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Bradley, Linda; Donovan, Carol – Childhood Education, 2012
Young children, their caregivers, and families should take advantage of opportunities to relish stories together. In this article, the authors describe one child's earliest experiences with story that have informed their work with preschool children and their families. Carol's (the second author's) daughter Sloane is privileged in all the ways…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Literacy, Caregivers, Preschool Children
Liu, Karen – Childhood Education, 2008
Everybody knows that children's exposure to learning opportunities prior to age 5 has a profound and lasting effect on their success in school and beyond. Each fall, millions of children enter kindergarten; some of those 5-year-old children have a preschool education experience and some of those children do not. To ensure a child's learning…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children
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Grand, Carole; Gold, Rahla – Childhood Education, 1975
Examines the philosophy of traditional kindergarten education and presents parallels to the open classroom approach. Questions and paradoxes suggested by the parallels are discussed. (SDH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
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Hatcher, Barbara; Schmidt, Velma – Childhood Education, 1980
Reviews research on half-day full-day kindergarten programs. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
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Barbour, Nita – Childhood Education, 1989
Describes the pressures on young children to read at an early age. Discusses the disadvantages of a subskill approach to reading for the improvement of test scores. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Kindergarten
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Wortham, Sue C.; Patton, Mary Martin – Childhood Education, 1992
Reports a study of a retention procedure in Texas in which children are placed in prefirst grade classrooms rather than promoted to regular first grade after kindergarten. Discusses the procedure's effectiveness and appropriateness, reasons for children's placement, children's behavioral problems, parental motivation and approval, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Kindergarten
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Clark, Patricia; Kirk, Elizabeth – Childhood Education, 2000
Summarizes research on the impact of all-day kindergarten on academic achievement and behavior. Examines parents' and teachers' attitudes toward all-day kindergarten. Reviews research on curriculum in all-day kindergartens. Concludes that all-day kindergarten impacts positively on academic achievement and behavior and that parents and teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Full Day Half Day Schedules, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
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Cesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 1998
Summarizes recent ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) documents and journal articles that discuss issues related to children's age at entry into school. Includes details about ERIC and ordering ERIC documents. (EV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Kindergarten, Outcomes of Education, Reading Achievement