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Direct linkLi, Hui; Rao, Nirmala; Tse, Shek Kam – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2011
This longitudinal study examined the relationship between pedagogical continuity in literacy education and early literacy development by comparing Chinese children in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Stratified random sampling was used to select 24 preschool and Primary 1 classes in four communities catering to middle-class families in each city. The 24…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Literacy Education, Holistic Approach, Educational Change
Loizou, Eleni – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2011
This study was designed to investigate the reflective comments of 55 first grade children regarding their experiences in kindergarten and first grade. Data collection involved a conversational interview during which children voiced their reflections and comparisons on specific issues (e.g. friends, teacher, learning) they had encountered during…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Lansford, Jennifer E. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2009
The present study investigated demographic differences in school readiness within Jordan, a particularly interesting context because of widespread national reform currently sweeping the education system in Jordan. Teacher reports and researcher direct assessments of the school readiness of a national sample of 4681 Jordanian first grade children…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Siblings, School Readiness, Family Income
Fisher, Julie Arline – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2009
In English schools, transition from the Foundation Stage (at age five) into Year 1 (the first year of "primary school") has been identified as lacking continuity. A range of government initiatives has led to marked differences in the pedagogy that underpins classroom practice in these two consecutive year groups, which, in turn, has raised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Walsh, Glenda; Sproule, Liz; McGuinness, Carol; Trew, Karen; Rafferty, Harry; Sheehy, Noel – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2006
This paper reports on an investigation into the quality of the learning experiences for 4-5-year-old children in Northern Ireland schools in the context of the debate about play-based and formal approaches to learning and teaching. Detailed observations were carried out in 70 Year 1 classes: 38 in traditional Year 1 classes where the Northern…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, National Curriculum, Play
Bravo, Malva Villalon; Silva, Margarita; Razmilic, Tonia; Swartz, Stanley L. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2005
After one year of implementation, this paper describes a programme designed to support literacy learning in low performing schools from poor sectors in Santiago, Chile. School-based intensive training on theory and practice of a literacy learning framework for classroom instruction and long-term support were used to impact the achievement of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Grade 1
