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CLCN4‐Related Neurodevelopmental Condition: Characterization of Speech and Language Abilities
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Speech and language difficulties are a core feature of the CLCN4‐related neurodevelopmental condition, but these have not been well described. Here we systematically phenotype speech and language in 13 participants (10 female, aged 1 year 10 months–41 years 10 months) with pathogenic CLCN4 variants (12 missense de novo, 1 premature stop codon ...
Alexandra Garrett +4 more
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Investing in Preschool Programs [PDF]
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2013 We summarize the available evidence on the extent to which expenditures on early childhood education programs constitute worthy social investments in the human capital of children. We provide an overview of existing early childhood education programs, and then summarize results from a substantial body of methodologically sound evaluations of the ...
Greg J. Duncan, Katherine Magnuson
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Preschool teachers’ self-efficacy and children’s motivation on science
International Journal of Educational Innovation and ResearchThis study focuses on two critical factors in science education: Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and children's motivation. The purpose is to examine the relationship between preschool teachers' self-efficacy beliefs towards science education and ...
Aslı Bekirler +1 more
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International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education, 2016 This study explores the issue of the preparedness of educators to realize the contents of the PPP (Preschool Preparatory Program) from the point of view of digitalization and informatization of the society The authors are in favour of the implementation ...
Sonja Veličković, Lazar Stošić
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Novel Intragenic Duplication of GATAD2B in a Patient With GAND
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The nucleosome remodeling and deacetylation (NuRD) complex is a major chromatin regulator and plays a critical role in regulating gene transcription, genome integrity, and cell cycle progression. Heterozygous variants in GATAD2B, a core NuRD component, have been reported to cause GATAD2B‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder (GAND), an ...
Mari Mori +9 more
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The Role of Preschools and Preschool Teachers: Icelandic preschool educators' discourses
Early Years, 2003 The purpose of the study was to investigate how preschool teachers in Iceland view early childhood education and the professional preschool teacher. Focus groups consisting of early childhood educators in Iceland were interviewed. Each of four focus groups comprised educators who held similar positions.
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Behavioral Sciences, 2023 The impact of maternal trait mindfulness on the development of preschoolers’ social competence is receiving increasing attention from researchers. However, the mediating mechanisms that link maternal mindfulness to preschoolers’ social competence are ...
Jinxia Han +5 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Women with the FMR1 premutation (FXpm) are at heightened genetic vulnerability for depression, with risk compounded by the stressors of parenting a disabled child. Although risk factors persist as FXpm women age, depression in FXpm mothers during midlife and old age is poorly characterized. This study used an accelerated longitudinal design to
Jessica Klusek +8 more
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Wheezing in preschool children
Early Human Development, 2013 Wheezing is a common condition in pediatric practice, it can be defined as a musical sound, high-pitched and continuous, emitting from the chest during breath exhalation. Although almost 50% of children experiences wheeze in the first 6 years of life, only 40% of them will report continued wheezing symptoms after childhood. The classification of wheeze
TENERO, Laura +3 more
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Preschool Teachers’ Understandings of the National Preschool Curriculum in Greece [PDF]
Early Childhood Education Journal, 2009 In 2003, a new curriculum was enacted in Greek preschool education, replacing the previous one of 1989 and following the development of new curricula for the other rungs of compulsory education. Within this context, the new curriculum development policy aimed at an equal integration of preschool education into the unified design of primary and ...
SOFOU, EFSTRATIA, Tsafos, Vassilios
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