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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"pre-kindergarten"”.
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Analysis of the relationship between pre-kindergarten children's drawing and language
… in complexity and skill as they become older. Previously, children's drawings have been utilized to assess aspects of emotional and cognitive development. On the other hand, very few studies have used children's drawings as a tool for understanding their language development. The purpose of …
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Implementing Peer Coaching in a State Funded Pre-Kindergarten Program: An Autoethnography
… of the researcher which subsequently led to the preparation, implementation, and analysis of a professional development program. The purpose of this study was to reflect upon whether or not a peer coaching program would enhance the development of pre-kindergarten teachers' emergent literacy …
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Pre-kindergarten instructional classroom interactions associated with phonological awareness and vocabulary knowledge
… middle (MOY), and end (EOY) of the year in Pre-kindergarten (Pre-K). The study also investigated the association between Pre-K classroom instructional interactions that supported phonological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. Structural equation modeling autoregressive results yielded that …
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The Impact Of Pre-Kindergarten Programs On Student Achievement In Mississippi Elementary Schools
… of money in providing children with state-funded pre-k programs in their public schools. However, Mississippi falls behind these states and does not similarly invest in this effort to provide many of its children with the opportunity to attend state-funded pre-k programs. Because school readiness …
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Alternatives to grade retention in a pre-kindergarten to second grade setting: a leadership study
… project additional educational services that previously did not exist at Billingsport Elementary School were offered. The services offered were a summer school program in 2010, and an afterschool tutoring program which took place during the 2010-2011 school year. Data revealed that the …
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A Qualitative Study of the Implementation of Texas’s Ban on Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade Suspensions
… out-of-school suspension (OSS) in Grades Pre-Kindergarten through second grade, unless the student brings a weapon, alcohol, or drugs to school, and it requires all elementary schools to implement positive behavior supports in their schools. Anecdotal evidence suggests that educators are …
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Tinkering at the Edges of Public Education Teacher and Parent Perceptions of West Virginia Universal Pre-kindergarten
West Virginia commenced the state universal pre-kindergarten program in 2002, being one of the first states to implement a universal early childhood education program for all fouryear- olds. Ten years later the program is approaching the goal year of full implementation. Research in the field was …
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An Assessment of Technology Learning Styles, Skills, and Perceptions Among Teachers of Grades Pre-Kindergarten Through Four.
This study investigated whether a relationship exists between learning style and the self-reported technology-related needs, beliefs, stages of adoption, software expertise, and technology competencies of teachers in a large suburban school district. The Gregorc Style Delineator was used to …
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The Effect of Public Pre-Kindergarten Attendance on First Grade Reading and Social Achievement: A District Level Analysis
… relationship between attending a school district Pre-K program and children's later literacy and behavior outcomes in the beginning and middle of first grade. Children's text level, letter-sound identification, sight words, spelling and citizenship skills were measured. The study included 880 …
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Pre Kindergarten Students Increased Letter Recognition Ability Through the Use of Educational Apps on Tablets for Classroom Instruction
<p>Preschool students are preparing for kindergarten. The kindergarten curriculum is demanding. Students are expected to enter elementary school knowing many aspects related to language arts. The problem at the preschool level is that children need to master letter recognition and letter sounds in …
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The Impact of Pre-Kindergarten Programs on Literacy Achievement in Primary Grades in Rural Southeast Alabama Title I Schools
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine how pre-kindergarten impacts the literacy achievement of students in Alabama Title I schools. This quantitative study employed a causal-comparative (ex post facto) research design to examine the impact of Alabama’s First-Class Pre-K (FCPK) program on …
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Analysis of the Total individual progress level I pre-kindergarten screen : comparison of the factor structure for males and females
… of the Total Individual Progress Level I Pre-kindergarten Screen (TIP) for males and females. Exploratory factor analysis of the items was used to determine the underlying dimensions of TIP.The subjects were 799 students from a rural and suburban school district adjacent to a larger city …
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The Effect of Three Different Levels of Skill Training in Musical Timbre Discrimination on Alphabet Sound Discrimination in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Children
… on alphabet sound discrimination in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children. The findings of prior investigations indicated similarities between aural music and language perception. Psychoacoustic and neurological findings have reported the discrimination of alphabet quality and …
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A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of the Relationship Between Classroom Quality and Child Language and Academic Outcomes in a State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten Program
… and academic outcomes from the beginning of the pre-kindergarten year to the beginning of the kindergarten year for one cohort of children participating in a state-funded pre-kindergarten program in South Carolina. Data for my study were part of a larger extant dataset from the evaluation of the …
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How do they know what they know? : a qualitative multiple case study to explore how pre-kindergarten paraeducators develop professional skills during their careers.
… across the country are not the same as the prerequisite training for a teacher, and often paraeducators are not required to have background knowledge on instructional practices or behavior management strategies (Bagawan et al., 2022; Dennis et al., 2021; Mason et al., 2020). Paraeducators …
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Informing Parents and Educators about the importance of preschool for English Language Learners: A Guideline
<p>The importance of pre-kindergarten experience for English Language Learners is that it gives them a foundation for their kindergarten experience. Many Hispanic families are hesitant in putting their child in the care of someone who is not a family member, which then puts these children behind …
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Do the Opportunities Offered during the School Day Provide the Recommended Physical Activity Levels for Children?: An Assessment of the Upson County Pre-Kindergarten and Elementary School Physical Activity Occurrences
… physical activity levels for children in grades pre-kindergarten through five by assessing the levels of and the barriers/facilitators to physical activity engagement.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: This was a sequential explanatory mixed methods study utilizing school board members, …
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A Natural Pairing: Social Justice and Theatre Education
… that social justice can be taught as young as pre-kindergarten. I will design a social justice curriculum for various grade levels, beginning with pre-kindergarten. Through research and age-appropriate strategies, I will develop curriculum goals and learning experiences for all grade levels. …
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