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Direct linkAlvestad, Marit; Rothle, Monika – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2007
The overall intention of this project is to establish a learning community consisting of student teachers, their supervisors in day care institutions and the university teachers in preschool teacher education. In this article we focus on the Educational Forums established to develop a local base of common knowledge in the field of early childhood…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Teachers, Practicums, Action Research
Kutnick, Peter; Brighi, Antonella; Avgitidou, Sofia; Genta, Maria Luisa; Hannikainen, Maritta; Karlsson-Lohmander, Maelis; Ruiz, Rosario Ortega; Rautamies, Erja; Colwell, Jennifer; Tsalagiorgou, Eleni; Mazzanti, Chiara; Nicoletti, Sandra; Sansavini, Alessandra; Guarini, Annalisa; Romera, Eva; Monks, Claire; Lofqvist, Monica – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2007
This study sought to identify and compare the characteristics of the social pedagogic context of cognitive activities in a sample of early education settings in six European countries (England, Finland, Greece, Italy, Spain and Sweden). Previous research concerning the social context within which cognitive/learning activities take place has…
Descriptors: Young Children, Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Social Development
Schroeder, Janice – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2007
The purpose of this study was to compare scores on state standardised tests for five-year-old children in full- and half-day kindergarten programmes in the United States. Four thousand four hundred and eleven students participated in this three-year cohort study; each completed standards-based instruction in an urban public school setting.…
Descriptors: Poverty, Language Arts, Academic Achievement, Kindergarten
Paton, Grace – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2007
A key policy response to continuing concerns about levels of poverty and social exclusion in the United Kingdom has been the promotion of integrated children's services, involving professionals from education, social work, health and other fields working together on an inter-agency basis. This small-scale qualitative research project, using an…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Trust (Psychology), Early Childhood Education, Poverty
Download full textJohanson, Joyce; Clark, Letha; Daytner, Katrina; Robinson, Linda – Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education, 2009
Accessing Curriculum through Technology Tools (ACTTT), a model development project, was developed and tested by staff of the Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood (the Center), a research and development unit within the College of Education and Human Services at Western Illinois University. The major goal of ACTTT was to develop,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Kindergarten
Robinson, Linda; Schneider, Carol; Daytner, Gary; Johanson, Joyce; Hutinger, Patricia – Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education, 2009
The Early Childhood Technology Integrated Instructional System 3 (EC-TIIS 3), housed in the Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood (the Center) within the College of Education and Human Services at Western Illinois University (WIU), was funded in 2004 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) as a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Young Children, Workshops, Educational Technology
Bayat, Mojdeh – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Currently in the popular and academic press, a debate exists as to the usefulness and the potential harm of praising young children. On one side of this debate, there are professionals who are involved in research and education of children with disabilities, and on the other side, those involved in research and education of children without…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Young Children, Positive Reinforcement
Childress, Dana C. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Learning to explore, communicate, and interact with others and the environment through play can be problematic for young children with disabilities, but with parental support, children can learn and interact successfully during play activities. To determine how parents engage their preschool children with disabilities in play and what behaviors…
Descriptors: Play, Early Intervention, Disabilities, Preschool Children
Cheatham, Gregory A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Spoken parent-educator interactions through language interpreters for parents who do not speak English can challenge early intervention/early childhood special education professionals. Research suggests that language interpretation is often inadequate to ensure that the parental participation, informed parental consent, and interpretation mandates…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Parent Participation, Disabilities, Young Children
Casey, Amy M.; McWilliam, R. A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Because research has shown that providing information alone does not have an impact on educators' behavior, supervisors and other individuals interested in personnel preparation are becoming interested in providing early childhood educators with continuous feedback about their classroom performance. Reviews of the literature on performance…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Educational Practices
Frey, Jennifer R.; Kaiser, Ann P. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine if an intervention consisting of contingently imitating play, modeling expansions of play actions, and describing play actions increased the diversity of object play in young children with disabilities. The multicomponent intervention was introduced in a multiple-probe design across three young children…
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Disabilities, Young Children
Qi, Cathy H.; Marley, Scott C. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
The purpose of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of the "Preschool Language Scale-4" (PLS-4) with a sample of English-speaking Hispanic and European American children who attended Head Start programs. Participants were 440 children between the ages of 3 and 5 years (52% male; 86% Hispanic and 14% European American). Participants…
Descriptors: Evidence, Listening Comprehension, Speech Communication, Delayed Speech
Quesenberry, Amanda C.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Ostrosky, Michaelene M. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
In this study, Head Start policies and procedures related to child guidance and addressing challenging behaviors were examined. Data were gathered from six Head Start programs in the Midwest, through interviews and document analysis. The findings provide a glimpse into how Head Start programs support children's social and emotional competence and…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Interviews
Fleming, Jennifer L.; Sawyer, L. Brook; Campbell, Philippa H. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Early intervention providers submitted videotapes of home visits as part of requirements for a professional development course. Taped visits were classified into two practice groups: providers who demonstrated use of participation-based practices and those who did not (i.e., traditional practices). A sample of providers, selected from each of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Children, Participation, Methods
Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Young Children through Systematic Function-Based Intervention
Wood, Brenna K.; Ferro, Jolenea B.; Umbreit, John; Liaupsin, Carl J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
A decision model was used to systematically construct function-based interventions for the disruptive behaviors of three young children (ages 3.75-4.75 years) receiving special education services in inclusive preschool settings. The study was conducted in three phases. In Part 1, descriptive functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) were conducted.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Young Children, Functional Behavioral Assessment
