Early Childhood Research & Practice articles from September 2007

Early Childhood Research & Practice archives from September 2007

College students' beliefs about preschooler's literacy development: results from a national study of jumpstart.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Abstract Although research indicates that early childhood literacy programs can be effective for preschoolers, little is known about the effects of programs on college student mentors. This study explored the beliefs of college students...

Effects of a full-day preschool program on 4-year-old children.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Abstract This study explored the effects of a full-day preschool program on 4-year-old children. The study compared the development of a group of children (N = 403) who attended the preschool program on a half-day basis during the...

"In Hispanic culture, the children are the jewels of the family": an investigation of home and community culture in a bilingual early care and education center serving migrant and seasonal farm worker families.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Abstract This article investigates how culture shapes instruction in a bilingual early care and education program serving migrant and seasonal farm worker families in rural Wyoming. Interviews with eight early childhood teachers as well as...

Learning stories and children's powerful mathematics.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Abstract The approaches to teaching and learning mathematics in Australian preschools and schools can be quite different. These differences arise from what can be termed different "cultures" within the prior-to-school and school settings....

Students learn about documentation throughout their teacher education program.
September 22, 2007... Abstract Study groups and learning circles can offer a systematic way for early childhood teachers to interact about their work and create a culture of professional development. This paper describes how faculty systematically followed a...

Tantrums and anxiety in early childhood: a pilot study.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Abstract Tantrums, or emotional reactions that are out of proportion to a situation, appear to be a common childhood phenomenon--yet have drawn little research attention. This pilot study describes tantrum precipitants; their frequency,...

The baby project.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Abstract This article discusses a project about babies undertaken by a class of children ranging in age from 2.9 years to 3.9 years old in a small Illinois town. Throughout this project, the children studied equipment and supplies needed...

The effects of outcomes-driven authentic assessment on classroom quality.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Abstract Twenty-six Head Start preschool classrooms participated in a yearlong intervention designed to link the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework with authentic assessment practices. Teachers in intervention and pilot classrooms...

Using the project approach in a teacher education practicum.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Abstract This paper describes the early childhood teacher training program and the role of the Project Approach in the final practicum for student teachers in the Lisbon School of Education, Portugal. Student teachers, cooperating...