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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Measures of Preschool Children's Interest and Engagement in Literacy Activities: Examining Gender Differences and Construct Dimensions
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Baroody, Alison E.; Diamond, Karen E. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2013
Multiple approaches to measuring preschool children's literacy interest and engagement (i.e., parent-, teacher-, child-reported child literacy interest and observer-reported child literacy engagement) were examined in a sample of 167 four- and five-year-old children (M=56.62 months, SD=6.01) enrolled in Head Start. Associations among measures as…
Descriptors: Literacy, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Gender Differences
Two Approaches to Teaching Young Children Science Concepts, Vocabulary, and Scientific Problem-Solving Skills
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Hong, Soo-Young; Diamond, Karen E. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012
The present study examined the efficacy of two different approaches to teaching designed to facilitate children's learning about science concepts and vocabulary related to objects' floating and sinking and scientific problem-solving skills: responsive teaching (RT) and the combination of responsive teaching and explicit instruction (RT + EI).…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Preschool Children, Problem Solving
Development in Early Literacy Skills during the Pre-Kindergarten Year in Head Start: Relations between Growth in Children's Writing and Understanding of Letters
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Diamond, Karen E.; Gerde, Hope K.; Powell, Douglas R. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2008
Children's literacy skills are an important predictor of success in the early elementary grades. Education programs for at-risk preschool students target children's acquisition of specific literacy skills, including knowledge of letters of the alphabet, in preparing children for early school success. Writing has been proposed as a complementary…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Childrens Writing, Alphabets, Disadvantaged Youth
Inclusion of Young Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Education: The Research Base.
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Odom, Samuel L.; Diamond, Karen E. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1998
Uses ecological systems theory as framework for review of research underlying inclusive early-childhood programs. Describes definitions of and rationales for inclusion, and demographics of inclusive programs and staff. Discusses research at microsystem and mesosystem levels related to classroom practices, social interaction, and teacher beliefs;…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Influences, Day Care, Disabilities
Correlates of Young Children's Interactions with Classmates with Disabilities.
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Okagaki, Lynn; Diamond, Karen E.; Kontos, Susan J.; Hestenes, Linda L. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1998
Two studies examined the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of typically-developing children attending inclusive, university- or community-based early-childhood programs and the beliefs of their parents. Found that parents' beliefs and children's attitudes toward children with disabilities were positively related to the frequency of children's…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Childhood Attitudes, Correlation, Disabilities
Factors in Preschool Children's Social Problem-Solving Strategies for Peers with and without Disabilities.
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Diamond, Karen E. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1994
Examined preschool children's perceptions of the social competence of peers with and without disabilities. Subjects, in two classes that included six children with mild-to-severe developmental disabilities, indicated acceptance of their peers and their use of different problem-solving strategies. The disability status of the peer did not affect…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Mainstreaming