent outcomes of the pandemic that can be catastrophic for youth who experience it. Although medical research remains ongoing in developing our understanding…

Might interacting with relatively wild forms of nature help move our world away from its largely domination-oriented and destructive sensibilities? Toward broaching this question, this study used an Interaction Pattern Approach to model child-nature interaction in a Hong Kong nature program. Observational video data were collected of 54 children…