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Statistics In Preschool, Genan Anderson
Statistics In Preschool, Genan Anderson
Genan Anderson
A broad variety of uses of statistics in the preschool curriculum are highlighted as a way of illustrating the prevalence of statistics in a our world.
Families And Schools In Partnership: Linking Theory, Science And Practice To Promote Children’S Development, Susan M. Sheridan
Families And Schools In Partnership: Linking Theory, Science And Practice To Promote Children’S Development, Susan M. Sheridan
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools: Posters, Addresses, and Presentations
Why Families & Schools in Partnership? Theory: Ecological Perspectives Defining Characteristics of Family-School Partnerships Conjoint Behavioral Consultation Outcome Research in CBC Child Participants Research to Practice: Problem Solving Goals of CBC Process Research in CBC Research to Practice: Process Goals & Strategies in CBC Research Conclusions: Process Variables in CBC
Froebel's Legacy, Kathleen A. Strub-Richards
Froebel's Legacy, Kathleen A. Strub-Richards
Kathleen A Strub-Richards
When Froebel was growing up in the late eighteenth century, young children under the age of seven didn't attend school. There was no general education curriculum geared toward young children and no socially recognized value in attempting to teach them (Brosterman, 1997). Friedrich Froebel, through his experience with young children, was the first to see that “constructive, directed” play was extremely beneficial for children under the age of seven. Froebel was greatly influenced by the Swiss educator, Pestalozzi, and Girard, whose ideas, including the training of teachers, methods of observation and hands before books learning , were very revolutionary for …
Froebel's Legacy, Kathleen A. Strub-Richards
Froebel's Legacy, Kathleen A. Strub-Richards
Kathleen A Strub-Richards
When Froebel was growing up in the late eighteenth century, young children under the age of seven didn’t attend school. There was no general education curriculum geared toward young children and no socially recognized value in attempting to teach them (Brosterman, 1997). Friedrich Froebel, through his experience with young children, was the first to see that “constructive, directed” play was extremely beneficial for children under the age of seven. Froebel was greatly influenced by the Swiss educator, Pestalozzi, and Girard, whose ideas, including the training of teachers, methods of observation and hands before books learning , were very revolutionary for …
The Effect Of Space And Furnishings On Academic Readiness Scores Of West Virginia Preschoolers, J. Elise Coccari
The Effect Of Space And Furnishings On Academic Readiness Scores Of West Virginia Preschoolers, J. Elise Coccari
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The effect of space and furnishings, as measured by the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale – Revised (ECERS-R), on the School Readiness Composite (SRC) of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale –Revised (BBCS-R) was investigated. The data analyzed was collected as part of the West Virginia Educare Initiative and included the SRC from 65 preschool students, ranging in age from 2 years, 6 months to 5 years, 0 months. The first subtest score on the ECERS-R, space and furnishings, was also calculated for each child’s classroom. The Spearman rank correlation coefficient between the SRC on the BBCS-R and the space and …
The Relationship Between Receptive Language Skills And School Readiness, Patricia Slack Hines
The Relationship Between Receptive Language Skills And School Readiness, Patricia Slack Hines
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship between language and academic readiness. The current study included 56 preschool children. Specifically, 9 two year olds participated, 18 three year olds participated, 21 four year olds, and 8 five year olds participated. Twenty- three were female and twenty-three were male. Each child was administered the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT III), followed by both the School Readiness Composite (SRC) of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale – Revised or BBCS-R. A Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated for the relationship between the standard scores of the PPVT III, and the …
Time Out Or Time Change?, Genan Anderson
Time Out Or Time Change?, Genan Anderson
Genan Anderson
Guidance strategies focused on changes in the environment to meet the needs of children whose behaviors pose challenges in a preschool classroom.