Journal of Research in Childhood Education articles from December 2004

Journal of Research in Childhood Education archives from December 2004

An observational study of mother/child and father/child interactions in story reading.
December 22, 2004... Abstract. This article reports on an investigation of how mothers and fathers differ in reading aloud with children between 13 and 46 months of age. Twenty-seven mother/child dyads and 36 father / child dyads were observed on three consecutive...

Teacher talk: promoting literacy development through response to story.
December 22, 2004... Abstract. This study documented how young children talked about story in a supportive environment. Participants were 22 kindergartners and their teacher, who engaged in extended talk about story after listening to a picture book or chapter from...

Peace building and conflict resolution in preschool children.
December 22, 2004... Abstract. This study was designed to examine whether teacher training facilitates greater conflict resolution strategies and whether conflict resolution training leads to prosocial solutions by preschoolers who are at risk for conflict and...

Teacher structure and child care quality in preschool classrooms.
December 22, 2004... Abstract. The present study examined the relationships between teacher structure, teacher behaviors, and child care quality. Participants included 72 female teachers from 44 preschool classrooms. Both a global measure of quality and a measure...

Scaffolding young children's reflections with student-created PowerPoint presentations.
December 22, 2004... Abstract. This study investigated young children's reflections about their learning experiences through Student-Created PowerPoint Presentations (SCPP). The study was conducted in a K/1 classroom in a university-affiliated school while the...

At the crossroads: overcoming concerns to envision possibilities for toddlers in inclusive child care.
December 22, 2004... Abstract. This paper describes the experiences of three toddlers with developmental delays and their caregivers in an inclusive child care center. Case study methodology was used to synthesize data representing initial issues presented by...

Research into practice.
December 22, 2004... This issue highlights an observational study of mother/child and father/child interactions in story reading, the role that teacher talk plays in promoting literacy development in kindergarten children, the impact of teacher training on peace...