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A Review of the Research: Common Core State Standards for Improving Rural Children's School Readiness
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Bailey, Lora Battle – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
Although a plethora of research focuses on economically at-risk preschool children in general across the United States, little can be found that investigates methods for improving rural children's academic outcomes. This review of research is intended to provide a contextual understanding of the background and current conditions that exist…
Descriptors: State Standards, School Readiness, Rural Schools, Academic Achievement
Assessment of the Impact of an Animal Welfare Educational Course with First Grade Children in Rural Schools in the State of Morelos, Mexico
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Aguirre, Virginio; Orihuela, Agustin – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate if an educational package used for animal welfare teaching would have significant effects on the knowledge of first grade children in a rural area of Mexico. The research was conducted with 276 students in six public schools. In the experimental group, 177 children participated in a 10 week-long animal…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Animals, Rural Areas
Using the ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment to Evaluate the Quality of Early Child Care in Greek Settings
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Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
In recent years, there has been a significant growth of interest in ensuring that child care provision for children is of a high quality. This interest has been stimulated by research evidence according to which good quality child care has a positive influence on children's overall development. The global quality in Greek preschool and…
Descriptors: Child Care, Preschool Education, Educational Quality, Program Evaluation
Does Preschool Enrichment of Precursors to Arithmetic Influence Intuitive Knowledge of Number in Low Income Children?
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Pagani, Linda S.; Jalbert, Julie; Girard, Alain – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2006
In this study, we examine whether preventive enrichment of pre-math skills has an influence on number knowledge in preschool children from low income families. Our data analyses use two methods to examine the influence of two independent programs implemented during junior kindergarten and kindergarten. The first implies the traditional approach…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Arithmetic, Mathematics Curriculum, Knowledge Level
An Investigation of Japanese and American Early Care and Education
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Nagayama, Mariko; Gilliard, Jennifer L. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005
Staff interviews and classroom observations based on predetermined observation criteria and open-ended questions were conducted at early care and education programs in Kakunodate, Akita, Japan; Tazawako, Akita, Japan; Butte, Montana; and Missoula, Montana. Differences in curriculum, classroom structure and educational strategies were found. For…
Descriptors: Interviews, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Ethnic Groups
Impact of a Brief Literacy Intervention on Urban Preschoolers.
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Sharif, Iman; Ozuah, Philip O.; Dinkevich, Eugene I.; Mulvihill, Michael – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2003
This study examined the impact of a literacy intervention comprised of four parent workshops about reading to children on preschoolers' receptive vocabulary. Findings indicated that children of parents attending the workshops had a significant 7- point increase in their Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test scores at a 7-month follow-up. Parent…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Intervention