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Teaching for wisdom in modern early education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Teaching for wisdom (especially at the early educational stages) requires personal competence by the teacher, interesting teaching aids and modern, motivating techniques that stimulate and develop the child’s potential abilities and competences related ...
Płóciennik, Elżbieta
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Going beyond defining: Preschool educators\u27 use of knowledge in their pedagogical reasoning about vocabulary instruction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Previous research investigating both the knowledge of early childhood educators and the support for vocabulary development present in early childhood settings has indicated that both educator knowledge and enacted practice are less than optimal, which ...
Bowman B. T.   +16 more
core   +2 more sources

Irritability in preschool children with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Analysis of family environmental factors

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Irritability affects one‐third of children and adolescents with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and is associated with negative outcomes. The family environment plays a prominent role in the child's development, and therefore on the risk for irritability, especially during the preschool period.
Analin Ono Baraniuk   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of Gaelic medium early education and childcare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The National Plan for Gaelic 2007-2012 contains ambitious targets for the expansion of Gaelic medium (GM) primary school education, aiming for 4000 children enrolled in P1 by 2021. GM early years education and childcare plays a crucial role in attracting
Carroll, Tessa   +4 more
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Disparities in Hearing Screening Practices in Minnesota Elementary Schools

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Identifying and addressing pediatric hearing loss is critical to supporting a child's development. School‐based hearing screening is a mainstay of timely identification of hearing loss. The objectives of this study were to characterize the current hearing screening practices in public, charter, and private elementary schools in ...
Autefeh Sajjadi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mixed‐methods systematic review exploring the associations underpinning active outdoor play with connection to nature and environmental stewardship

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Active outdoor play has been positioned in the literature as an opportunity to address concerns over climate (in)action and the rising trend of disconnection from the outdoors and nature. The objective of this systematic review was to examine associations between active outdoor play and people's connection to nature and/or environmental ...
Louise de Lannoy   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effective Preschool Curricula and Teaching Strategies

open access: yes, 2006
This issue brief explores lessons from research and practice about the role of intentional curriculum and professional development and supports for teachers in closing the achievement gap in early literacy and math for low-income preschool-age children.
Klein, Lisa, Knitzer, Jane
openaire   +2 more sources

“Being Nice” as Modus Vivendi in Classrooms: A Collective Behavior Approach to Deviant Behavior in Primary Schools

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This study of first‐year primary school draws on Goffman's concept of “collective behavior” to examine how order is established and disrupted through the mutual adjustment of all participants' actions. We employed a multi‐method longitudinal design, using semi‐standardized observations and qualitative interviews with teachers and children at three ...
Doris Bühler‐Niederberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of parents of children with special needs: Educational services, challenges and recommendations from parents' perspectives

open access: yesBritish Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Parents of children with special needs in Nigeria are faced with several challenges. In most cases, decisions are taken without their active involvement, despite them being the primary carers for their children with special needs. This research utilised a qualitative research design with fifteen participants to understand parents' perspectives
Noah Agbo, Sylvia Yeboah Boamah
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the value of student teaching practice: insights from preschool student teachers in Kosovo

open access: yesCogent Education
Research has shown that effective teacher preparation should include both theoretical knowledge and experience. This is becoming even more important at the early childhood-level as funding for programs that prepare people to work in preschool settings ...
Nita Bakija-Haraçija   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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