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Wei Mao; Laura K. Doan; Victoria Handford – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
Although scholars have researched Chinese parents' perspectives on play pedagogy, few investigate the differences between parents of preschoolers and early primary schoolers, non-immigrant and immigrant parents. The present study employs the theoretical framework of parental ethnotheories to describe parental understanding and concerns about the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Elementary School Students
Mowrey, Sascha C.; Farran, Dale C. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
Teaching assistants are a common presence in pre-kindergarten programs, but their role and the dynamics between lead teachers and their assistants are understudied. The classroom behaviors of lead teachers and assistants from 80 public prekindergarten classrooms were examined for similarities and differences in their roles and to determine how…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Teacher Role, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
Lundy, Allison; Trawick-Smith, Jeffrey – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021
Physical activity--including outdoor motor play--has been associated with learning and brain-related functions and abilities in elementary school children and adolescence. Few studies have been conducted on the relationships between active play and these cognitive processes in preschool aged children. Several investigations have revealed that…
Descriptors: Play, Outdoor Education, Physical Activities, Motor Development
Palmer, Kara K.; Matsuyama, Abigail L.; Robinson, Leah E. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
Preschool-aged children are not meeting national physical activity recommendations. This study compares preschoolers' physical activity engagement during two different physical activity opportunities: outdoor free play or a structured movement session. Eighty-seven children served as participants: 40 children participated in outdoor free play and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Physical Activities, Play, Movement Education
Kotsopoulos, Donna; Makosz, Samantha; Zambrzycka, Joanna; McCarthy, Katharine – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2015
This research investigated the effects of different pedagogical approaches on the learning of length measurement in kindergarten children. Specifically examined were the pedagogical approaches of guided instruction, center-based learning, and free exploration in the context of a play-based learning environment. This mixed design research was…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Measurement, Teaching Methods, Play
Cooper, Peter J.; Vally, Zahir; Cooper, Hallam; Radford, Theo; Sharples, Arthur; Tomlinson, Mark; Murray, Lynne – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
The low rates of child literacy in South Africa are cause for considerable concern. Research from the developed world shows that parental sharing of picture books with infants and young children is beneficial for child language and cognitive development, as well as literacy skills. We conducted a pilot study to examine whether such benefits might…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Parent Education, Reading Aloud to Others
Bobzien, Jonna; Richels, Corrin; Raver, Sharon A.; Hester, Peggy; Browning, Elle; Morin, Lisa – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2013
Early peer relationships and interactions influence social acceptance and a child's ability to form social relationships later in life (Ladd 2005). Although it has been reported that some children with profound hearing loss who have experienced the oral approach since diagnosis display language skills similar to children with typical hearing…
Descriptors: Interaction, Peer Relationship, Hearing Impairments, Interpersonal Communication
Wheeler, Barbara L.; Stultz, Sylvia – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2008
This article illustrates some ways in which observations of typically-developing infants can inform music therapy and other work with children with disabilities. The research project that is described examines typical infant development with special attention to musical relatedness and communication. Videotapes of sessions centering on musical…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Infants, Music Therapy, Psychological Patterns
Malone, D. Michael – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to present data demonstrating the differential pattern of association among play behaviors and developmental age that emerge for children with and without mental retardation across play situations. Seventeen preschool children with mental retardation and 17 preschool children without mental retardation were matched on…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Mental Retardation, Play, Context Effect