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Shahrzad Rezaee Rezvan; Mahdieh Rezaee Rezvan; Seyedeh Nastaran Asad zadeh; Seyed Saeed Torabi; Moslem Taheri Soodejani; Hamed Ghasemzadeh-moghaddam; Mehri Firozeh; Atefe sajedi; Faezeh Rohani; Nima Firouzeh – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
The present study examines the effectiveness of play therapy (based on the cognitive-behavioural approach) and puppet play therapy in expressive\ receptive language disorders of the studied population. Here, we imported 45 female bilingual preschool children to our research. Their expressive\ receptive language disorders have been approved…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Females, Bilingual Students
Shiou-Ping Shiu; Pei-Ling Wang – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study analysed the total words and emotion words, narrative styles, and narrative content of low-income parent-child conversations about past emotions in Taiwan. We recruited 38 low-income parents and their children (20 boys and 18 girls); the parents were recorded in their homes as they discussed past events with their children. The average…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Public Schools
Suzannie K. Y. Leung; Joseph Wu; Jenny Wanyi Li – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study investigated the development of computational thinking (CT) in young children within the specific context of Hong Kong. The researchers utilized an unplugged digital arts activity to explore the CT knowledge exhibited by children and document their developmental trajectories. A sample of 23 children aged 3 to 6 years participated in an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Play, Computational Linguistics
David C. Mallinson; Felix Elwert; Deborah B. Ehrenthal – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Adverse health events within families can harm children's development, including their early literacy. Using data from a longitudinal Wisconsin birth cohort, we estimated the spillover effect of younger siblings' gestational ages on older siblings' kindergarten-level literacy. We sampled 20,014 sibling pairs born during 2007-2010 who took…
Descriptors: Age, Siblings, Young Children, Kindergarten
Nesrin Isikoglu; Müzeyyen Güzen – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study aims to investigate the impact of digital storytelling activities on children's language skills, specifically focusing on expressive, receptive, and narrative abilities, as well as their utilization of technological elements in their stories. The study involved 18 children who were enrolled in a public kindergarten classroom, and it…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Educational Technology, Kindergarten, Young Children
Neethi Jesudass; Vidya Ramkumar; Shuba Kumar – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study was an initial step toward planning tele-practice in a South Indian state's public-sector services for childhood hearing and speech-language problems. The aim was to understand the perceptions public-sector health care professionals (HCPs) regarding their willingness and need for tele-practice-based diagnostics and rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Speech Impairments, Language Impairments
Hongxia Zhao; Kathryn L. Sharp; Amy Jane Malkus – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
The study examined predictors (teacher-child interactions, teacher-child relationships, child's self-control) of preschoolers' classroom engagement (135 preschoolers, 15 East Tennessee classrooms). Hierarchical linear regression revealed child's self-control significantly contributed to engagement. Teacher-child closeness enhanced engagement, but…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Interaction, Preschool Children
Odelia van Stryp; Michael J. Duncan; Eileen Africa – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Developing children's FMS and executive function is a critical aspect of early childhood. The aim was to evaluate the fundamental movement skills (FMS) and executive function. The objectives were to investigate the locomotor and object control skills as well as inhibitory control and working memory of the selected children. Grade 1 (6-8-years-old)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Executive Function, Inhibition
Claudio Longobardi; Laura Elvira Prino; Michele Settanni; Matteo Angelo Fabris – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Attendance at preschool represents an important transition, as it is often here that children have their first experience with unfamiliar adults. In this context, several factors can affect children's adjustment. Two important protective factors are the attachment relationship with the teacher and the level of executive functions. We investigate…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Executive Function, Behavior Problems
Eskelä-Haapanen, Sirpa; Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study examines primary-school children's beliefs about their school performance at the end of their first school year in Finland and feedback that they have received, and furthermore possible gender differences between these beliefs. Children from Grade 1 (N = 544), approximately 7 years old, were interviewed. The data were assessed using…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Li, Fang; Jiang, Yong; Zhang, Beibei; Zhu, Xingjian; Sha, Tianyan – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study aimed to examine the effects of rater, age and gender on the relationship between theory of mind (ToM) and preschoolers' social competence with peers (SCP). A sample of 152 Chinese urban children aged 4 to 6 years (78 boys and 74 girls) were given ToM scale. Their SCP was measured by teacher report and parent report. There were three…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Foreign Countries
Orr, Edna; Shapira, Anat Adi; Caspi, Rinat – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study examined the effects of maternal and children's resources on school readiness, literacy achievements, and reading motivation in children. The participants included children (N = 180) (124 girls; 56 boys) from 19 kindergartens, their mothers, and their kindergarten teachers. Mothers reported on their working hours, interaction quality,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Mothers
Aragón-Daud, Agustina; Abadi, Andrea; López, Pablo; Torrente, Fernando; Musich, Francisco – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, children have presented with increased psychiatric symptoms. Little research has been done regarding early childhood mental health, particularly those from vulnerable socioeconomic contexts who are exposed to adversity. We aimed to assess mental health and the impacts of the pandemic on this population. A survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Screening Tests, Child Behavior
Kale, Mustafa; Deretarla Gül, Ebru; Tohma, Merve – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This research was carried out to examine the cultural literacy of preschool teachers who have students from different cultures in their classrooms. In the present study, a qualitative research method was used to examine teachers' cultural literacy in detail. The participants of the study are preschool teachers who work with children from different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Literacy, Preschool Teachers, Student Diversity
Housman, Donna K.; Cabral, Howard; Aniskovich, Katsiaryna; Denham, Susanne A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Research has shown that the first few years of a child's life are critical for developing executive functioning and emotional regulatory skills. This study aimed to evaluate how begin to ECSEL (Emotional, Cognitive and Social Early Learning), an intervention designed to promote young children's emotional competence, influenced children's…
Descriptors: Self Control, Executive Function, Intervention, Preschool Children