Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development
A review of assessment tools for the measurement of the quality of children's language and literacy development in center-based and family child care settings
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Attachment relationships as predictors of language skills for at-risk bilingual preschool children
A study of the association between both English and Spanish language competence and the type of attachment relationship between preschool children and both their teachers and parents, and an examination of differences by child gender and level of parental acculturation, based on data collected from a sample of 468 Hispanic American children attending 7 urban child care or early childhood centers
Reports & Papers
Caregivers' playfulness and infants' emotional stress during transitional time
An inquiry into the relationship between teachers' playful demeanor and infants' emotional stress while transitioning between activities, based on a case study of two infant caregivers in a university-based child care center
Reports & Papers
Children's attendance rates and quality of teacher-child interactions in at-risk preschool classrooms: Contribution to children's expressive language growth
An examination of the relationship between children's gains in expressive language and daily preschool attendance rates, classroom process quality, and socioeconomic background, with an emphasis on the interaction among variables, based on two independent samples of 129 children in 14 classrooms and 160 children in 46 classrooms
Reports & Papers
Classroom practices and children's motivation to learn
A discussion of select research on the associations between the differing qualities of classroom environments and the motivation of children
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Competencies and credentials for early childhood educators: What do we know and what do we need to know?
Arguments for the use of professional development programs to improve the quality of child care and early education programs
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Confirming chanclas: What early childhood teacher educators can learn from immigrant preschool teachers
An examination of immigrant children's teachers' perspectives on the use of children's home languages at preschool, based on 11 focus group interviews with 45 teachers that participated in the Children Crossing Borders study
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teachers' curriculum beliefs: Are they consistent with observed classroom practices?
A study of the relationship between early childhood teachers' curriculum beliefs and their actual interactions with children in classrooms, and of the influence of teacher education, professional training and support, work experience, and teacher-child ratio on that relationship, based on a survey of 58 preschool teachers and classroom observations in two counties in a Midwestern state
Reports & Papers
The effectiveness of two universal behavioral supports for children with externalizing behavior in Head Start classrooms
A study of changes in teacher-child interaction following a regimen of teacher in-service training designed to increase teacher use of precorrective statements and behavior-specific praise, based on observations of the interactions of 3 student-teacher pairs in Head Start classrooms
Reports & Papers
Ensuring health and safety in Connecticut's child care programs: A focus on medication administration
Findings on medication administration practices from a study of health and safety risks in early childhood education and care programs in Connecticut and a summary of a efforts in Connecticut to train child care staff on appropriate medication administration
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Exploring factors related to preschool teachers' self-efficacy
A study of the relationship between teachers' confidence in their teaching abilities and child engagement, years of teaching experience, and teacher collaborative influence, based on questionnaire responses of 48 preschool teachers at publically-funded preschool or Head Start classrooms that serve at risk children
Reports & Papers
From the curriculum framework to its dissemination: The accompaniment of educational practices in care facilities for children under three years
A description and discussion of the long-term workforce training and accompaniment service, provided by Office of Birth and Childhood in French-speaking regions of Belgium, that works with infant and toddler child care workers to facilitate process quality improvements
Reports & Papers
Going outside in winter: A qualitative study of preschool dressing routines
A description of typical routines engaged in by preschool children and their teachers for the preparation of winter outdoor play, based on time logs, observations, interviews, discussions, and photographs from a university-based laboratory full-time child care program with three full-time staff, student assistants, and up to 18 3- through 5-year-old children
Reports & Papers
'Good fit' teacher-child play interactions and the subsequent autonomous play of preschool children
An exploration of the relationship between levels of both teacher education and experience and teachers' responses to children's play needs in freeplay settings in preschool classrooms, based on an analysis of videotapes of 8 teachers' interactions with children over a six month period
Reports & Papers
Greek pre-service kindergarten teachers' beliefs and intensions about the importance of teacher-child interactions
A study of the relationship between pre-service teachers' beliefs related to the importance of teacher-child interaction and their intended interaction behavior, based on data from 55 female Greek pre-service kindergarten teachers enrolled in an early childhood education course
Reports & Papers
I CAN's Early Talk programme: Independent evaluation of the impact of Early Talk on addressing speech, communication & language needs in Sure Start Children's Centre settings
An implementation evaluation of Early Talk, a program to improve the knowledge and skills of early years practitioners to promote children's speech, language, and communication outcomes, in Sure Start Children's Centers in England
Reports & Papers
I CAN's Early Talk programme: Independent evaluation of the impact of Early Talk on addressing speech, communication & language needs in Sure Start Children's Centre settings [Executive summary]
A summary of an implementation evaluation of Early Talk, a program to improve the knowledge and skills of early years practitioners to promote children's speech, language, and communication outcomes, in Sure Start Children's Centers in England
Executive Summary
Influence of teacher-student interactions on kindergarten children's developing gender identity within the Pakistani urban classroom culture
A study of the role of teacher-student interactions in early childhood classrooms in the development of young children's gender identities, based on teacher interviews and observational data from 7 teachers and approximately 120 children in 4 kindergarten classrooms at a private, coeducational, English-medium school located in the city of Karachi, Pakistan
Reports & Papers
Instructional support predicts children's task avoidance in kindergarten
A study of the relationship between kindergarten classroom quality and children's task-avoidant behavior and math skills, based on data from 1,268 children in Finland and their 137 teachers
Reports & Papers
The link between consistent caring interactions with babies, early brain development, and school readiness
A discussion of the influence of the caring environment on the intellectual and brain development of infants, and a presentation of child care and parental leave policy recommendations designed to optimize healthy infant brain development and to lay the foundations for school readiness
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Measuring children's involvement as an indicator of curriculum effectiveness: A curriculum evaluation of a selected child study centre in Singapore
A comparison of levels of child engagement before and after the implementation of a curriculum based on the South Australian Curriculum, Standards and Accountability Framework (SACSA), based on observations of 81 children at a child study center in Singapore
Reports & Papers
Measuring culturally responsive early care and education
A proposal of a framework for the service delivery and quality assessment of cultural responsiveness in early childhood education and care settings, including recommendations for the improvement of measurement strategies and a discussion of the role of cultural responsive care in children's school readiness
Reports & Papers
Measuring the quality of early childhood math and science curricula and teaching
An examination of the strengths and weaknesses of current quality measures of early childhood mathematics and science curricula, and recommendations for the development and improvement of these measures
Other
Neuroscience, early childhood education and play: We are doing it right!
A discussion of the potential benefits of increased teacher knowledge of child neurological development in the facilitation of both teaching and learning in early education settings
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Open listening: Creative evolution in early childhood settings
A discussion of the use of the open listening technique in early education environments and the philosophy upon which the technique is based
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