AL Aguiar, C Aguiar - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
High-quality early childhood education appears to be particularly beneficial for disadvantaged children, since it may help reduce an initial achievement gap. Yet, these …
This study examines the association between teacher–child interaction quality and children's self‐regulation in Finnish and Portuguese toddler classrooms. The participants …
N Wieduwilt, S Lehrl, Y Anders - Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the pedagogical beliefs of 205 German preschool teachers regarding language education and the correlation between these beliefs and observed classroom …
National‐level monitoring of quality of early childhood education (ECE) is key to achieving inclusive and equitable education. Most countries report structural quality while process …
Language development of preschoolers can be positively stimulated and enhanced by exposure to language of peers. Likewise, interactions of young learners with native …
S Saleem, S Burns, M Perlman - Learning and Individual Differences, 2024 - Elsevier
Creativity and self-directed learning (SDL) have been identified as two key skills that children need to develop for success in the 21st century. As such, developing such skills has …
The first years of life are characterized by rapid learning in several school readiness domains, including language, math, and social-emotional skills, all of which are important for …
This study examined the variation of interaction quality both at the group and child levels across different activity settings in toddler classrooms. Participants were 104 children, with …
Across the globe, strategies and investments to strengthen teacher effectiveness are increasingly a core component of countries' efforts to improve educational outcomes for their …