Journal of Research in Childhood Education articles from September 2008

Journal of Research in Childhood Education archives from September 2008

"Let me show you a trick!": a toddler's use of humor to explore, interpret, and negotiate her familial environment during a day in the life.(Report)
September 22, 2008... Abstract. Children employ different types of humor as they explore, interpret, and negotiate their environments. Whereas an appreciation of verbal incongruity has been a hallmark of older preschooler humor (e.g., McGhee, 1989), more recently,...

A longitudinal study exploring the relationship of representational levels of three aspects of preschool sociodramatic play and early academic skills.(Report)
September 22, 2008... Abstract. The purpose of this study was to explore the predictive relationship between the level of symbolic representation in preschoolers' sociodramatic play and reading and mathematics abilities and rate of growth in early elementary grades...

Physical activity of children ages 6-8: the beginning of school attendance.(Report)
September 22, 2008... Abstract. This study investigated the physical activity (PA) levels of 6- to 8-yearold children over a seven-day period. The participants consisted of 35 girls and 36 boys in kindergarten and 113 girls and 131 boys in 1st grade. Physical...

Reconciling DIBELS and OSELA: what every childhood educator should know.(Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills, Observations Survey of Early Literacy Achievement)(Report)
September 22, 2008... Abstract. Since the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, teachers and parents have witnessed a series of heated debates on the most basic issues of literacy assessment-what to assess and how to assess it. In particular, the controversy rages over...

Impact of professional development on the literacy environments of preschool classrooms.(Report)
September 22, 2008... Abstract. This longitudinal study examined the effects of a comprehensive professional development program on literacy environments of preschool classroom/teacher units. The Early Language & Literacy Classroom Observation Toolkit (ELLCO) was...

A multi-arts approach to early literacy and learning.(Report)
September 22, 2008... Abstract. Based on teacher questionnaires and close ethnographic observation of 40 first-grade students, this article explores the learning possibilities the arts present for teaching young children and fostering developmentally appropriate...

Mediated lesson study, collaborative learning, and cultural competence among early childhood educators.(Report)
September 22, 2008... Abstract. Early childhood educators have competing demands that minimize their ability to utilize evidence-based practices and respond to the challenges posed by culturally diverse classrooms. Using a case study method, we studied four female...

Sound-based number facts training in a private speech internalization perspective: evidence for effectiveness of an intervention in grade 3.(Report)
September 22, 2008... Abstract. The overall purpose of the present study was to examine whether an intervention program (50 weeks), modeled as training in accordance with the developmental course of private speech (from audible private speech to silent inner...

Research into practice: what do you really know about learning and development?(Report)
September 22, 2008... Our assumptions about children's development are challenged by recent research findings that show learning begins at an earlier age and proceeds at a different pace than expected. Sometimes researchers find that they have misunderstood...