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Showing 1 to 20 of 123 for “"preschool-aged"”.
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Determining multiple intelligences in the preschool aged child
… Intelligence profiles could be created for preschool children. This study was conducted over a three month period and included 16 preschool-aged participants. Research strategies included surveys (teacher, paraprofessional, and parent), naturalistic observations, and participant interviews. …
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The identification of cognitive potential in preschool-aged children
… is difficulty with cognitive assessment at the preschool age because few measures exist; existing measures are individually administered and time intensive. The objective of this study was to explore if a brief measure of cognitive ability may be curated from existing measures of cognitive …
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Caregiver Level Predictors of Self-Regulation in Preschool-Aged Children
… of self-regulatory and relational skills in preschool-aged children over time. Caregivers and their children attended a laboratory visit where the caregiver engaged in an interview and completed questionnaires of family demographics, caregiving self-regulation (Me as a Parent), and ratings of …
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Effect of Childcare Facilities on Vigorous Physical Activity in Preschool Aged Children
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A Comparison Between Habitual Pitch and Optimum Pitch in Preschool-Aged Children
… pitch (HP) produced by normally developing preschool-aged children was different across structured speech tasks and free play and to determine if the HP across the same tasks differed from optimum pitch (OP) produced by these children. HP measurements were performed on ten normally …
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Early Intervention: Teaching Social Skills to Preschool Aged Children Using Art Therapy
… technique to effectively teach social skills to preschool aged children. The ten week, art therapy social skills group consisted of eight male subjects who ranged in age from three years to six years old. One of the subjects was African American and the other seven were Mexican American. All of …
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Factors Associated with Parenting Stress and Self-Competence in Parents of Preschool-Aged Children
… Forty-six married couples with children aged 3 -5 years participated in this study. Each parent completed a packet of eight questionnaires: a demographics form, the Parenting Stress Index - Short Form, the Competence subscale of the Parenting Stress Index - Long Form, the Parenting Sense …
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Correlates of affectionate and angry behaviour in day care educators of preschool-aged children
… female educators from 37 centres caring for preschool-aged children were observed in their classrooms for approximately two hours, using two valid and reliable time-sampling outcome measures of affection and anger. Characteristics of their work environments were also recorded. The educators …
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Body Satisfaction and Ability to Identify Weight Status of Preschool-aged Children by Their Caregivers
… own weight status. Data was collected from 293 preschool aged children and their caregivers. Results indicate that caregivers were generally successful in classifying their children to the appropriate weight category when their child was within the normal weight range. In addition, caregivers’ …
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An Examination Of Print Awareness When Using Electronic And Printed Books With Preschool-Aged Children
… development and written language exposure in preschool-aged students. Emergent literacy, which includes print awareness, is a key element of future reading success. The following study aimed to examine children’s print awareness skills through dialogic reading using both printed and ebook …
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Individual Differences in Preschool Aged Children's Inhibitory Control: Adding Borders to the Day/Night Task
… the current inhibitory control tasks for preschoolers are not completely comparable to the tasks used with adults. For my thesis study, I added a mixed condition to the day/night inhibitory control task in preschool children using methodological design features from the Dimensional Change …
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The Effect Of Maternal Beliefs And Behavior On The Body Weight Status Of Preschool-Aged Children
… in the United States one in seven low-income preschools are overweight or obese. One of the key contributing factors to early onset childhood obesity is how children are socialized to the eating and mealtime environment. Maternal feeding styles play an integral role in how children are …
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Pretend Play at Home: Creating An Educationally Enriched Environment for Emergent Literacy Among Preschool-Aged Children
This thesis will illustrate how pretend play can be used in the home for educational purposes. The major emphasis of the work will be emergent literacy, however, application principles can be applied in all subject areas. Parents who desire to expand their child's literacy skills while exposing the …
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Perceptions of physical activity in preschool-aged children in urban and rural samples in South Africa
Physical activity has a well-established and beneficial role in physical, mental and social health. Early childhood is widely acknowledged as a formative and crucial stage of human development, both biologically and habitually. In South Africa, particularly, the direct health benefits of physical …
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Expressive Language as a Prospective Predictor of Externalizing Behaviors: Profiles of Preschool-aged Children's Competencies as Moderating Influences
Relations between preschool-aged children’s expressive language ability and externalizing behaviors remain poorly understood and may be moderated by other influences, including child sex, temperamental anger/frustration, receptive language, and adaptive communication skill (i.e., “real-world” usage …
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Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Clinical Sample of Preschool-Aged Children Using the BASC-3 Parent Rating Scales
… of emotional and behavioral difficulties in preschool age children. The DSD content scale on the BASC is intended to measure impairments in a child's social skills, communication, interests, and activities. Use of the scale has been suggested to improve early identification efforts in the …
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A comparison point of view video modeling and video self-modeling for preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder
Video modeling interventions have been recognized as effective and evidence-based behavioral interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorders; however, the effectiveness of different types of video modeling is still being explored. The present study examined the effectiveness of point …
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The Role of Caregiver Contingent Responsiveness In Promoting Compliance and Preventing Verbal and Physical Aggression In Preschool-Aged Children
… to their children and the behavior of their preschool-aged children, in the context of other relevant parenting behaviors. Parents were observed interacting with their 3-6 year-old children during two laboratory tasks. Parent responses to child bids were classified into four mutually …
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An exploration of parent-child play with mothers and fathers of preschool-aged children in India and the UK
Ample research has highlighted the importance of parents in children’s lives as well as the significance of play in the early years. This naturally begets the question: what about parents’ play? The two studies in this thesis use different lenses to explore parent-child playfulness. Study 1: An …
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Relationship of meal planners' nutrition attitudes and knowledge to their fat and fiber intakes and that of their preschool-aged children
The relationship of meal planners' nutrition attitudes and knowledge to their fat and fiber intakes and to the intakes of 2-5 year-old children in their households were examined using data from USDA's 1989-91 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII) and corresponding Diet and Health …
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