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Mary E. Lyons – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
Play, of varied type and form, provides opportunities for children to acquire a sense of competence and belonging when engaging in classroom life. The purpose of this study was to investigate ways that the inclusion of play as a curricular component eased academic stressors and supported motivation during the transition to kindergarten. In this…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Preschool Education
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
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
Throndsen, Jennifer E.; Shumway, Jessica F.; Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2020
As children enter kindergarten, some are more academically prepared than others for a variety of reasons. One influence on kindergarten preparation is prior preschool experiences. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between children's mathematical literacy at kindergarten entry and preschool attendance, preschool type…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Young Children
Freeman, Greta Griffin – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
Bullying behaviors among young children are taking place in preschool classrooms and child-development centers. The author makes a case, based on bullying themes in children's literature and both qualitative and quantitative data collection with young children, for the use of children's picture books to teach character as bullying…
Descriptors: Action Research, Bullying, Young Children, Preschool Children
Stegelin, Dolores A.; Anderson, Denise; Kemper, Karen; Wagner, Jennifer; Evans, Katharine – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
The purpose of this research project was to gain a greater understanding of daily routines of 4-7 year olds regarding physical activity and nutrition practices in typical early learning environments. The settings selected for this observational study included Head Start, primary, and after-school learning environments in a city in the southeast.…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, At Risk Persons, Young Children, Child Health
Goh, Siang Sin; Yamauchi, Lois A.; Ratliffe, Katherine T. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2012
Although conversations have been identified as an important means to promote young learners' language development, preschool children often have limited opportunities to be involved in complex conversations. This study examined preschool adaptations of Instructional Conversation, a small group discussion between teachers and children in which…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Speech Communication, Group Discussion, Prior Learning
Markstrom, Ann-Marie – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
This article explores the face-to-face interactions between parents and teachers in parent-teacher conferences in the Swedish preschool. The article highlights how the preschool teacher introduces the conference by using a specific artifact, so-called "strength cards" with words relating to characteristic behaviour and qualities. The theoretical…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Conferences, Discourse Analysis, Preschool Teachers, Parent Participation
Carter, Deborah Russell; Van Norman, Renee K.; Tredwell, Claire – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
There is growing concern over the number of young children who display challenging behavior and preschool teachers are reporting children's challenging behavior as their greatest concern. Program-wide Positive Behavior Support (PWPBS) is a promising model for supporting appropriate behavior and decreasing challenging behavior in early childhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Preschool Teachers, Child Behavior
Linder, Sandra M.; Powers-Costello, Beth; Stegelin, Dolores A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
Mathematics education is a critical part of the curriculum for students worldwide. The foundation for understanding mathematical concepts related to number sense begins early in life, and early childhood classrooms can provide the seeds for mathematical skills that will be needed later in life. In this article, the authors make a case for…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
Chen, Jie-Qi; McNamee, Gillian Dowley – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
Positive approaches to learning are considered essential for young children's school readiness and early school success. Researchers have reported that positive learning approaches, such as attentiveness and goal orientation, are associated with higher levels of early school achievement in math and reading. The present study extends this research…
Descriptors: Class Activities, School Readiness, Learning Activities, Mathematics Achievement
Carter, Deborah Russell; Van Norman, Renee K. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
As the number of young children displaying challenging behavior in early childhood grows, so too does the need to implement evidence-based practices that prevent challenging behavior. Positive Behavior Support (PBS) provides a framework of tiered interventions focused on promoting social-emotional development and preventing challenging behavior.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Young Children, Emotional Development, Child Behavior
Peterson, Carla A.; Mayer, Lynn Milgram; Summers, Jean Ann; Luze, Gayle J. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
Poverty-related factors place children at higher risk for disabilities and also serve as barriers to families accessing services for their children and themselves. Early childhood practitioners can play a critical role in supporting families by providing services to overcome these obstacles and by working in partnership with specialized early…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Research Design, Individualized Family Service Plans, Intervention
Bond, Mary Alice; Wasik, Barbara A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2009
Conversations are a primary tool for language development in preschool classrooms. Unfortunately, opportunities to have meaningful conversations between children and adults may not exist in preschool classrooms, especially those that serve children from high poverty contexts. Conversation Stations were implemented in preschool classrooms to ensure…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Preschool Education, Vocabulary Development, Language Acquisition
Yim, Hoi Yin Bonnie; Ebbeck, Marjory – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2009
This paper reports on a cross-cultural research study of children's preferences for group musical activities in child care centres. A total of 228 young children aged 4-5 years in seven child care centres in Hong Kong and in the Adelaide City of South Australia participated in the study. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected via a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Music Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries
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