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Tracy M. Zehner; Tanya M. Paes; Brianna L. Devlin; Elyssa A. Geer; Germán Posada; Robert J. Duncan; David J. Purpura; Sara A. Schmitt – Early Education and Development, 2024
Research Findings: This study examined the association between preschool children's social-emotional competence (SEC), defined by their social skills and problem behaviors, and numeracy skills. It also examined if any subdomains of SEC predicted preschool numeracy above and beyond latent social skills or problem behaviors variables. Data came from…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Interpersonal Competence, Predictor Variables, Correlation
Muir, Rosalyn A.; Howard, Steven J.; Kervin, Lisa – Educational Psychology Review, 2023
This systematic literature review sought to reconcile the evidence of efficacy for interventions and approaches to enhancing self-regulation and/or executive function in preschool settings. Following PRISMA methodology, a comprehensive search of 20 years of intervention research identified 85 studies that met inclusion criteria. Interventions were…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Self Control, Executive Function
Play Affordances of Natural and Non-Natural Materials in Preschool Children's Playful Learning Tasks
Hanadi A. Chookah; Joseph S. Agbenyega; Ieda M. Santos; Claudine Habak – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2024
The use of natural and non-natural play materials in early childhood education is a critical facilitator to children's learning and development. Different materials vary in their affordances for sophisticated play, imagination, and creativity, which contribute to children's complex thinking; with the current focus on technology, it has been…
Descriptors: Play, Affordances, Toys, Preschool Children
Eleanor D. Brown; Steven J. Holochwost; Dennie Palmer Wolf; Alyssa A. Allen; Mallory L. Garnett; Blanca Velazquez-Martin; Suzanne Varnell; Jessa L. Malatesta – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2024
Access to high-quality early music education programs may mitigate the effects of poverty on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, but fundamental questions remain about the role of early educators in conveying these benefits. In the current study, we measured the basal or resting cortisol levels of 76 children (M[subscript age] = 4.17…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Preschool Education
Deng Gao; Xing-yu Chen – Metacognition and Learning, 2025
There is currently a lack of a more integrated perspective on reading literacy education. In preschool reading activities, it's important to maximize an individual's potential for reading literacy development with limited nurturing energy. Based on self-regulated theory and metacognitive models, this study explored the pathway model of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
Ashley A. Grant; Michael A. Cook; Steven M. Ross – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2023
The purpose of the present study was to examine Frog Street Pre-K curriculum efficacy by comparing learning outcomes for pre-K students in schools with access to Frog Street in Texas during the 2021-22 school year to outcomes for pre-K students in Texas schools without Frog Street. This study is designed to replicate and extend those employed by…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Education, Preschool Curriculum, Kindergarten
Emma Shanahan; Emily Reno; Brennan W. Chandler; Christina Novelli; Jechun An; Seohyeon Choi; Kristen L. McMaster – Grantee Submission, 2024
Although writing instruction can positively impact reading for students across grades and levels of literacy, the extent to which these findings generalize to young students with literacy difficulties is unclear due to the dynamic nature of reading-writing relations. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effects of writing…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Preschool Education, Elementary Education, Reading Achievement
Rennê H. da Silva; Glauber C. Nobre; Maria Luiza F. Pessoa; Ívina A. A. Soares; Jorge Bezerra; Anelise R. Gaya; Jorge A. P. S. Mota; Michael J. Duncan; Clarice M. L. Martins – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Purpose: To analyze associations between physical activity (PA) during school hours and fundamental movement skills (FMS) of young children with and without PE classes. Methods: This cross-sectional study examined 201 children of both sexes (102 girls, 50.7%), aged 3-5 years old (4.51 ± 0.79), who were engaged (n = 129) or not (n = 72) in physical…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Education, Correlation
Elif Sezgin; Tülay Sener – Review of Education, 2024
This study aims to compare the psychological resilience of children who receive Montessori education with those who do not receive Montessori education(the group attends a school where education is provided according to the Preschool Education Programme of the Ministry of National Education). The study used the Relational Scanning Model Comparison…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Resilience (Psychology), Montessori Method, Comparative Analysis
Ching-I. Huang; Qi Sun; Tianlin Wang – Early Education and Development, 2025
Gender representation in children's books may influence young children's formation of the gender-equity concept. Previous studies show a male protagonist overrepresentation in US children's books. This study analyzed 956 Chinese children's books to investigate if similar patterns of gender representation exist. Research Findings: Binomial logistic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Literature, Gender Bias, Preschool Children
Karyn A. Allee; M. H. Clark; Haiyan Bai; Sherron Killingsworth Roberts – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs provide skills needed for successful kindergarten strides, especially for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While Florida's Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program currently serves most four-year-olds, some educators have questioned the program's quality. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Qingqing Yang; Kathryn Zimmermann; Caroline P. Bartholomew; Kelly M. Purtell; Arya Ansari – Early Education and Development, 2024
Research Findings: The classroom physical literacy environment is a malleable and domain-specific contributor to children's emergent literacy acquisition. However, what shapes the physical literacy environment remains unclear. In this study, we drew on a sample of 895 4-year-olds across 223 classrooms from the Professional Development Study and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation, Preschool Curriculum
Maruša Laure; Katarina Habe – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
This article examines the effects of Montessori music-movement activities on the development of the rhythmic abilities of 59 children from Montessori preschools, aged between 3 and 6 years. Children were deployed into two experimental groups (EG 1 (n = 20) & EG 2 (n = 22)) and a control group (CG) (n = 17). Our intervention consisted of…
Descriptors: Young Children, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Montessori Schools
Nicole J. Martin – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Preschool settings play a significant role in promoting physical activity for children under five years. Most of the time, however, is sedentary (50-94%) with only a small percentage devoted to light (5-27%) or moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (1-17%). While the experiences children have during childcare hours can impact their physical…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Physical Activity Level, Parent Role
Early Learning Network - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2024
Children's early school experiences shape their learning in future years. The transition from pre-kindergarten, or pre-K, to kindergarten is particularly important. This critical time builds the foundation for children's academic, behavioral and social-emotional skills, as well as families' relationships with their child's teachers for years to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Family Involvement