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Chan, Wing-che Kennis. "Kindergarten : a new mode of education for children /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25949366.

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Sebura, Pamela L. "Transitioning to kindergarten a multi-perspective /." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2008. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/753.

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Yeung, Veronica Hoi-Yee. "Effects of read-alouds on kindergarten children." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq23563.pdf.

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Ferrer, Damian Llopis. "Technology support for teaching music to kindergarten children." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.509681.

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Chan, Wing-che Kennis, and 陳詠芝. "Kindergarten: a new mode of education for children." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31985099.

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Riddle-O'Connor, Kerry. "Inclusion kindergarten: A pilot program." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1991. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/749.

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Kelk, Michele J. "Preventive early interventions for at-risk children in kindergarten /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3074413.

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Clouston, Dorothy Ruth. "Computer programming and kindergarten children in two learning environments." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28596.

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This study examined the appropriateness of introducing computer programming to kindergarten children. Three issues were explored in the research: 1. the programming capabilities of kindergarten children using a single keystroke program 2. suitable teaching techniques and learning environments for introducing programming 3. the benefits of programming at the kindergarten level. The subjects for the study were 40 kindergarten students from a surburban community in British Columbia, Canada. All students used the single keystroke program, DELTA DRAWING. Two teaching techniques were used—a structured method and a guided discovery method. Quantitative data were collected by administering five skills tests (skills relating to programming) as pretests and postests to both groups. A programming posttest was also given. Qualitative data were obtained by recording detailed observation reports for each of the 22 lessons (11 for each group), conducting an interview with each child at the end of the study and distributing a parent questionnaire. It can be concluded that it is appropriate to introduce computer programming to kindergarten students. The children in this study showed they are capable of programming. All students mastered some programming commands to instruct the "turtle" to move on the screen. DELTA DRAWING was determined to be a suitable means to introduce programming to kindergarten children. A combination of a structured teaching method and a guided discovery method is recommended for introducing a single keystroke program. It was observed that students in a guided discovery learning environment are more enthusiastic and motivated than students in a structured environment. Students need time to explore and make discoveries, but some structure is necessary to teach specific commands and procedures which may otherwise not be discovered. Social interaction should be encouraged while children use the computer, however most kindergarten children prefer to work on their own computer. There was no significant difference between the two groups on all but one of the five skills tests for both the pretests and the posttests. On the Programming Test the two groups did not perform significantly different. It can also be concluded that learning to program promotes cognitive development in certain areas. On all but one of the five skills test both the Structured Group and the Guided Discovery Group scored significantly better on the posttest than on the pretest. Lesson observation reports, student interviews and responses on parent questionnaires suggested that the computer experience was positive and rewarding for the kindergarten students.
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RIVERA, ANNA LYDIA FISHER. "THE EFFECT OF HALF-DAY AND FULL-DAY SCHEDULES ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184201.

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The purpose of the study was to determine whether a significant difference existed in the academic achievement of students as a function of attending half-day or full-day kindergartens. The hypothesis was students in full-day kindergartens will demonstrate more growth in academic achievement than students in half-day kindergartens as measured by the Head Start Measurements Battery (HSMB) in seven areas: language, math, nature/science, perception, reading, social development, and overall score. One hundred subjects were randomly selected from 158 qualified subjects that attended four Chapter 1 schools in a public school district in Southern Arizona. Four half-day and five full-day kindergartens participated. Five classes implemented a bilingual curriculum, one a Spanish curriculum, and three an English curriculum. Eventually, 74 subjects were pretested in November 1984 and posttested in May 1985. The majority of the subjects were Hispanics. Based on the literature review, the need to assess children in English/Spanish/bilingually, the need for an individually administered test of a manipulative nature, and the need for a psychometrically sound instrument, the Fall 1984 version of the Head Start Measures Battery was selected. It assesses the three-to-six-year-old child's cognitive development. The research design used was a quasi-experimental approach: the non-equivalent control group design. The independent variables were the schedules and the dependent variables were the seven areas measured by the HSMB. Mean gain scores were calculated in each of the seven areas. A t-test was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that there was a statistically significant difference (p<.05) between the mean gain scores of the half-day and full-day kindergartens (in favor of the full-day kindergartens) in language, math, and reading. The evidence failed to indicate a statistically significant difference in nature/science, perception, social development, and overall scores. In conclusion, the findings suggested that there was greater academic achievement in languages, math, and reading for full-day than for half-day kindergarten students. The findings failed to provide evidence of a difference in the academic achievement of half-day and full-day kindergarten students in nature/science, perception, social development, and overall scores.
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Asawarachan, Tanawan. "The Disney Influence on Kindergarten Girls' Body Image." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271773/.

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Media is now a part of the early childhood world. In many countries, including industrialized and developing countries, children spend more time consuming various kinds of media. The impact of media on children's perception of their body images has been and continues to be a concern of parents and early childhood professionals. This research examined the influence of Disney movies on Thai kindergarten girls' body images and self-esteem. Thai kindergarten girls completed three measures of body self-image: the Body Figure Preference Scale, the Body Esteem Scale, and the Self-Esteem Scale. The girl participants were randomly assigned to two groups: focused on a female theme (FFT) and focused on a non-human theme (FNT). The experimental group viewed "female" Disney movie themes, while the control group viewed "animal" Disney movie themes. Girls in the experimental group expressed greater body image dissatisfaction scores after watching Disney movies, which was an expected finding. Results from the present study suggest that girls in both groups become concerned about their body esteem after video exposure. However, there was no significant difference in self-esteem between girls in FFT and FNT. In summary, the findings of this study support the belief that Disney movies influence young girls' perceptions of their body image, and they have an awareness of their body size. It can be concluded that Disney movies have an influence on Thai girls' body image dissatisfaction and body esteem. The results also indicated that Thai girls are not totally aware of the influence of Disney media on their self-esteem. Understanding how Disney movies, in particular, and other media, in general, influence young children, especially girls, can encourage parents and educators to identify risk factors associated with children's body image dissatisfaction and low self-esteem.
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Zafar, A. "Promoting reading for pleasure with kindergarten children in Saudi Arabia." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2018. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/19241/.

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The main aim of this study was to promote reading for pleasure by evaluating the impact of an intervention study on kindergarten children in Saudi Arabia. To achieve this aim I undertook an evaluation case study by choosing three classrooms (KG1, KG2 and KG3) in one kindergarten, and implementing an intervention which fostered reading for pleasure. The project consisted of five separate elements, which were identified following a review of the literature on reading for pleasure. These were: using iPads for reading, introducing story sacks and high quality books in the classroom, using an interactive read aloud approach and establishing a home-school relationship. Prior to the project, I interviewed the teachers and observed children. I then undertook /five professional development workshops for teachers and one development workshop for parents and teachers in which the various elements of the intervention project were introduced. Following these development sessions, I observed children as the changes were implemented, and I also interviewed teachers and parents. The findings of this study indicated that introducing the five elements of the intervention programme into the classroom promoted children’s curiosity and engagement with regard to reading for pleasure. In addition, school-home partnerships with regard to reading were enhanced. The findings of the study indicated that children’s individual needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness in relation to reading were met as result of the intervention, which contributed to their self-determination. This resulted in children’s motivation for, and pleasure in, reading being enhanced. The study has implications for research, policy and practice, identifying that there is a need to develop professional development programmes that promote reading for pleasure in kindergartens in Saudi Arabia.
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Walls, Lauren E. "Literacy Beliefs and Practices of Anguillian Parents of Kindergarten Children." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1619180735596965.

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Giraud, Jeffrey B. (Jeffrey Brian). "Leadership Communication Among Kindergarten Children in a Structured Play Environment." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278628/.

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This study examines the enactment of leadership communication during videotaped play sessions of thirty kindergarten children. Eighteen of the children demonstrated skills in a cluster of five specific leadership behaviors. All five coders agreed that these eighteen children were sometimes leaders of their individual triad. The coders further agreed that the leadership in the triads flowed from one child to another as the session progressed. The study concluded that leadership is a facilitative process that is fluid rather than statically centered in one or more participants.
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Byerson, Virginia H. "Disadvantaged Preschool Children: Public Policy, Education Models, and Kindergarten Readiness." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7611.

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There is a high rate of academic failure among disadvantaged preschool and post preschool students in some school districts in Virginia, yet little is understood about the relationship between education models and academic performance among economically disadvantaged students (EDS). The problem explored is the absence of classroom exercises in pre and post preschools that capitalize on cognitive development to improve executive function (EF) and self-regulation (SR) skills. The purpose of this study is to understand if a change in current classroom practices impacts academic performance among low-income students. Narrative policy serves as a theoretical guide in this qualitative case study that focused on the perceptions of principals, teachers, and administrators regarding best practices for preschool and post-preschool students and, secondly, how teachers implement classroom exercises to capitalize on the development of executive function and self-regulation skills among economically disadvantaged students. All data were inductively coded and then subjected to a thematic analysis procedure and included archived school report cards, preschool enrollment, and semi structured interviews with 3 former teachers now serving as administrators who supervise classroom activities. Findings indicate that best practices for EDS were a responsive classroom approach to correct disruptive behavior while developing mental capacity and simultaneously capitalizing on exercises to improve EF and SR skills in a classroom environment. Implications of social change begin with the empowerment of students, teachers, and administrators. Policy recommendations for social change include mandating two years of high-quality preschool for EDS as well as pursuing policies supporting SR and EF skills.
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Taylor, Toni. "Writing to change the world in an inner-city kindergarten classroom." Birmingham, Ala. : University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007. https://www.mhsl.uab.edu/dt/2007p/taylor-toni.pdf.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007.
Additional advisors: Lois M. Christensen, Lynn D. Kirkland, Maryann Manning, Deborah Strevy. Description based on contents viewed Feb. 8, 2008; title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-114).
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Lau, Wing-chi Margaret. "Kindergarten teachers' rating of children's social competence and strategies they use to guide appropriate behavior." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18810858.

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DeMeurers, Patricia King. "Transitions from early childhood special education to kindergarten : a study of three transition plans and their effectiveness as reported by families and kindergarten teachers /." view abstract or download file of text, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9987229.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2000.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 182-183). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Csizmadia, Annamaria. "Biracial children's psychosocial development from kindergarten to fifth grade links to individual and contextual characteristics /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6053.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on August 3, 2009) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Sanders, Stephen W. "Kindergarten children's initial experiences in physical education." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37444.

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Stiefer, Toni Kilpatrick. "The Role of Parental Involvement in a Chapter I Extended-Day Kindergarten." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1992. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277973/.

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This studied investigated parental involvement during the first year of a Chapter I extended-day kindergarten program which sought to promote parents taking an active role in their child's classroom and kindergarten educational experiences. A qualitative design was used to provide information about frequency and types of parental involvement as well as descriptive information about the interactions between parents and children within the classroom. This qualitative design also allowed investigation of the perceptions of the participants. Data analysis was ongoing and inductive; data were collected in the form of field notes, videotapes, audiotapes, interviews and classroom documents. Findings suggest that parental involvement provides benefits for the students, parents, teachers and the school as a whole. Findings also suggest that adult volunteers do not necessarily have to be parents; the adult volunteers could come from segments of the population that are not now fully utilized. Senior citizens and university teacher education students are two groups that could fill the volunteer positions. These findings have implications for the educational community in public schools and in teacher training programs of universities.
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Yelverton, Rita. "Pathways to Kindergarten Growth: Synthesizing Theories of the Kindergarten Transition to Support Children's Development." PDXScholar, 2018. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4394.

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The transition into Kindergarten is a critical time for children's development--children's patterns of academic development and engagement with school often start in Kindergarten and persist throughout their academic careers. This is a developmental period that is marked by many changes in children's lives, and therefore it is not a surprise that many children struggle during this transition. These struggles are more common for children who are living in poverty, and although there have been national initiatives to address opportunity gaps in access to early education, investigations into the effectiveness of these programs in promoting children's Kindergarten development have shown mixed results. It is therefore essential to identify the types of early education experiences that are effective in supporting children in having a smooth Kindergarten transition. This dissertation presents and evaluates six theoretical frameworks that can be used to understand the Kindergarten transition. The school readiness approach to the Kindergarten transition focuses on the ways in which children's Kindergarten-entry skills can lead to their own development during Kindergarten. The Pre-K launch model examines the role of high-quality Pre-K in boosting children's school readiness, and subsequently their development during Kindergarten. The classroom quality perspective describes the supportive qualities of Kindergarten classrooms that may aid in children's development across this transition. The continuity perspective shows that support for continuous high-quality instruction between Pre-K and Kindergarten systems may promote children's growth. The buffer/compensation model proposes that children with higher-quality Pre-K experiences are more resilient to the effects of lower-quality Kindergarten. Finally, the consistency model suggests that alignment of quality between Pre-K and Kindergarten may be beneficial for children regardless of whether that alignment represents high quality instructional practices. Each of these perspectives provides valuable insight into the Kindergarten transition; however, these theoretical perspectives have not been studied simultaneously to determine the extent to which all may play a role in children's development during the Kindergarten transition, particularly the development of children who are living in poverty. The current study used data from the National Center for Early Development and Learning's Multi-State Pre-kindergarten Study (NCEDL) to chart children's experiences in their Pre-K and Kindergarten classes to determine whether there are qualities of children's experiences before and throughout the Kindergarten transition that support their development during Kindergarten, and evaluated the extent to which these patterns support these major theoretical perspectives. The study found that children's Kindergarten-entry skills were the best predictors of their end-of-Kindergarten outcomes, showing support for the school readiness perspective. In the domain of instructional support, children's concurrent classroom experiences predicted their academic outcomes during a given year, showing support for the classroom quality framework. In the domain of emotional support, statistical effects of Kindergarten emotional support on children's outcomes were seen only under conditions in which Pre-K emotional support had also been high, showing conditional support for the continuity model. Consistency of children's emotional support, when controlling for quality, was negatively related to their social and emotional development, indicating that consistent emotional support alone is not beneficial without taking into account the quality of that emotional support. Associations between Pre-K quality and children's Kindergarten development were not translated through boosts in school readiness, indicating that while Pre-K experiences do matter for children's development during the Kindergarten transition, that relationship is not best described through a launch model. And finally, any benefits of higher quality emotional and instructional interactions during both Pre-K and Kindergarten were largely concentrated in the group of children who were not living in poverty, while higher Pre-K quality was at times related to lower Kindergarten outcomes for children who were living in poverty. Implications for future research and policy are discussed.
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Ho, Kit-chun. "Development of pitch discrimination in preschool children." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1990. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18035723.

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Jacobsen, S. Suzanne. "Identifying children at risk : the predictive validity of kindergarten screening measures." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31104.

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The early identification of children who are "at risk" of experiencing learning problems is of interest to educators and policymakers. Conflicting evidence exists regarding the efficacy of screening measures for identifying children "at risk". The rationale for screening programs is that early identification of problems allows for treatment which may eliminate more severe problems from developing. If a student is identified as "at risk", school personnel may intervene with remedial programs. Subsequently, if the student succeeds, the earlier prediction is no longer valid. The identification of "at risk" would appear inaccurate because the intervention was successful in improving skills. Researchers often measure the prediction of "at risk" with a correlation coefficient. To the extent that the intervention is successful, the correlation of the identification of "at risk" with later measures of achievement is lowered. One of the problems with research on early prediction has been failure to control for the effects of the interventions which were implemented as a consequence of screening. An evaluation of "at risk" prediction is important because results of screening procedures are used to make decisions about retentions and the allocation of special services. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between kindergarten screening measures and grade three achievement for two entire cohorts enrolled in 30 schools in one school district. The analysis employs a two-level hierarchical linear regression model to estimate the average within-school relationship between kindergarten screening measures and grade three achievement in basic skills, and determine whether this relationship varies significantly across schools. The model allows for the estimation of the relationship with control for individual pupil characteristics such as age, gender and physical problems. The study examines the extent to which the relationship between kindergarten screening and grade three achievement is mediated by children receiving learning assistance or attending extended (4-year) primary schooling. The study also examines differences among schools in the kindergarten screen/achievement relationships and the achievement of "at risk" pupils by including school characteristics in the analysis. The results of this study indicate positive relationships between kindergarten screening measures and achievement outcomes, even after controlling for age, gender and physical conditions. The kindergarten screen/achievement relationship did not vary among schools. The study failed to demonstrate that controlling for interventions would improve the kindergarten screen/achievement relationship; in fact the effects were in the opposite direction. Levels of adjusted achievement of pupils who obtained scores at the cut-off point for risk status varied significantly among schools. The "at risk" pupils performed better on all four achievement measures in schools with high school mean-ability than similar pupils in schools with low school mean-ability. These results show that progress in the study of the predictive validity of screening measures can be made through the use of hierarchical regression techniques. Researchers need to give consideration to the effects of educational interventions and the contextual effects of schools.
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Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
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Shenker, Shoshana. "Hebrew linguistic development amongst immigrant Caucasian kindergarten children using ethnic folktales." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.440253.

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Chan, Lydia L. S. "The development of L2 emergent literacy in Hong Kong kindergarten children." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2009. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:98c42993-96ec-469e-bbcd-daf9d3bd2fc1.

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This thesis explores the development of emergent literacy in Hong Kong Kindergarten children who are learning English as a Second Language (L2). Two interrelated empirical studies have been conducted, and both aim to examine the contribution of code-related and oral language skills to predicting early L2 reading ability, controlling for home influences. The majority of research on emergent literacy has been conducted on First-Language (L1) English-speaking children, and it is possible that these established concepts and models could also be relevant to L2 children. The first is a 2-year longitudinal study examining the continuity of L2 emergent literacy development in Hong Kong children from Kindergarten to early Primary school. The convenience sample of 51 children were initially assessed in their final or penultimate year of Kindergarten (mean age: 4;6 SD = 6.16) on 3 emergent literacy measures (receptive vocabulary, phonological awareness, letter identification) and a non-verbal cognitive measure. They later progressed onto the Primary section of the same school, and were assessed again as first or second-graders (mean age: 6;4 SD = 6.21) on a more comprehensive battery of measures. An extensive parental questionnaire on family demographics and the home literacy environment was also administered. In addition to assessing a wide range of L2 emergent literacy skills and English word reading ability, a Chinese syllable deletion task was also included, to explore the potential effects of cross-linguistic phonological transfer between the children’s L1 (Cantonese) and L2 (English). The second study sought to improve upon the first by selecting a larger, more representative sample of children from 3 bilingual Kindergartens in the Kowloon City School District. It examines the concurrent relationships between emergent literacy skills and L2 word reading ability in 137 children. They were all in their final year of Kindergarten (mean age: 5;2 SD = 5.61), and were assessed once on largely the same battery of measures as Study 1 (Time 2). Again, a non-verbal cognitive measure was administered, as well as the parental questionnaire on home support for language development. The main data analysis was carried out via multivariate statistical techniques such as multiple regression. Further analysis was conducted using structural equation modelling in Study 2, but in a cautious and exploratory manner. The overall findings suggest that like the L1 emergent literacy model, early L2 word reading ability is predominantly influenced by children’s code-related skills, especially print knowledge and phonological sensitivity. Also, the relationship between oral language and word reading seems to be mediated by code-related skills. Thus, while oral language abilities do not appear to make substantial direct contributions to early L2 reading, they do play an essential albeit indirect role. Furthermore, L2 children’s home influences seem to make their strongest impact before formal schooling begins, again in the form of indirect effects on pre-school oral language skills. In short, the development of emergent literacy and early word reading skills is similar in many ways for both L1 and L2 children, and implications for practice are considered.
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Pacheco, Schweitzer Marisel. "Parental beliefs, values, and knowledge affecting kindergarten readiness among Latino children." Thesis, Northern Arizona University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10252101.

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For decades, researchers have investigated strengths and challenges promoting early healthy childhood development, in terms of physical, social emotional and linguistic aspects, for a variety of children groups in the United States. Due to the limited availability of research on the Latino population, addressing the needs of the growing population of Latino children throughout the United States is challenging. Latino students living in the United States are academically behind students of other ethnicities. In 2011, Latinos were identified as the largest and fastest growing minority group in the U.S. with the lowest education attainment levels. Unfortunately, less than 50% of Latino children are less likely to be enrolled in early childhood programs.

The purpose of this research was to examine the Latino parents’ beliefs, values and knowledge affecting their decision-making process in opting to send their children to Early childhood programs (ECPs), impacting their readiness for school. Both quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from Latino parent/guardians, Preschool to first grade teachers, and administrators from 9 schools in a school district in Phoenix, Arizona and analyzed. Qualitative data were collected in the form of in-depth interviews and surveys as sources of data from participants. Qualitative data were analyzed using two cycles of coding and represented through matrices. Quantitative data were analyzed using a descriptive analytical method. Five themes emerged that informed the research questions.

Findings of this study suggested that capitalizing on the Latino parents’ cultural wealth can help district administrators and policy makers to maximize opportunities for this growing minority group to increase their readiness to kindergarten and success in school. It is important to increase access to high quality early programs to help children begin kindergarten with the necessary tools to succeed in school and in life.

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Stewart, Samantha Davida Stewart. "Children Shaping Reading Identities with Picturebooks in a Pre-Kindergarten Classroom." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511700081775942.

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Haats, Rikka Ann. "Predictive validity of kindergarten screeners for young children wth reading difficulties." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002haatsr.pdf.

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Abel, Susan S. "Reading to children: Core literature units for kindergarten and first grade." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1989. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/442.

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Gousheh, Iraqi Jihad. "Effect of educational involvement through the project approach on thinking strategies of kindergarten children and teaching methods of kindergarten teachers in the Arab society." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.247455.

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Yelverton, Rita McLeod. "Motivation and Engagement Across the Kindergarten Transition: A Self Determination Perspective." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2026.

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The American school system currently faces gaps in achievement between its low-income, minority students and their higher-income, white peers. These gaps exist both in academic and socioemotional skills, are present by kindergarten entry, and persist throughout students' school careers. One proposed strategy through which these gaps may be reduced is through the promotion of student motivation and engagement. In the primary and secondary school settings, these constructs are promoted through teachers' motivational support of students' psychological needs for relatedness, autonomy, and competence. However, the development of these factors prior to kindergarten entry has not been as well studied. Data from 333 students and their 98 preschool classrooms were used to examine whether highly motivationally supportive preschool experiences can buffer the negative effects of risk in order to support the development of a high sense of motivation and engagement that is sustained across the transition to kindergarten. In terms of normative changes, results indicated that both engagement and disaffection declined across the kindergarten transition. High maternal education was a consistent predictor of increases in engagement and motivation and declines in disaffection across the kindergarten transition. While need support did not consistently buffer the loss of engagement or enhance declines in disaffection, it did seem particularly beneficial for boys, whose motivation and disaffection outcomes tended to improve after preschool experiences characterized by high warmth. Additionally, children's declines in frustration across the kindergarten transition were enhanced by well-structured preschool experiences. Details of analyses, results, strengths, limitations, and implications for future research are discussed.
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Cobb, Mark B. "Keep your eyes on Ms. Clark two Mexican immigrant children make the transition to kindergarten /." unrestricted, 2007. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-07252007-122211/.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2007.
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Guthrie, Amy Gail. "Breaking the habit of peer rejection in kindergarten : a classroom intervention to prevent social exclusion /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Poon, Tsz-ying. "Attitudes of pre-service kindergarten teachers towards children with special educational needs." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B40039808.

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Poon, Tsz-ying, and 潘芷盈. "Attitudes of pre-service kindergarten teachers towards children with special educational needs." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B40039808.

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Campbell, Stephanie W. "Korean American parents| Perceptions of school-readiness and preparing children for kindergarten." Thesis, California State University, Fullerton, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3663876.

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Korean American students seem to excel in academics as soon as they enter formal schooling. How are Korean American parents preparing their children for kindergarten? This qualitative research case study's foundational theory is based on Sue and Okazaki's (1990) concept of relative functionalism, which proposes that "cultural practices ... maximize skills in gaining education" (p. 913). Five Korean American parents (one father, four mothers) were interviewed and discussed topics that could help answer the study's research questions: (a) how do Korean American parents perceive what school readiness means? and (b) how do Korean Americans decide what activities to engage their children in when preparing them for kindergarten?

As there exists no published research that documents the activities Korean American parents engage their children in with intentions of preparing them for formal schooling, literature in this study focused on the history of Korean American culture's valuation of education, relevant circumstances of Koreans living in the U.S., their childrearing priorities, and the effects of acculturation on Korean American educational values.

Themed findings include overall parental expectations of their children's academic goals, the perceived definition of school readiness, primary caregivers, and priorities for children's competencies. The fact that the Korean American culture is grounded in the philosophy of Confucianism, which includes the expectation that children should uphold family honor and the belief that success is achieved through effort, may help to explain why this study's participants placed high importance on their children's social–emotional competencies and on behaving "well."

As the primary caretaker in the family, Korean American mothers base their decisions regarding their children's activities on feedback received from friends from church, as well as from the broader local Korean community. Significant findings include that participants reported starting their children in academic training when they were as young as two years old, and that children are being raised as bilinguals in dualistic cultures. If shared with educational practitioners, this research could help to better support the home–school relationship with Korean American parents. Parents of non-Korean American students may also use Korean American educational practices to better support their own children to become more school ready prior to entering kindergarten, as well as throughout their educational careers.

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MAIA, MARTA NIDIA VARELLA GOMES. "CURRICULUM FROM KINDERGARTEN AND COMMEMORATIVE DATES: WHAT THEY SAY PROFESSIONALS AND CHILDREN." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2016. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=33748@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
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Currículo da Educação Infantil e Datas Comemorativas: O que dizem profissionais e crianças, tem como objetivo conhecer e compreender o que falam sobre os currículos da Educação Infantil crianças e adultos que atuam em escolas exclusivas de Educação Infantil e escolas de Ensino Fundamental que têm turmas de Educação Infantil. As crianças foram ouvidas em atividades livres, em atividades dirigidas pelas professoras e em rodas de conversa específicas da pesquisa. Os profissionais foram ouvidos em conversas informais e em entrevista coletiva. Convivem concepções conservadoras e atualizadas de Infância e Educação Infantil que repercutem nas práticas. Coexistem concepções e práticas diferenciadas na rede pesquisada que podem vir a trazer novos caminhos para a Educação Infantil. O currículo centrado em datas está presente, mas não apenas como algo natural e intocável. A tese está organizada em quatro capítulos. O primeiro expõe a construção histórica e ideológica da qual deriva o currículo orientado por datas comemorativas. O segundo capítulo apresenta as entrevistas realizadas com quatro especialistas das áreas de Currículo e Educação Infantil para compreender as condições que levaram a inserção e permanência desse currículo. No terceiro capítulo são apresentados autores que sustentam as opções teórico-metodológicas da pesquisa; da perspectiva histórico-cultural, Mikhail Bakhtin e Walter Benjamin, da Sociologia da Infância Qvortrup, Sarmento, Corsaro e da Filosofia, Kohan; os caminhos percorridos, a rede de ensino pesquisada, as escolas e seus sujeitos. O quarto capítulo traz a palavra das crianças e adultos, a observação, as rodas de conversa com as crianças, a entrevista coletiva com os profissionais. As conclusões e apontamentos reafirmam a potência de cada sujeito e que se realiza no encontro com outro, no processo de alteridade que nos constitui à medida que nos abrimos a esse encontro infinitamente formativo e inconcluso.
Curriculum of Early Childhood Education and Commemorative Dates: What they say professionals and children, aims to know and understand what they say about the curriculum from kindergarten children and adults working in exclusive schools for early childhood education and schools of elementary school who have Early Childhood Education classes. The children were heard in free activities, in activities directed by teachers and specific discussion of the research wheels. The professionals were heard in informal talks and a news conference. Live conservative and current conceptions of childhood and childhood education that impact in practice. Coexisting concepts and differentiated practices in the research network that may bring new ways for Early Childhood Education. The curriculum centered on dates is present, but not just as something natural and untouchable. The thesis is organized into four chapters. The first exposes the historical and ideological construction which derives the curriculum oriented holidays. The second chapter presents interviews with four specialists in the areas of curriculum and Early Childhood Education to understand the conditions that led to the inclusion and permanence of this curriculum. In the third chapter presents authors who support the theoretical and methodological choices of the research; cultural-historical perspective, Mikhail Bakhtin and Walter Benjamin, the sociology of childhood Qvortrup, Sarmento, Corsaro and philosophy, Kohan; the paths taken, the researched school system, schools and their subjects. The fourth chapter brings the word of children and adults, observation, conversation circles with children, the press conference with professionals. The conclusions and notes reaffirm the power of each subject, which takes place in the encounter with the other, the otherness process that constitutes us as we open this meeting infinitely training and inconclusive.
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Wilson, Beth. "A descriptive study of selected kindergarten children in relation to academic achievement." Scholarly Commons, 1990. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3233.

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The purpose of this study was to describe, for a selected group of kindergarten children, the commonalities and differences related to present or expected low academic achievement. The sample of 81 students included only those students who entered the regular education segment of the district's kindergarten in the years 1983-84 and 1984-85 and who were evaluated by a school psychologist at some point in their kindergarten year. The following variables were considered: age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, primary language, significant family history, significant health history, perinatal influence, social behavior, ability, achievement, perceptual motor skill, attention span, speech and/or language disorder, fine motor coordination, and gross motor coordination. These data were analyzed and described in terms of frequencies, percentages, correlations, means, standard deviations, analysis of variance, and multiple regression procedures. No single ethnic group or gender had a significantly high or low percentage of children described by any of the variables studied. Of all the variables included in the study, only ability and perceptual motor skill were significantly related to academic achievement in the kindergarten year. Kindergarten achievement was the only variable which predicted academic achievement in the following year. In years two and three post evaluation, academic achievement tended to be predicted by the previous year's achievement scores.
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Nácher, Soler Vicente Ernesto. "Kindertivity: Usability and Communicability Strategies for Interactive Surfaces and Pre-Kindergarten Children." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/116833.

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[ES] La tecnología multi-táctil se ha convertido en una de las más emergentes tras experimentar un enorme crecimiento desde sus pasos iniciales en los años ochenta hasta su amplia aceptación y uso en la actualidad. Por una parte, la tecnología multi-táctil se basa en el estilo de interacción de manipulación directa el cual proporciona a los usuarios la ventaja de ver los objetos y las acciones de interés, sustituir comandos escritos por acciones de señalado y, además, permite la realización de acciones rápidas, reversibles e incrementales evitando el uso de instrucciones complejas. Por otra parte, diversos trabajos han evaluado las virtudes derivadas de utilizar conjuntamente la manipulación directa con el toque directo mostrando que es posible evitar los problemas inherentes a otras técnicas de interacción como el ratón y el teclado. Por lo tanto, aprovechando la interacción natural e intuitiva proporcionada por la tecnología multi-táctil, ésta parece una forma ideal para dar soporte a la creación de escenarios educativos dirigidos a niños en edad preescolar. Sin embargo, a pesar de la existencia de diversos estudios que evalúan la idoneidad de utilizar el estilo de interacción de manipulación directa, existe una falta de trabajos abordando el uso dispositivos basados en superficies táctiles con niños de una temprana edad. Asimismo, en la actualidad existe una creciente tendencia a diseñar aplicaciones educativas y lúdicas dirigidas a niños en edad preescolar utilizando dispositivos multi-táctiles como los teléfonos inteligentes o las tabletas. Además, diversos informes señalan que los niños son usuarios frecuentes de este tipo de dispositivos y los utilizan incluso antes de ser capaces de hablar. Sin embargo, a pesar de este crecimiento en el uso de la tecnología multi-táctil y su aparente idoneidad para ser utilizado en el desarrollo de aplicaciones educativas para niños en edad preescolar, no existen unas interacciones universales y estandarizadas para preescolares a la hora de utilizar dispositivos táctiles ya que habitualmente sólo se utilizan dos gestos básicos (básicamente, el toque con un dedo para seleccionar y el arrastre con un dedo para el movimiento). Por lo tanto, existe una clara necesidad de llevar a cabo estudios empíricos para contribuir y avanzar en el diseño de aplicaciones que den un soporte adecuado y encaje con las habilidades de los niños en su temprano desarrollo. Por tanto, esta tesis propone, diseña y evalúa diversas estrategias de usabilidad y comunicabilidad adaptadas a los niños en edad preescolar para establecer la base para el diseño y desarrollo de futuras aplicaciones basadas en dispositivos táctiles dirigidas a preescolares. Estas estrategias llevarán a la adecuada definición de guías de diseño que permitirán a los niños aprovechar al máximo la tecnología multi-táctil, harán posible el desarrollo de nuevas y atractivas aplicaciones y, eventualmente, también podrán ayudar al desarrollo cognitivo y motor de los niños.
[CAT] La tecnologia multi-tàctil s'ha convertit en una de les més emergents després d'experimentar un enorme creixement des dels seus passos inicials als anys vuitanta fins l'actualitat on es àmpliament acceptada i utilitzada. D'una banda, la tecnologia multi-tàctil es basa en l'estil d'interacció de manipulació directa, el qual proporciona als usuaris l'avantatge de veure els objectes i les accions d'interès, substituir comandos escrits per accions d'assenyalament i, a més, permet la realització d'accions, ràpides, reversibles i incrementals evitant l'ús d'instruccions complexes. D'altra banda, diversos treballs han avaluat les virtuts derivades d'utilitzar conjuntament la manipulació directa amb el toc directe mostrant que és possible evitar els problemes inherents a altres tècniques d'interacció com el ratolí i el teclat. Per tant, aprofitant la interacció natural i intuïtiva proporcionada per la tecnologia multi-tàctil, aquesta sembla una forma ideal per donar suport a la creació d'escenaris educatius per a xiquets en edat preescolar. No obstant això, malgrat l'existència de diversos estudis que avaluen la idoneïtat d'utilitzar l'estil d'interacció de manipulació directa, existeix una manca de treballs abordant l'ús de dispositius basats en superfícies tàctils amb xiquets d'edat primerenca. Així mateix, en l'actualitat existeix una creixent tendència a dissenyar aplicacions educatives i lúdiques dirigides a xiquets en edat preescolar utilitzant dispositius tàctils com els telèfons intel¿ligents o les tauletes. A més, diversos informes assenyalen que els xiquets són usuaris freqüents d'aquests tipus de dispositius i els utilitzen fins i tot abans de ser capaços de parlar. Malgrat aquest creixement en l'ús de la tecnologia multi-tàctil i la seua aparent idoneïtat per a ser utilitzada en el desenvolupament d'aplicacions educatives per a xiquets en edat preescolar, no existeixen unes interaccions universals i estandarditzades per a preescolars a l'hora d'utilitzar dispositius tàctils ja que habitualment només s'utilitzen dos gestos bàsics (bàsicament, el toc amb un dit per a seleccionar i l'arrossegament amb un dit per al moviment). Per tant, hi ha una clara necessitat de dur a terme estudis empírics per a contribuir i avançar en el disseny d'aplicacions que donen un suport adequat i s'ajusten amb les habilitats dels xiquets en el seu primerenc desenvolupament. Per tant, la tesi proposa, dissenya i avalua diverses estratègies de usabilitat i comunicabilitat adaptades als xiquets en edat preescolar per tal d'establir la base per al disseny i desenvolupament de futures aplicacions basades en dispositius tàctils dirigides a preescolars. Aquestes estratègies portaran a l'adequada definició de guies de disseny que permetran als xiquets aprofitar al màxim la tecnologia multi-tàctil, faran possible el desenvolupament de noves i atractives aplicacions i, eventualment, podran també ajudar al desenvolupament cognitiu i motor dels xiquets.
[EN] Multi-touch technology has become one of the most emergent technologies and has had an enormous growth since its initial steps in the eighties to be widespread accepted and used in the present. On the one hand, multi-touch technology relies on the direct manipulation interaction style which gives users the advantage to view the objects and actions of interest, replace typed commands by pointing actions and to perform rapid, reversible and incremental actions avoiding using complex instructions. On the other hand, several works have evaluated the virtues when joining direct manipulation with direct-touching showing that it solves the problems inherent in other interaction devices, such as those involving mouse or keyboard. Hence, taking advantage of the intuitive and natural interaction provided by multi-touch technology it seems an ideal way to support educational scenarios targeted to kindergarten children. Although several works have assessed the suitability of using the direct manipulation style with children, there is a lack of works addressing the use of touchscreen devices by this specific type of users. Moreover, there is a growing trend of designing educational and playful applications targeted to kindergarten children based on touchscreen devices such as smartphones and tablets. In addition, several reports point out that children use touchscreen devices even before they are able to speak and they are frequent users of devices such as smartphones and tablets. However, despite this growth in the use of multi-touch technology by children and its apparent suitability to be used to develop applications targeted to young children, there is a lack of standardized and universally accepted interactions for young children when using touchscreen devices since only two basic gestures are commonly used (basically, consisting of only one-finger touch for selection and one-finger drag for movement). Hence, there is a need of carrying out empirical studies to help and advance in the design of applications that adequately support and fit with children's development and skills. Therefore, this thesis proposes, designs and evaluates several usability and communicability strategies tailored to children in their early development stage to establish the design and development of future applications targeted to kindergarten children. These strategies will lead to define appropriate design strategies that enable infants to take full advantage of multi-touch technology, would make it possible to develop attractive new applications and, eventually, could also aid children's cognitive and motor development.
Nácher Soler, VE. (2019). Kindertivity: Usability and Communicability Strategies for Interactive Surfaces and Pre-Kindergarten Children [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/116833
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Herbranson, Marcheta. "Activities to increase the social awareness of learning handicapped children in kindergarten." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1985. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/158.

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Cox, Lashia. "Effectiveness of Early Childhood Programs on the Literacy Achievement of Kindergarten Children." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2400.

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Early childhood development programs enhance children's development of knowledge, skills, and processes. Despite efforts to improve early childhood education in the United States, poor student performance in early literacy and kindergarten achievement is still occurring, and questions remain unanswered about the utility of early childhood education programs. Drawing from the theory of constructivism, the purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental, retrospective study was to determine the effectiveness of early childhood programs on the literacy achievement of kindergarten children. The research question addressed the differences in literacy achievement of kindergarten children based on the early childhood programs they attended. Using repeated measures analysis of variance tests for 501 student test scores, no significant interaction effects existed between program participation and gains across time for prewriting (F [2, 998] = 0.87, p = .42), cognitive (F [2, 998] = 0.84, p = .43), or language (F [2, 998] = 1.26, p = .28). However, using the Pearson correlation coefficient, younger participants had significantly more gain from pretest to posttest for prewriting (r [499] = .14, p = .002) and cognitive (r [499] = .21, p = .001) but less gain for language (r [499] = .10, p = .03). Knowing that literacy achievement can be improved in an early childhood setting contributes to the knowledge base on the effects of early learning. Educators could benefit from these findings when implementing early childhood policies and adopting effective practices to help develop successful readers in kindergarten and beyond.
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Khan, Farjana. "The Effects of School Home Communication and Reading Fluency in Kindergarten Children." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/947.

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Many researchers have documented that reading fluency scores continue to be a national concern for the United States and have suggested that early reading failure has long-term detrimental effects on society. However, much less is known regarding specific interventions that could reduce this concern. Investigators in other studies have suggested the development of early school-home partnerships to improve reading scores. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a systematic school-home intervention to improve reading fluency scores. Following the theoretical foundation of emergent literacy theory and Joyce Epstein's framework, the research question focuses on the association between reading fluency scores and early school-home communication. The intervention consisted of using informative memos, regular mailings of information to home address, and monthly newsletters to parents. Participants represented four kindergarten classes in a diverse northeastern US community (n = 85). Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) was used to gather data. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed that there was a significant statistical difference in the reading fluency scores between the control and treatment groups. Based upon the observed increases in reading scores, the early school-home intervention was effective. It is suggested that schools apply this school-home communication intervention particularly in the early grades and encourage parent participation. These findings make an important contribution to social change by providing schools, parents, and school leaders with a systematic method to enhance reading performance by targeting students at an early age and their parents to promote long-term student success and enhance academic learning.
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Trentacosta, Christopher J. "Kindergarten children's emotion competence as a predictor of their academic competence in first grade." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file 0.30 Mb., 80 p, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3220798.

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Twaddell, Pye. "Assessing the developmental and learning needs of kindergarten children: construction, validation, and impact of a reliable in-school kindergarten screening instrument." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1999. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/27601.

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A continuing problem in early childhood education has been a gap between concern for the full range of individual differences among kindergarten children and equal access to suitable assessment with appropriate intervention and instruction to accommodate these differences. The focus of this inquiry is issues associated with screening kindergarten children at entry to formal schooling, validation of a multifaceted performance assessment to identify kindergarten children's developmental and learning needs, and the impact of consequential decisions. The instrument developed in this study provides quantitative and qualitative results to guide referrals and instruction. Screening categories are: Outside Motor, Fine Motor, Language, Paper/Pencil and Reasoning, Personal Characteristics. Items are familiar criterion kindergarten tasks at which children age 4.6-6.0 would typically be expected to demonstrate success at the independent level of function or as necessary, with help. Screening sessions took place in the children's familiar school and classroom setting, and were completed for a whole class (divided into four groups), usually within two hours. Evaluation, scoring and interpretation of results were completed by teachers and the researcher. Specific scoring criteria are defined, minimal, and validated. The instrument was longitudinally validated with different comparison samples over three years, (1993,1995,1996). The Combined Samples totalled 776 children screened early in the year and 833 children late in the year, in 15 city, suburban or rural schools. Parent surveys informed issues such as readiness, preschool experience, and sample descriptives such as developmental milestones, medication, and behaviour. Classroom teachers (year one for the 1993 and 1995 Samples and years two and three for the 1993 Sample), were surveyed regarding those students' subsequent attainments to further inform the interpretation of their original early year kindergarten screening results. Evidence was obtained of internal consistency and the reliability of scores over time and across contexts and evaluators. Full tabulations of scores are tabled by whole samples and each school population, and by age, gender, language (English / ESL), and time of year within samples and schools. Target scores signalling specific risk are presented. Study results indicated in-school kindergarten screening can fairly evaluate and identify the developmental and learning needs of each child screened and differences among the children. School mean gains, from early to late screening results, indicated instructional interventions based upon assessed needs have positive outcomes for children.
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Bussan, Beth Larey Morris Jeanne B. "An identification and analysis of field-dependent and field-independent cognitive styles of selected kindergarten children." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1991. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9203023.

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Title from title page screen, viewed December 5, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Jeanne B. Morris (chair), John H. Crotts, Dennis L. Gainey, John T. Goeldi, Ronald S. Halinski. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-99) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Smidl, Sarah Lynn. "Portraits of Laughter in "Kid"ergarten Children: The Giggles and Guffaws That Support Teaching, Learning, and Relationships." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27516.

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to focus on the laughter-provoking events and situations that supported the teaching, learning, and relationships of 13 kindergarten children, one teacher, and one researcher in a public school classroom in Southwestern Virginia. This study drew on principles from portraiture, ethnography, and case studies, and primarily utilized observation, fieldnotes, informal interviews, and audiotape to document daily events and conversations. Discussion of the importance of laughter for these children, teacher, and researcher begins with three short case study portraits on different children, including how their varying personalities and interests prompted me to use laughter with them in varying ways. Next, the importance and meanings of laughter in the group is given focus, specifically the daily morning group where the entire class came together at once with the classroom teacher. Next, four themes that surfaced early in my research that were filled with laughter are portrayed, primarily how they demonstrated continuity throughout the semester. Then, the stimuli in the daily curriculum or discourse that were laughable are described, with specific focus on how laughter can be important to, or help facilitate learning. Last, I will summarize my findings to discuss the practical applications of laughter and humor for the teacher.
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Ma, Siu-wai Kitty. "Increasing on-task behaviour in preschool children in Hong Kong." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B1881136X.

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Wang, Ching-Hsiang, and 王清香. "A Study on Dental Caries and Dental Health Behavior Between Kindergarten Children and non-Kindergarten Children in Taiwan." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47116211945161857760.

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Abstract Background In 1997, the Department of Health,s (DOH) data showed the ratio of Taiwan preschool children’s (aged 3-6) dental caries increases with age. Dietary habits and tooth-brushing was found to be the main reason that causes the dental caries of children. Many research studies have been done on kindergarten children’s dental health status. But there was insufficient of research on the non-kindergarten children’s dental health status. Our research focussed on the dental caries and dental health behavior of preschool children who enter kindergartens or enter non-kindergartens. Study objective： A research on the correlation of dental caries, dietary habits, and tooth-brushing habits between preschool children who enter kindergartens and those who do not enter kindergartens. Method: Data were collected from children aged 3-5 years old in Taiwan . A questionnaire was designed in two parts (for children who enter kindergartens and not enter kindergartens) to investigate the oral hygiene of the main caregivers. The sampling methods involved stratified multi-stage cluster sampling and probability proportional to size, PPS design. Two sampling units, children who enter kindergartens and do not enter kindergartens, were in the sampling plan. The research tools included a questionnaire to investigate the children’s oral hygiene and oral hygiene habits. The contents of the questionnaire included children’s basic information, care before 3 years old, current dietary habits, oral hygiene habits, main minders’ basic information and current oral hygiene habits Results: Data shows that in 3,044 children, there were 2,373 children going to kindergartens or nurseries (77.96％), and 671 children staying at home (22.04％). Deft index increases with age, and especially at aged 3-4 it increases the most in proportion. Children’s dental caries has a positive correlation with the habit of eating sweet food regardless of whether they go to kindergartens or nurseries or not. However, children’s dental caries has a negative correlation with parents’ educational level, those who help children clean their teeth, start tooth-brushing age, children’s tooth-brushing times, tooth-brushing after children eat sweet food, main minders’ tooth-brushing times, and tooth-brushing after main minders eat sweet food. Children’s age and start tooth-brushing age are the common most important factors of deft index for children going to kindergartens or nurseries or those staying at home. Conclusion and suggestions: As the statistical data show, dental caries of children going to kindergartens or nurseries is more serious than that of children staying at home, but not statistically significant. Although most domestic kindergartens have oral hygiene activities, the dental caries of children who go to kindergartens or nurseries is higher than children who stay at home. It is probably because the teachers must take care of more children at the same time and the oral hygiene education isn’t driven efficiently in kindergartens. Mothers who work as volunteers in schools should be suggested to receive basic training of oral hygiene and help teachers to execute the oral hygiene plan. Keywords: caries experience index、caries prevalence、kindergarten
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Mulvenna, Margaret D. "The writing process of two kindergarten children." 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/17066.

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連珮君. "Do philosophy with children in the kindergarten." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08222578457532281172.

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